Ethiopia, Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda & possibly Djibouti to deploy troops in South Sudan

March 13, 2014 Marthe van der Wolf, VOA South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir attends a session during the 25th Extraordinary Summit of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) on South Sudan in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, March 13, 2014. East

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Egypt promises to send troops to South Sudan

Egypt condemns failed coup attempt, promises to send troops to South Sudan CAIRO-EGYPT, March 13 2014 (NASS) - The president of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Adly al Mansour said his country is preparing to send troops to South Sudan in

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South Sudan at the Table:Museveni for 25th IGAD summit in Ethiopia

Mar 13, 2014 President Museveni has before met with his South Sudanese counterpart Salva Kiir in Juba. PHOTO/AFP By Vision Reporter ADDIS ABABA - President Yoweri  Museveni is in Ethiopia to attend an IGAD Extraordinary African Heads of State summit on

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Ethiopia: South Sudan Should Not be Another Failed State

March 11, 2014 VOA Marthe van der Wolf FILE – South Sudan refugees at Kiryandongo settlement camp in Uganda. Ethiopia’s prime minister believes a fast deployment of regional troops to South Sudan is important, so that South Sudan does not

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South Sudan hit by anti-UN protest

March 10, 2014 Demonstrators demanded the resignation of UN South Sudan envoy Hilda Johnson More than 1,000 people have protested in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, accusing the UN of arming rebels. On Friday, the government said its troops had intercepted

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Fears South Sudan conflict could infect region

SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 2014 As ongoing fighting in South Sudan shatters any pretence of a ceasefire between government troops AFP JUBA As ongoing fighting in South Sudan shatters any pretence of a ceasefire between government troops and rebels, analysts fear

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East Africa Mediator Proposes Regional Force for South Sudan

Mar 6, 2014  East African mediators want armed units from the region to protect cease-fire monitors and oil fields in South Sudan, said Seyoum Mesfin, chief envoy from the seven-nation Intergovernmental Authority on Development. Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya, Rwanda and Burundi

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Fighting ‘ends’ S Sudan ceasefire

February 18, 2014 Fighting is reported to be taking place in Malakal’s northern, southern and central zones Fighting has broken out in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state, officials say, the first major clashes since the government and rebels signed a

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Fighting ‘ends’ S Sudan ceasefire

February 18, 2014 Fighting is reported to be taking place in Malakal’s northern, southern and central zones Fighting has broken out in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state, officials say, the first major clashes since the government and rebels signed a

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Former South Sudan detainees head to Ethiopia

February 12, 2014 by PSCU The seven political leaders, as well as Rebecca Garang, widow of the late revered South Sudanese leader John Garang, met President Kenyatta/PSCU NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 12 – Seven South Sudan detainees released to Kenya last month

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