World View: Latest South Sudan Peace Agreement Appears Close to Collapse
Contents: Latest South Sudan peace agreement appears close to collapse; Brief generational history of South Sudan and Dinka-Nuer clashes
Riek Machar
McDonnell: Looking for the Real Bastards in South Sudan
In late March, speaking with barely controlled anger, Dutch Minister for International Trade and Development Cooperation Lilianne Ploumen told Dutch TV, “The leaders of South Sudan are bastards who starve their own people!”
World View: Egypt Accused of ‘Dirty Deal’ to Sabotage an Ethiopian Dam Project
Contents: Egypt’s air force accused of bombing rebel targets in South Sudan; Egypt accused of ‘dirty deal’ to sabotage an Ethiopian dam project
World View: South Sudan Increasingly Parallels Syria in Genocidal Violence
Contents: UN Security Council fails to impose arms embargo on South Sudan; Leaders of South Sudan and Syria following parallel paths to genocide
World View: Japan’s Troops in South Sudan Become First Test of New ‘Collective Self-Defense’ Policy
Contents: Japan’s troops in South Sudan become first test of new ‘collective self-defense’ policy; United Nations warns of mass atrocities in South Sudan
South Sudan Rebel Leader Flees to ‘Safer Country’ After Assassination Attempt
South Sudan’s rebel chief who leads defected soldiers and militias linked to the second-largest tribe in the country, the Nuer, has reportedly fled to a safer country, the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), after an alleged assassination attempt.
South Sudan: Soldiers ‘Singled Out Americans’ in Rape Spree
Troops loyal to the U.S.-backed government of South Sudan have reportedly embarked on a rampage of rape and murder, targeting civilians — a testament to the mayhem that has spread across the world’s youngest country, the birth of which the Obama administration helped midwife.
South Sudan: Soldiers Rape UN Camp Girls by the Dozen While Peacekeepers Watch
An Associated Press report cites numerous witnesses as stating that a mass rape of women and girls in a United Nations camp for the displaced occurred last week in full view of UN peacekeepers, who did nothing to prevent the attacks.
World View: African Union Proposes an All-African Peacekeeping Force for South Sudan
Contents: Thousands in South Sudan flee to Uganda to escape violence; The African Union proposes an all-African peacekeeping force for South Sudan; Uganda’s president opposes arms embargo on South Sudan
World View: Fears That Renewed South Sudan Tribal Fighting Could Spiral into Larger War
Contents: Fears that renewed South Sudan tribal fighting could spiral into larger war; Generational history of South Sudan and Dinka-Nuer clashes
