All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/30/2008
... decades of civil war.John Holmes, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, met President Salva Kiir and other senior officials in the Government of Southern Sudan, which was set up as a result of the 2005 comprehensive peace agreement that ended the north-south civil war.Mr. Holmes and Mr. Kiir - who met in Juba - discussed the scale of the south's continuing development...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
Cairo firmly supports for Sudan's unity, which could be attained by peace and development process in the south of the neighboring country, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak reaffirmed on Monday. Mubarak voiced the support at a joint press conference with Salva Kiir Mayardit, Sudan's first vice president and the president of the southern Sudanese government during his visit to Juba, the...
Ethiopian Review (Free subscription) | 11/14/2008
... was decreed on Wednesday by the First Vice President of Sudan and GoSS President, General Salva Kiir Mayardit, with effect from November 4, 2008.“This decree dissolves any existing Board of Directors and nullifies any previous appointments made in relation to the management of the Nile Petroleum Corporation,” the Decree reads.The Board is mandated to properly manage the oil sector...
News (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
JUBA, MondayEgyptian President Hosni Mubarak arrived in Juba, the capital of southern Sudan on Monday, to warnings that the Central and Eastern Africa insecurity might spill over to his country.Sudan’s Vice President Salva Kiir told Mubarak that insecurity in the region is slowly moving north, posing a danger to not just Sudan, but also to the neighbours to the north, according to briefing...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
... are over 4,000 Sudanese students at various institutions across the country.Makut said President Salva Kiir of South Sudan had donated $810,000 (about sh1.5b) to sponsor 1,850 students in Uganda."Uganda is like our second home and we encourage our students to come to Uganda for education," he said.He will also deliver $187,500 (about sh338m) to Sudanese students in Kenya. Majut is...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/07/2008
... Dr Cirino Ofuho, said the delegation was dispatched by Southern Sudan's chairman, General Salva Kiir Mayardit, to get the region's support on any decision that the Southern Sudanese people take during the 2011 referendum.General Salva Kiir Mayardit plans to visit the SADC region early next year, as part of the support seeking mission.A referendum is scheduled for Southern...
Xinhuanet (Free subscription) | 11/10/2008
Mubarak: Egypt supports Sudan unity 2008-11-11 04:12:21 KHARTOUM, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- Cairo firmly supports for Sudan's unity, which could be attained by peace and development process in the south of the neighboring country, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak reaffirmed on Monday. Mubarak voiced the support at a joint press conference with Salva Kiir Mayardit, Sudan's first vice president...
News (Free subscription) | 11/07/2008
... the European Union, African Union and the UN are also attending the summit.Sudan Vice-President Salva Kiir and Zambian Foreign Affairs Minister Mr. Kabinga Pande will also attend the conference.Uganda and Rwanda are expected to be at the centre of the talks, for their supposed support of rebel forces inside the war-torn DRC.Notably absent is General Laurent Nkunda, the rebel leader...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/07/2008
... Archbishop John Baptist Odama also attended the meeting."President Museveni thanked President Salva Kiir of southern Sudan and his vice, Dr. Riek Machar, for the peace initiative.The President assured the meeting that he is ready to sign the peace agreement," the statement said.Museveni said the Government would fulfill its mandate of rehabilitating northern Uganda."He allayed fears...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/07/2008
... Archbishop John Baptist Odama also attended the meeting."President Museveni thanked President Salva Kiir of southern Sudan and his vice, Dr. Riek Machar, for the peace initiative.The President assured the meeting that he is ready to sign the peace agreement," the statement said.Museveni said the Government would fulfill its mandate of rehabilitating northern Uganda."He allayed fears...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/04/2008
... Assistant to the President for African Affairs, will also meet with Southern Sudan President Salva Kiir.Ministry of Internal Affairs permanent secretary Dr. Stephen Kagoda, who is a member of the Government peace delegation, said: "The information we have is from a letter written by Dr. Riek (Machar). It says he will update the meeting on the status of the talks.The UN envoy will...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 10/30/2008
... to the African Mission in Somalia.In the 21-point communique, President Kibaki, southern Sudan's Salva Kiir and Djibouti's Omar Guelleh called on the international community to help strengthen transitional federal institutions.They said this should be done through capacity building and provision of technical and humanitarian assistance to alleviate the suffering of thousands of the...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 10/30/2008
... Omar Guelleh (Djibouti), Abdullahi Yusuf (Somalia), Zenawi and Sudan's First Vice-President, Salva Kiir Mayardit.Divided Somalia is run by a transitional government whose mandate expires in September next year. The writing of a new constitution, however, has been stalled by violence and political rivalries.A faction of Somali Islamists based in Asmara, Eritrea has refused to sign...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 10/29/2008
... on Development (Igad) meeting for heads of state and government.Southern Sudanese president Salva Kiir has also arrived for the talks at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre, which will focus on bringing peace and security to war-torn Somalia.Ms Fraser was last in the country during the negotiations that brought an end to the post-election violence. The US official played...
UAEinteract.com - News (Free subscription) | 10/23/2008
Juba - Salva Kiir Mayardit, Sudanese First Vice President and President of the Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS), received here yesterday the visiting UAE Minister of State for Foreign affairs, Dr. Anwar Mohammed Gargash. Dr Gargash is leading a la
