Tag: SPLM
Three, including a lawmaker, killed in South Sudan ambush
A South Sudanese lawmaker and two security personnel died in an ambush in the north-east of the country returning from a peace mission, a...
ISS: Can South Sudan’s peace agreement be revitalised?
With the civil war in South Sudan concluding its fourth year, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is maximising its efforts to...
South Sudan ruling party rivals sign peace deal in Tanzania
South Sudan's warring factions signed a deal in Tanzania on Wednesday meant to serve as a roadmap toward ending a conflict that...
ISS: Playing for time in the South Sudan peace process
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) mediation process in South Sudan hit another hurdle when talks that were meant to resume on...
ISS: Cyril Ramaphosa has his work cut out in South Sudan
South Sudan's ruling Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) party is widely regarded as a classic example of a common African problem; liberation...
Norway says time for Uganda to reduce troops in South Sudan
Uganda should start withdrawing troops from South Sudan, where they have been backing government forces against rebels, to avoid worsening a crisis...
Sudan says seizes strategic city in Blue Nile, rebels deny
Sudan government forces have seized control of a strategic city in Blue Nile state after fighting with rebels allied with South Sudan,...
Sudan says south-aligned group must end operations
Sudan demanded yesterday that the southern-aligned Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) cease operations in the country, stoking tensions with the newly independent...
South Sudan opposition to challenge polls in court
Nine south Sudanese opposition parties say they would challenge the election of the region's president and state governors in court, adding they...
S Sudan arrests, beats 7 opposition members: SPLM
South Sudanese authorities arrested and beat seven members of the only party running a candidate against the region's president in April, a...
SPLM launches poll campaign to beat Bashir
Sudan's former southern rebels launched their campaign yesterday for the nation's first multi- party elections in 24 years, fielding the man likely...
Bashir to back ex-rebel for Sudan president
Sudan's ruling National Congress Party said yesterday it would support former foe Salva Kiir for president of the semi-autonomous south in April...
Sudan extends deadline for election nominations
Sudan has extended the deadline for nominations in the first multi-party vote in 24 years after candidates said they did not have...
SPLM’s Kiir to run for south Sudan president
Sudan's first vice president Salva Kiir will run for president of south Sudan in elections in April, leaving the post of national...
Sudan highest court refutes southern party ban
Sudan's constitutional court ruled yesterday that the south's semi-autonomous government cannot prohibit the activities of a Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) splinter...
Sudan needs more funds for referendum: report
Sudan needs more cash and support from donor countries if its national elections and a southern referendum on independence are to take...
Sudan’s elections need credible monitors: Britain
Credible monitoring of Sudan's first multi-party elections in 24 years is essential and the EU may send observers to help ensure such...
Bashir retires as army chief before vote
Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir retired as commander-in-chief of the army, state media said, in what sources said was a procedural move...
US pushes Sudan on election preparations
Sudan's leaders must redouble efforts to guarantee fair elections or risk plunging the giant African nation back into chaos and violence, US...
Sudan to hold first multi-party elections in 24 years
Sudan will hold its first multi-party elections in 24 years in April. But already there are complaints about fraud, irregularities and obstacles...
UK pledges aid for Sudan ahead of crucial elections
Britain announced a £54 million ($86.38 million) aid package for Sudan yesterday and said the African country faced a "crucial and critical...
S Sudan vote could lead to war: top adviser
South Sudan's vote on independence next year will lead to a new war unless key questions of the north-south border, nationality and...
Opposition nominates south Sudanese for president
The opposition Popular Congress Party has nominated a southern Sudanese as its presidential candidate for the first multi-party elections in 24 years...
Sudan leaders reach deal on disputed referendum
The two main parties in Sudan's north and south agreed the terms of a controversial referendum on southern independence, defusing a row...
Opposition figures arrested as Sudan bans rally
Riot police arrested two senior members of south Sudan's main party and their supporters who turned out to demonstrate outside Sudan's parliament...
Sudan parties mull alliance in looming elections
More than 20 Sudanese parties including the main force in the south may field joint candidates in next year's elections, officials said,...
Sudan youth seek once-in-a-lifetime democratic change
Discontent young Sudanese are campaigning for change in what will be for many the first multi-party elections in their lifetime, urging the...
Sudan’s 2010 elections in doubt
Sudan may be unable to hold credible elections in coming months because the ruling party and opposition cannot agree on ground rules...
