ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – A regional bloc mediating South Sudan peace talks wants a face-to-face meeting between President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar by July as pressure grows to end a five-year civil war.
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development's statement also decides to submit "punitive measures" against violators of December's failed cease-fire. The statement doesn't say who would be targeted. Sanctions need approval by the bloc's heads of state and government.
Machar has been under house arrest in South Africa. The statement indicates that the proposed meeting with South Sudan's president ahead of an African Union summit on July 1 in Mauritania will inform a "final decision" on Machar's participation in the peace process.
International frustration is rising over the conflict, which began in late 2013 when Kiir sacked his deputy, Machar.
Newer articles:
- BCH Powered Charity ‘Eat BCH’ Starts Feeding People in South Sudan - 02/06/2018 19:18
- South Sudan army moves dissenting general to Juba - 01/06/2018 19:06
- Paul Malong says President Kiir refused South Sudan peace deal but not him - 01/06/2018 18:00
- South Sudan’s years without peace - 01/06/2018 16:14
- Rehabilitation radio: how drama is helping change attitudes in South Sudan - 01/06/2018 04:40
Older news items
- UN approves possible sanctions against South Sudan - 01/06/2018 01:06
- UN Extends Sanctions on South Sudan Until Mid-July - 31/05/2018 23:53
- South Sudan President in Ethiopia for peace talks - 31/05/2018 01:02
- South Sudan President Urges Ethiopia to Oppose US-Drafted Sanctions - 30/05/2018 23:38
- South Sudan forces, rebels accused of civilian killings - 30/05/2018 21:48
Latest news items (all categories):
- South Sudan vows probe after two Ethiopian peacekeepers killed in Jonglei ambush; Ethiopia, UN and Egypt condemn attack - 26/08/2026 13:06
- Dozens killed in rebel attacks on Sudan’s Kordofan, medical group says - 26/08/2026 13:03
- The truth about the South Sudanese vice president being prevented from travelling to Kenya - 26/08/2026 13:01
- WHO Regional Office Country Focus Coordinator visits South Sudan to strengthen health sector support - 26/08/2026 12:58
- South Sudanese Catholic Bishop Presents Women’s Leadership as Alternative Ahead of First-Ever General Election - 26/08/2026 12:56
Random articles (all categories):
- South Sudan: 'Deplorable' Conditions of Displaced in South Sudan UN Camp Threaten Lives - Agency - 20/11/2015 08:36
- South Sudan’s Telar Deng returns to Juba ending self-imposed exile - 23/08/2018 23:22
- Mary's Sudan goodbye: 'I will not come back' after going South - 14/12/2013 17:57
- Video: South Sudan prisons in shocking state - 26/11/2011 09:58
- Old grudges and empty coffers: South Sudan’s precarious peace process - 21/01/2021 05:49
Popular articles:
- Who is the darkest person in the world, according to Guinness World Record? - 25/10/2022 02:34 - Read 148871 times
- School exam results in South Sudan show decline - 01/04/2012 17:58 - Read 27997 times
- Top 10 weakest currency exchange rates in Africa in 2023 - 19/07/2023 00:24 - Read 25081 times
- No oil in troubled waters - 25/03/2014 15:02 - Read 24390 times
- NDSU student from South Sudan receives scholarship - In-Forum - 29/09/2012 01:44 - Read 22336 times
