Month: November 2023

Opinion – ‘Juba Peace Agreement Is Ink On Paper’ As Sudan Junta Dismisses Sovereignty Council Members

[Dabanga] Khartoum — A growing chorus of opposition has condemned the decisions by Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, president of the Sovereignty Council and commander of the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF), to dismiss Sovereignty Council members El Hadi Idris and El Taher Hajar. Lawyer and prominent member of Sudan’s Popular Congress Party (PCP), Kamal Omar described the decisions as “a flagrant violation of the Juba Peace Agreement”.

Unshattered Hope in the Face of Adversity in South Sudan

[MSF] Conflict and hostilities between warring parties in neighbouring Uganda propelled Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to launch our first project in what is now South Sudan in Yei, Central Equatoria state. In 1983, a dedicated MSF team, including medical and support staff from then southern Sudan and other countries, provided emergency medical care to host communities and refugees who were fleeing civil unrest in Uganda. A region struggling with conflict became itself a refuge, a home to