There’s cause for optimism that Sudan’s transition to civilian government and democratic principles will be successful in the long term, but a new report released Monday warns that many economic and security challenges remain. That’s according to the Crisis Group, which appealed to the international community to keep its focus…
While some observers noted celebration in the streets of Juba following news of a South Sudan peace deal Sunday night, others are more cautiously optimistic on whether this power-sharing agreement will hold. Among them would be opposition leader Riek Machar himself, who acknowledged there was still much work to do…
The two warring sides in South Sudan have come to an agreement over the structure of the country’s transitional government after months of peace talks in Ethiopia. On Thursday the African Union chairman of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission for South Sudan, Mr Festus Mogae, announced that an agreement…