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South Sudan President Salva Kiir waits for the arrival of his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta, who is on his first visit to the region as head of state, in Juba. (Reuters photo.)
by Mustafa Sirri | Jul 25, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Security in South Sudan remains on edge after president Salva Kiir sacked the entire cabinet, his deputy, Riek Machar, and Bagan Amum, the secretary-general of the ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) yesterday, in a motion many...
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Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir addresses a new session of Parliament, on April 1, 2013, in the capital Khartoum.(AFP/Ashraf Shazly)
by Osman Mirghani | Apr 4, 2013 | Opinion
One cannot help but feel bewildered by the uproar over Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir’s decision not to stand in the forthcoming elections, making room for another candidate from the ruling National Congress Party (or shall we say the Islamist movement ruling the...