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Al Etihad
6 days ago
- Politics
- Al Etihad
UAE President, VPs congratulate President of South Sudan on Independence Day
11 July 2025 12:50 ABU DHABI (WAM)President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to President Salva Kiir Mayardit of the Republic of South Sudan on the occasion of his country's Independence Day. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, dispatched similar messages to President Mayardit on the occasion.
Zawya
05-05-2025
- Politics
- Zawya
African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson had a constructive engagement with H.E. President Salva Kiir Mayardit, in Juba, South Sudan
Chairperson of the AU Commission, H.E. @ymahmoudali, arrived in Juba, Republic of South Sudan, this morning. He had a constructive engagement with H.E. President Salva Kiir Mayardit at the State House this afternoon. During his visit, he also held discussions with H.E. Amb. Monday Simaya Kumba, Minister of Foreign Affairs&International Cooperation,&senior members of the Cabinet. The high-level consultations focused on supporting the implementation of the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS), reaffirming the African Union's unwavering commitment to peace, dialogue,&reconciliation. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of African Union (AU).
Russia Today
29-03-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
UK warns Brits to leave African state
The UK has advised British nationals to leave South Sudan, where escalating tensions have sparked widespread fears that the East African nation is on the verge of renewed civil war. The British Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO) issued an updated travel advisory on Thursday, warning that security in Africa's youngest country 'could deteriorate rapidly and unpredictably.' 'If you are in South Sudan and judge it safe to do so, you should leave now. If the unstable security situation deteriorates, routes into and out of South Sudan may be blocked. Juba airport may close or be inaccessible,' the foreign office stated. The alert comes a day after the British embassy in South Sudan's capital, Juba, announced that it has temporarily reduced its staff and suspended in-person consular services due to security threats. The US has taken similar measures , ordering non-emergency US citizens, including government personnel, to depart the volatile country. Germany and Norway have also temporarily closed their embassies in South Sudan. Berlin has said the African country, which gained independence from war-torn Sudan in 2011, is 'once again on the brink of civil war.' The landlocked country has remained unstable since the end of a five-year civil war that erupted in 2013 over a feud between its president, Salva Kiir Mayardit, and his current first vice president, Riek Machar. READ MORE: Germany shuts embassy in African state over civil war fears Tensions have been growing between President Kiir and Machar since several Sudanese soldiers were recently killed when a UN helicopter came under attack while attempting to evacuate them from the troubled Upper Nile state, where clashes erupted in March. The South Sudan People's Defense Forces are fighting the White Army militia, which is primarily made up of Nuer people, the vice president's ethnic group. READ MORE: From Soviet classrooms to presidential palaces: How the USSR educated African leaders On Wednesday, Machar's party reported that over 20 heavily armed vehicles 'forcefully' entered the vice president's residence, disarmed his bodyguards, and issued an arrest warrant for him 'under unclear charges.' Later on Thursday, the opposition group said authorities had placed Machar under house arrest, adding that the action has effectively collapsed a 2018 peace agreement that ended the 2013 civil war. The UN has also warned that the vice president's arrest 'takes the country yet one step closer to the edge of a collapse into civil war and the dismantling of the peace agreement.'
Yahoo
05-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Three South Sudanese politicians arrested as tensions grow
Three leading politicians from a South Sudanese party which is part of the unity government have been arrested. A spokesman for the SPLM-IO party said on Wednesday that the oil minister is among those being detained. There have been long-standing tensions within the transitional unity government of the East African country, which has been independent since 2011. The unity government was formed in 2020 after several years of civil war. President Salva Kiir Mayardit appointed his former rival Riek Machar, the leader of the SPLM-IO, as his deputy. Originally, elections were to be held in December 2024 for the first time since independence. However, the vote was cancelled. According to media reports, security forces also surrounded Vice President Machar's residence on Wednesday. Ac According to observers, the events point to a possible ousting of parts of the unity government. But no official reason was given for the arrests of the three SPLM-IO politicians. One possible cause could be a militia from the Nuer ethnic group, to which Machar belongs, recently taking control of an important town on the border with Ethiopia after fighting government soldiers. The political rivalries in South Sudan run along ethnic lines, particularly between the Nuer and the Dinka group, to which President Kiir belongs.
