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Delegates at the Kenyan-sponsored South Sudan talks in Nairobi say the gathering is not going through a crisis. This after the SPLM IO, loyal to the country's First Vice president Riek Machar, recalled its team from the talks. Kuel Aguer Kuel, former governor of Northern Bahr el Ghazal state and co-founder of the civil society group called People's Coalition for Civic Action, tells VOA's John Tanza, the delegates should forget their differences and focus on the search for peace in South Sudan

A South Sudan official has confirmed that Kenya will host peace talks between the government and the so-called holdout armed groups. The holdouts have yet to ratify the 2018 Revitalized Comprehensive Peace Agreement. The talks have been taking place in recent years in Rome. Nathaniel Oyet Pierrino, the Deputy Chairman of the SPLM-IO lead by South Sudan First Vice President Riek Machar, tells VOA's James Butty, he's disappointed that the Kenyan mediator visited Juba and did not meet with Machar who also plays a key role in the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity.

The Editor–in–Chief of The Juba Monitor has been arrested for allegedly defying a court order suspending the newspaper's publication over allegations of malpractice; The United Nations World Food Program in Sudan says more than 18 million people are likely to face acute food insecurity by September 2022 due to a combined effect of conflict, economic crisis, and poor harvests; The international medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières says it is treating dozens of people who were wounded in the recent fighting between factions of the SPLM–IO in Leer County of Unity State; A survivor of violence in Darfur is joining our studios in Washington to share his reflections on the ongoing trial of militia leader Ali Kushayb and the prospects of justice for the victims of the Darfur war.

The Kit-Gwang faction of the SPLM-IO is accusing forces loyal to South Sudan's first vice president Riek Machar of attacking its position in Unity State; The United Nations has commended recent steps taken to implement important provisions in South Sudan's peace agreement urging the parties to use the momentum to fully implement the deal and prepare the nation for elections in 2023; A South Sudanese political analyst says a recent agreement to unify government and opposition forces is not equitable. Professor Jok Madut Jok says South Sudan peace partners have much to do to realize the prospects of fair elections in 2023.

South Sudanese civil society activists have cautiously welcomed a security deal reached Sunday by parties to the 2018 peace agreement; Some women leaders in South Sudan have welcomed the deal reached by the SPLM-IG, SPLM-IO, and SSOA over the weekend to form a command structure for the unified forces and call for a fair representation of women in the process; Sudanese nationals from the Darfur region who are living in the South Sudan capital Juba are welcoming the trial of Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman (Ali Kushayb) who is expected to appear before the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague Tuesday; Sudanese diplomats react to remarks made by the head of Sudan's Sovereign Council general Abdul-Fattah al-Burhan threatening to expel the head of the UN Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), Volker Perthes, if the latter oversteps his mandate

South Sudan rivals have signed an agreement on the formation of a unified armed forces command, a key pillar of a peace agreement signed in 2018. Tensions between President Salva Kiir and First Vice-President Riek Machar had recently led to clashes between their respective forces. The deal sets out terms for integrating opposition commanders into the armed forces. President Kiir's faction will have a 60% representation in key positions in the army, police and security forces while Mr Machar's SPLM-IO and other opposition groups will occupy the remaining 40%.

The U.S. Statement Department warns that it will continue to impose punitive measures on leaders who are perpetuating the conflict in South Sudan; The African Union, IGAD, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan and the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission have joined other leaders in appealing for calm and urging South Sudanese leaders to pursue dialogue and complete implementing the revitalized peace agreement, The SPLM- IO says it has submitted a number of recommendations to the Sudanese leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan that would pave the way for a smooth implementation of security arrangements in South Sudan.

SPLM-IO officials in Warrap State have threatened to pull out of the state government following allegations that Governor Aleu Ayieny Aleu has issued threats against them; Authorities in the Jonglei State capital Bor have launched the construction of a 24 kilometer permanent dyke along the Nile to protect the town against devastating floods which have plagued the area for years; An expert on Sudan says US former Secretary of State Colin Powell, who died Monday from Covid complications, will be remembered in Sudan, South Sudan, and other African countries for peace making and for sounding the alarm to and acting against war abuses

The split within the SPLM/IO has turned the former loyal soldiers to Dr Riek Machar and Gen Simon Gatwech Dual are fighting each other at the border of Sudan and South Sudan. SPLM/IO Army spokesperson Simon Gatjiath Deng told SBS Dinka that forces loyal to Dr Riek Machar had attacked their base at Megenis, Northern Upper Nile.

Members of a SPLM-IO splinter group want to meet with the East African regional bloc, IGAD; the Sudanese Transitional Government and the ICC sign an agreement for achieving justice in the Darfur region of Sudan; and South Sudanese fashion designers want to brand the country with their locally-made designs.

The deputy chairman of the SPLM-IO resigns from South Sudan's transitional government; South Sudanese youth express interest in agriculture to help reduce food shortages in the country; and a group of Sudanese journalists call for child rights education to be included in school curriculum.

South Sudanese analysts say fighting between SPLM-IO factions could delay the implementation of the 2018 peace deal; a social media personality in South Sudan is sentenced to six months in prison for defaming the former information minister of Warrap State; and flooding in Sudan destroys thousands of homes in many parts of the country. 

Former rebels of the SPLM-IO blame President Salva Kiir for the slow implementation of the 2018 peace deal; the People's Liberal Party finalizes legal steps to oust Peter Mayen Majongdit; and Sudan recalls its Ambassador to Ethiopia.

Former rebels of the SPLM-IO fire three senior military officers in Upper Nile; activists in South Sudan urge President Salva Kiir to fire the country's minister of humanitarian affairs; and South Sudanese lawyers call for an end to the death penalty for juvenile offenders.

South Sudanese First Vice President Dr Riek Machar Teny, the chairman and commander in chief of the SPLM IO forces, has relieved Gen Simon Gatwech Dual as the SPLA IO military chief.

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has reconstituted the national parliament after dissolving it on Saturday, to pave way for the appointment of new MPs.The names of the appointed MPs were announced on the national broadcaster, South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation.The expanded parliament now includes legislators from the former rebel group, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) which is led by First Vice-President Riek Machar and other political parties.The Transitional National Legislative Assembly which was expanded on Monday from 400 to 550 MPs, consists of 332 lawmakers from President Kiir’s Sudan People’s Liberation Movement and 128 from Mr Machar's SPLM-IO.

SPLM-IO delegates meet in Juba to discuss the sustainability of the country's peace agreement; hundreds of former soldiers protest the government's delay in issuing retirement benefits; and aid agencies in Sudan call for additional refugee settlement sites to accommodate thousands of Ethiopian refugees.

A senior SPLM-IO official resigns over lack of transparency in the decision-making process; Sudan's transitional government reacts to escalating violence in neighboring Ethiopia; and South Sudanese believe lack of social distancing at COVID-19 testing sites increases their risk of contracting the virus.

A senior member of the SPLM-IO loyal to Riek Machar leaves the faction to join President Salva Kiir; some South Sudanese opposition politicians say the Transitional Government of National Unity should enforce the rule of law in South Sudan; and a spokesperson for UNHCR believes fourteen South Sudanese refugees were washed away by recent floods in Sudan.

Two South Sudanese are killed in a crossfire shooting between National Security officers and former rebels of the SPLM-IO; a church leader calls on communities in Bor, Akobo and the Greater Pibor Administrative Area to peacefully resolve their ongoing conflict; and the South Sudan Council of Churches helps coronavirus patients recover from the psychological effects of the disease.

Senior members defect the SPLM-IO to join the SPLM faction led by President Salva Kiir; Human Rights Watch calls for the release of South Sudanese detainees to ease overcrowded prisons during the coronavirus pandemic;  and a COVID-19 survivor recovering in the United States advises South Sudanese to take precautions against the disease.

Four SPLA-IO generals announce their defection to the SPLM-IO; a Jonglei State high court sentences a cattle raider to three years in prison; and fears of contracting coronavirus negatively affect businesses in Juba's Custom Market.

(Audio in Dinka) South Sudanese are still waiting for the announcement of Cabinet, but there is a looming humanitarian crisis in Murle land as many civilians are displaced. The fighting between the Lou Nuer and Murle has forced civilians to escape for safety in Ethiopia and Bor. Fangak former Governor James Kok and Former Ambassador to Russia Telar Deng defected from SPLM IG to SPLM IO.

An SPLM-IO deputy chairman says his group will not be part of a unity government if unified forces are not ready to deploy by the deadline;  the chief of UNMISS welcomes President Salva Kiir's decision to return South Sudan to its original ten states; and young people in Uganda hope the sport of American football will be added to their school curriculum.

A South Sudanese senior SPLM-IO official says the unified force outlined in the peace deal will not be ready by the extended deadline; U.S. President Donald Trump adds four African countries to his latest travel ban; and a U.N. official urges Sudan's transitional government to respect the rights of young people during the country's transitional period.

The SPLM-IO says it will not move ahead with forming a unity government before a compromise is reached; the Minister of Food Security and Agriculture warns the threat of desert locusts could compound existing food insecurity in South Sudan; and a South Sudanese activist uses his poetry as a cry for peace in the country. 

The U.S. Treasury Department sanctions five South Sudan nationals for their role in the disappearances of a South Sudanese human rights lawyer and a member of the SPLM-IO; three civilians are killed by suspected Misseriya Arab nomads in the disputed Abyei region; and female journalists in Sudan call on media institutions to protect them from harassment and intimidation tactics used to suppress their reporting.

An SPLM-IO official calls on the United States to provide resources to help South Sudan fully implement the revitalized peace agreement; South Sudan's delegation vows to increase the country's budget for health care, and reduce the high rate of mother and child mortality by 2030; and a Jonglei State hospital faces an extreme shortage of life-saving drugs.

The SPLM-IO says the pre-transitional period should be extended for another six months; the Kiir administration expects to increase oil production levels by more than 70 thousand barrels per day in 2020; and a group of disabled South Sudanese petition the ministry of justice for discrimination against a visually impaired man.

SPLM-IO leader Riek Machar leaves Juba without reaching a deal to resolve outstanding issues that could hamper the peace process; a member of the SPLM-IO national pre-transitional committee expresses concern over incomplete transitional security arrangements; and a South Sudanese living in Canada talks about the challenge of migrating to North America.

Mabior Garang de Mabior is a senior member of the SPLM IO and South Sudan former Minister of water. With the recent meeting of President Kiir with Dr Riek Machar, the new fighting within the SPLM IO, are the chances of comprehensive peace going to be limit? This podcast covers the implementation, challenges and the better ways to bring better peace to South Sudan. - Mabior Garang de Mabior is a senior member of the SPLM IO and South Sudan former Minister of water. With the recent meeting of President Kiir with Dr Riek Machar, the new fighting within the SPLM IO, are the chances of comprehensive peace going to be limit? This podcast covers the implementation, challenges and the better ways to bring better peace to South Sudan.

A spokesperson for the rebel SPLM-IO led by Riek Machar says his  group is not recruiting new child soldiers; more than 15 thousand civilians have been displaced from their homes in Logo village in Yei River State due to fighting between government troops and National Salvation Front rebels; more than thirty newspapers and magazines have collapsed since South Sudan became a country.

In this episode of Straight Talk Africa veteran journalist Shaka Ssali explores what can be done to bring peace to South Sudan. After five years of civil war South Sudan is in the middle of an unprecedented humanitarian crisis, affecting seven million people who are struggling to survive. Shaka talks with Brian Adeba, Deputy Director of Policy, Enough Project, Ambassador Gordon Buay, Republic of South Sudan and Dr. Isaac Gang , Official Representative of the SPLM-IO to the United States.