February 12, 2020 (SSNN)—South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has admitted that peace talks aimed at resolving the issue of the number of states and their boundaries hit a dead end in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. “ The fight is heavy, I pulled out to come and consult you,” President Kiir tells citizens upon arrival at Juba International Airport. On […]
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February 11, 2020 (SSNN)—South Sudan government may accept the return of the country to 10 states, instead of 23 states, “as the option of 10 states recommended by the IGAD Council of Ministers has a legal and constitutional basis and it is affordable in the light of the current economic conditions,” said a political analyst and Professor at Africa Center […]
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February 9th, 2020 (SSNN)—South Sudan’s government has strongly criticized the East African regional bloc, the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, for its failure to provide a win-win solution to the number of states and their internal boundaries, a pending issue that is likely to hamper the formation of a national unity government. On Saturday, the IGAD Council of Ministers adopted a […]
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February 8, 2020 (SSNN)—To end the impasse over the number of states and their internal boundaries , the IGAD Council of Ministers has approved 23 states, one of the outstanding critical tasks, which has hindered the formation of the unity government. “IGAD Council of Ministers approved 23 states today in Addis Ababa. IGAD Heads of State and Government now in […]
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