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A handout picture released by UNAMID on April 7, 2014, shows a displaced women carrying firewood and other belongings into the UNAMID base in Khor Abeche, South Darfur. (AFP/Albert Gonzalez Farran)
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In this Nov. 12, 2006 file photo, the leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army, Joseph Kony answers journalists’ questions following a meeting with UN humanitarian chief Jan Egeland at Ri-Kwamba in southern Sudan. (AP Photo/Stuart Price)
JEM, Juba accuse Sudan of harboring Kony rebels
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Fighters from Ugandan militias affiliated with Africa’s most wanted man, Joseph Kony, are present in the border region between Sudan and South Sudan, key opposition figures in Khartoum said. Sudan’s opposition Justice and Equality Movement...Caption:
Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) soldiers stand during a parade on the 31st anniversary of the SPLA in Juba May 16, 2014. (Reuters/Andreea Campeanu)
South Sudan government accuses rebels of provoking regional tension
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—South Sudan’s defense minister has denied claims that Juba received military support from Cairo and Khartoum, accusing the country’s rebel leader of seeking to create tensions with nearby countries. Earlier this week, South Sudanese rebel...Caption:
Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) soldiers stand during a parade on the 31st anniversary of the SPLA in Juba May 16, 2014. (Reuters/Andreea Campeanu)
South Sudan: Senior government official resigns, peace talks adjourned
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—A senior South Sudanese Foreign Ministry official resigned on Tuesday over what he described as Juba’s “lack of sensitivity” towards the armed conflict between government forces and rebels that erupted late 2013. The latest round of talks...Caption:
Riek Machar (Asharq Al-Awsat)