United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Media & Spokesperson Unit Communications & Public Information Office MEDIA MONITORING REPORT

WEDENESDAY, 15 JANUARY 2014

NATIONAL • Over 200 civilians drown in ferry disaster (The Press and JJoournal/Gurtong.net) • South Sudan battles rage in key oil town (Business Recorder) • Machar sticks to his conditions for cessation of hostilities in South Sudan (Sudantribune.com) • MP criticizes crisis committee composition (Gurtong.net) • Army assures Yambio residents of protection (Gurtong.net) • Great lakes regional summit to discuss South Sudan crisis(Gurtong.net) • Ghana to contribute 850 troops to South Sudan peacekeeping force (BERNAMA- NNN) • Legislators okay deployment of Ugandan troops in South Sudan (Daily Moitor) • Greater Equatoria Governors demand regional balance in army & security recruitment (Sudantribune.com) • Former Upper Nile State governor dies in Egypt after long illness (Sudantribune.com) • Ministry updates aid organizations on security (Gurtong.net) • East African Universities affected by South Sudan crisis (Gurtong.net) • UN warns of looming hunger in South Sudan (Catholic Radio Network) • Ministry to promote adult literacy learners’ (Gurtong.net) • Vice-President to address Yambio residents (Anisa Radio) • Warrap Health Minister visits Tonj Counties (Don Bosco Radio) REGIONAL • Chiefs' meet to maintain border peace (Gurtong.net) • Khartoum played a constructive role in S. Sudan’s ongoing conflict, says UK minister (Sudantribune.com) INTERNATION NEWS • Police save Sudan ambassador from being lynched by mob (Daily Monitor) • NCP splinter faction rules out possibility of return to Sudan’s ruling party (Sudantribune.com) • Auditor-General calls for campaign against corruption (Sudanvisiondaily.com) • Bensouda is soft on Uhuru, say ICC victims (The Star/AllAfrica.com) • E. Africa call rates to fall (The Observer) OPINION/ANALYSIS/EDITORIAL • Museveni wrong on South Sudan(The Observer) • Justice must be served to save South Sudan (Sudantribune.com) • Sudan’s votes and violence; is it really a complicated question? (Sudantribune.com)

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Over 200 civilians drown in ferry disaster The Press and Journal/Gurtong.net Juba, 15/1/2014 – At least 200 people are reported to have drowned in a ferry accident on the White Nile river as they were fleeing from rebel attacks in Malakal, Upper Nile State, an official said Tuesday. Col. Philip Aguer, the SPLA Spokesman said that; “yes the report we got is that these people were trying to escape” rebels’ attacks on Malakal. He explained that, forces loyal to Riek Machar had been sending messages to everyone in Malakal saying Malakal is under attack and people started running into different directions. “One of the barges used to cross the river to the Shilluk Kingdom was overloaded with more than 200 women and children and unfortunately it sunk and all the passengers perished," Aguer said. Describing the incident “disastrous,” Aguer said the forces loyal to Riek should be held accountable for the accident. Fighting has been reported in Malakal as rebel forces staged an attack to seize the town for the second time since the conflict began on December 15. According to the United Nations, some 400,000 South Sudanese civilians have fled their homes over the past month. (Back to Top)

South Sudan battles rage in key oil town Business Recorder Juba, Pakistan, 15/1/2014 – South Sudan's military battled rebels in the streets of the key northern oil town of Malakal Wednesday, the army said, as conflict in the world's newest nation entered its second month. "There is heavy fighting in Malakal," army spokesman Philip Aguer said, dismissing rebel claims they had taken control of the town. Rebel forces staged a fresh attack Tuesday to seize the town, which has already changed hands twice since the conflict began, with rebel spokesman Lul Ruai Kong, boasting the insurgents had "recaptured Malakal". "This is not over yet," Aguer said. "The fighting is ongoing." The army is also trying to recapture the town of Bor from the rebels, the capital of restive Jonglei state. Aguer, in a statement he has repeated for over a week, said that the army was "still marching on Bor". "Frontlines there have so far been quiet this morning, but clashes can break out at any time," he said. (Back to Top)

Machar sticks to his conditions for cessation of hostilities in South Sudan Sudantribune.com Nairobi, 15/1/2014 – Former South Sudanese vice-president turned rebel leader, Riek Machar, said his troops would not stop fighting unless Juba releases the political detainees and the Ugandan forces are withdrawn from the country. We "will not sign a ceasefire with the government unless foreign troops of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), which he added are "now taking part in the fighting for president Salva Kiir are withdrawn from South Sudan and the political detainees allied to him are released", he told Sudan Tribune on Tuesday. "If such demands are met," Machar said, “only then can the two sides further discuss the root causes of the political misunderstandings which internally originated from the ruling party of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM)", he emphasised.

2 No progress was noticed Tuesday in Addis Ababa in the ongoing talks between the two delegations, as the government of president Salva Kiir refuses to release the 11 political detainees including former SPLM secretary general Pagan Amum, Deng Alor, former minister of cabinet affairs, Oyai Deng Ajak, former minister for national security among others. Machar said the detainees are member of his negotiating team for the next step of the talks. The current delegation in Addis Ababa is led by the former governor of Unity state Taban Deng. The US Secretary of State, John Kerry, discussed the South Sudan conflict with the Vatican secretary of state, cardinal-designate Pietro Parolin during a meeting held in Rome on Tuesday. "There is a large Catholic population in South Sudan. President Kiir, himself, is Catholic, and I think that our efforts over the last days could be augmented by the efforts of the Holy See (the Vatican) with respect to trying to end the violence and bring about a peaceful resolution", Kerry said after the meeting. (Back to Top)

MP criticizes crisis committee composition Gurtong.net Wau, 15/1/2014 – A Member of the National Legislative Assembly has criticized the composition of the Crisis Management Committee formed recently by President Salva Kiir. Northern Bahr el Ghazal Member of National Legislative Assembly, Simon Deng Duang, said the subcommittee’s formation should mirror the faces of politicians who will be dispatched to their states so that they can enlighten their communities in local languages about the ongoing political crisis in the country. “The political enlightenment about the failed coup to different people at the grassroots is supposed to be given to the politicians from states so that they will go and enlighten their communities,” Duang told Gurtong by phone yesterday. “But now different politicians were dispatched to different states, and this will complicate enlightenment process to succeed because the communities believe more on what their local politicians and the sons and daughters of that particular state tell them,” Duang said. He said the delegation to the states should be overwhelmingly comprise of the sons and daughters of that state as well as relatively some two to three members from different states of the Republic of South Sudan, especially MPs and influential politicians. He calls upon the leader of CMC took into such recommendation, pointing that the success of political enlightenment campaign will enable the country to return to the conduit of peace and stability. He calls upon South Sudanese populace to support the CMC work, saying that South Sudanese need peace and progress in this critical movement. President Salva Kiir last week issued a decree on the appointment of a Crisis Management Committee (CMC) composed of 27 members to assess the political, social, economic, security and diplomatic impact of the attempted coup. Kiir appointed his Vice President James Wani Igga as Chair of Crisis Management Committee (CMC) deputized by former National Parliament Assembly former deputy speaker Daniel Awet Akot. The decree also appointed his presidential Advisor for Legal Affair Telar Ring Deng as member of the CMC and a member of Political Bureau and chairman of SPLM Youth League Akol Paul Kordit as a member. The team will assess the political, social, economic, security and diplomatic impact of the attempted coup and provide strategies for mitigating the consequences of the attempted coup.

3 The committee is tasked to formulate an awareness raising strategy, targeting the population, region and the world, about the underlying realities of the attempted coup and provides daily briefing to the leadership of the latest development and to undertake any task that the CMC deem necessary. (Back to Top)

Army assures Yambio residents of protection Gurtong.net Yambio, 15/1/2014 – A delegation from the South Sudan army, SPLA, and Western Equatoria state government officials has assured the citizens that they will be protected, urging them to maintain peace. The team headed by the state deputy governor Sapana Abui attended prayers in St. Joseph Naagori Parish where Major General Johnson Juma Okot thanked the citizens of Western Equatoria State for being peaceful and maintaining unity despite the challenges other states in South Sudan are facing. He said the army will ensure the country is secured as part of their mandate and said that no soldier is supposed to insult civilians or loot property but is to protect them the country from threats. He urge all citizens to remain united regardless of tribe adding that the soldiers are also from different tribes and any person trying to cause conflict in the state will be transferred from the state. (Back to Top)

Great lakes regional summit to discuss South Sudan crisis Gurtong.net Juba, 15/1/2014 – The 5th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) is taking place in Luanda, Angola, with South Sudan crisis being top on the agenda, an official said Tuesday. The summit taking place in the Angolan Capital of Luanda with South Sudan crisis being one of the top issues on the agenda, Amb. Mayen Makol, the spokesman in the South Sudan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said. The summit, whose theme states, 'Let's promote peace, security, stability and development in the Great Lakes Region', aims to lay the agenda on the fight against terrorism in the region and implementation of the pact on peace, security, stability and development in the Great Lakes. Mayen said that the South Sudan’s Foreign Minister, Dr. Barnaba Marial Benjamin has led the South Sudan delegation to the summit and is currently in Luanda. “It [summit] is going to be on security and governance among the countries of the Great Lakes region and it is also going to discuss the current situation of South Sudan,” Mayen said in an interview. The summit will take two days, Mayen said. (Back to Top)

Ghana to contribute 850 troops to South Sudan peacekeeping force BERNAMA-NNN Accra, GNA, 15/1/2014 – President John Dramani Mahama has announced Ghana will contribute 850 troops to South Sudan to help restore peace and stability to the country in response to a request from United Nations secretary-general ban Ki-moon. The president, who announced the deployment of the Ghanaian battalion when Ethiopian Foreign Minister Dr Tedros A. Ghebreyesus called on him at his office here Tuesday, indicated that the National Security Council had met on Monday to ratify the troop deployment. The Ethiopian minister, who discussed issues of common interest and the situation in South Sudan with Mahama, was accompanied by Ghana's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Hannah Tetteh, Ghana's Ambassador to Ethiopia Francis Yankey and a 10-member Ethiopian delegation.

4 Mahama said a decision had been taken to mobilise the 330rd Ghana Battalion currently on peacekeeping duties in Cote d'Ivoire to South Sudan but upon a request from the UN for a fully-fledged battalion, 520 fresh troops and equipment were being mobilised to complement the 330 troops. "As Ethiopia continues to teleguide the peace process (in South Sudan), we hope that normalcy will return to that country," he said and lauded Ethiopia for the initiative to help restore peace to South Sudan. President Mahama also reiterated the need for Africa to embark on infrastructural projects that would facilitate the integration agenda, stressing the need for the creation of free trade areas to boost intra-African trade. Dr Tedros lauded Ghana for its global peacekeeping missions and indicated that when the Sudan conflict started, Ethiopia proposed a cessation of hostilities, the commencement of political dialogue and the provision of access to facilitate humanitarian efforts. "The two parties are still meeting in Addis Ababa and they have agreed on a cessation of hostilities and the release of detainees," he said. (Back to Top)

Legislators okay deployment of Ugandan troops in South Sudan Daily Moitor Kampala, 15/1/2014 – Government yesterday found itself under fire as MPs grudgingly recognised deployment of the country’s army in South Sudan. MPs criticised the ruling NRM leadership over its response to the crisis weeks after Ugandan troops were rushed to Juba, South Sudan capital and beyond. Matters were not helped when the very motion seeking House approval had to be amended on the floor after it was realised that it had been made under the wrong legal provisions. Speaker Rebecca Kadaga begged MPs to allow Defence Minister Crispus Kiyonga, who still reminded MPs that South Sudan leader Salva Kiir asked Uganda to help stabilise the situation, to instead move under Section 40 of the UPDF Act. The original text of the motion had quoted Section 39. Section 39 requires Parliament to ratify a deployment for peace enforcement, while Section 40 says the minister [for defence] shall only enter into an agreement, referred to as a “Status of Forces Agreement”, with a host country. Ms Kadaga told MPs that the purpose of yesterday’s special sitting was not to seek approval as many MPs were led to believe, but rather to update Parliament on the deployment and seek support of members. But speaking on behalf of the Leader of the Opposition, Bukhooli Central MP Wafula Oguttu said the motion should have been bi- partisan. He was backed by Shadow Attorney General Abdu Katuntu who criticised the country’s leadership for treating an issue of national importance as an NRM affair. “We support the deployment as long as it is for evacuation of our citizens from South Sudan,” Mr Oguttu said. “When a country is going to war, leaders consult widely; we should learn to work together. What’s happening in South Sudan is a result of bad governance. We don’t have sufficient resources to maintain another country in the neighborhood.” He added: “The government is killing and the rebels are killing but for us to get involved we must get a clear mandate.” Opposition MPs appealed to the NRM majority to take a conscious decision that will not be regretted in future. “The UPDF have taken sides in the conflict to the extent that once you identify yourself as a Ugandan, you’re finished; that’s your death sentence,” Mr Kassiano Wadri (Terego) said. “The motion is vague; it means UPDF may even stay in South Sudan forever because there is no timeframe.” Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi responded to accusations that the army was illegally sent to South Sudan, saying “there was necessity to act the way we did” because there was an imminent threat from an “ungovernable South Sudan”.

5 Mr Mbabazi dipped into Article 209 of the Constitution which sets out the army’s functions, including preserving and defending Uganda’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. He said under international law, you can even defend your territorial integrity beyond your boundaries. “This is a case where unity must be demonstrated, this matter should not divide us,” the PM said. But his submission also indicated a further blurring of the official position on South Sudan. He reversed the President’s recent suggestion that the deployment was for peacekeeping and peace enforcement purposes. Mr Mbabazi said this was not the case, although he emphasised that every action taken by the President is in conformity with the laws of Uganda. Dr Kiyonga said: “We are in South Sudan to evacuate our citizens but also close any gaps that may endanger our security,” Army chief, Gen Katumba Wamala, said: “The situation in South Sudan was threatening our security and we had all reasons to intervene. We have an obligation to see South Sudan stand as a nation.” Other MPs wondered how the Dr Riek Machar “rebels” fit into Uganda’s January 10 agreement with the government of South Sudan on the status of forces. Ms Kadaga asked the committee on defence to study the agreement and report when Parliament resumes on February 18. The MPs also noted that the government motion had made no mention of the need to support ongoing peace talks in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The scope of the UPDF’s deployment was also not specified, they observed. (Back to Top)

Greater Equatoria Governors demand regional balance in army & security recruitment Sudantribune.com Juba, 14/1/2014 – Governors from South Sudan’s Greater Equatoria region have agitated for a quota system in which people are recruited into the army and security organs from all regions to "discourage future ethnic coups, mutinies or rebellions". The call was part of the resolution reached by the three governors of Central, Eastern and Western Equatoria states during an emergency conference organised on the current crisis in the capital, Juba. The event, held on 10 January, also urged the country’s leaders to adopt laws to punish anyone involved in the politicisation and misuse of the army and other security organs. “We strongly denounce the use of tribal loyalties to achieve or maintain political power that tend to foster tribal hegemony,” stipulates one of the resolutions. The one-day conference, which brought together the three governors, also resolved to mobilise Equatorians for the protection of the territory, its people and their property. The Equatorian leaders, however, expressed support for the mediation process in Addis Ababa and urge South government of and the rebels led by Machar, to cooperate with the IGAD mediators to achieve immediate solution to the current crisis. The further proposed the formation of the Equatoria High Committee to be involved in the peace process in Addis Ababa, where cessations of hostilities between South Sudan’s warring parties dominates the agenda. (Back to Top)

Former Upper Nile State governor dies in Egypt after long illness Sudantribune.com Juba, 15/1/2014 – The former Governor of South Sudan’s Upper Nile state, General Gatluak Deng Garang Alier died on January 13 in the Egyptian capital Cairo after a long illness, relatives said on Monday.

6 "It is [a] great sorrow to announce the death of our leader and hero Major General Gatluak Deng Garang, who lost his life on January 13, 2014 in Cairo Egypt", said a statement from his family. The statement attributes the cause of the death to cancer. Garang travelled to Germany twice for medical treatment since the start of his illness. He made a short trip to Cairo for medical treatment in December last year but he never returned to his home in Malakal. Garang had previously been a close ally of Sudanese president Omer El-Bashir. He was born in March 1953 in Nasir, which was then part of Sudan. After Sudan Military College he joined the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) where he became a Airborne Commissioned Officer, from the Rank of 2nd Lt.- Major General. He attended training courses in the United States and Saudi Arabia before beginning his political career. (Back to Top)

Ministry updates aid organizations on security Gurtong.net Aweil, 14/1/2014 – The Northern Bahr el Ghazal state Local Government Minister, Adup Achier, has invited the representatives of various international humanitarian organizations operating in the state to discuss their safety and project implementation. In his opening remark, the minister says the security situation in the country and particularly in the state is normal and that the pending activities of every organization have to be completed as some of them were left half way before the country’s instability erupted. “I invited you to this briefing meeting particularly to let you know the latest updates and other security situations in the country and especially my state. The crises you are hearing and may have come across them, seeing some of the incidents are not tribal and influential but rather political which needs not to make other people worried,” he told participants. Adup also added that the government has prioritized the safety of foreign citizens and other partners operating in the country and urges the partners to resume their uncompleted projects as the country returns to calm. “As this state is peaceful and calm since the chaos erupted last year, this state has been normal and free from these entire crisis. So we assure you as our partners that your safety is guaranteed all the times,” he added. On the other hand, the representatives welcomed the hospitality they enjoyed with government for the past years and last year in particular as the country underwent political instability. On humanitarian aspect of view, the NGOs Security Focal Point who works for Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) says that the state is peaceful and the country may be undergoing challenges of inadequate funding for 2014 as most of its funding shall be cut to bridge the gap of areas with conflict and other emergency cases arising in the country. Besides, the NGOs Security focal point also says the reduction of projects within the state may affect some national staff in term of redundancy and hence appeal for technical support from labour and governor’s offices in handling disputes which may arise when terminating staff’s contracts as some of the NGOs may relocate to conflict-affected areas. (Back to Top)

East African Universities affected by South Sudan crisis Gurtong.net Arua, Uganda, 15/1/2014 – Universities and other learning institutions in East African have been affected by the violence in South Sudan as many students fail to report for their studies on time, an official has said.

7 Geoffrey Keino, the Director of Bugema University in Arua, Uganda, said all the campuses in the country have been affected by the current fighting in South Sudan leading to low turn-up of the South Sudanese students who peruse their high education at the university. He said this while addressing the long distance professional students at the University Campus in Arua, Uganda. He added that 50% of the students studying at Bugema University are from South Sudan and urged all the students to seek God’s intervention to bring lasting peace in South Sudan. Geoffrey encouraged all South Sudanese students to work hard as ambassadors of peace towards transforming the negative attitudes existing among some individuals into a positive lifestyle that fosters peace, harmony and development in the country. Students studying in East Africa are reporting this week for their lectures and examinations at the end of this month, but many have not reported and this has made the Universities to postpone the lectures. The Director urged the students to help in communicating with their colleagues and find out their locations and status. The Students from Eastern, Central and Western Equotoria confirmed to the university administration that their colleagues in the Greater Equotoria are safe and may be reporting soon. The Students have however raised concern about the fall in the value of local South Sudanese pounds to Uganda shilling, the current exchange rate in the black market is SSP 100= 35 Shillings compared to SSP 100 to 54 Uganda shillings earlier. Delay in November and December salaries has also affected most of the students, as the majority of the South Sudanese Students are self-sponsored. (Back to Top)

UN warns of looming hunger in South Sudan Catholic Radio Network, 15/1/2015 – UN Food and Agriculture Organization or FAO warned that South Sudan’s continuous fighting loosened food security and threatens to increase hunger. FAO Country Representative Sue Lautze said displacement of some 355 thousand people was a major concern, generating an alarming risk of food insecurity and malnutrition. She said it was essential that security and stability return to South Sudan immediately so that displaced people can return to their homes, fields, herds and fishing grounds. Ms Lautze said the country was already facing challenges of livestock diseases as animals were dying at a rate of 40 to 50 percent in some areas. She said FAO and its partners recently made progress in partially controlling the diseases and reducing mortality through systematic vaccination. (Back to Top)

Ministry to promote adult literacy learners’ Gurtong.net Yambio, 15/1/2014 – Western Equatoria State Ministry of Local Government has this week graduated more than 10 learners, unclassified staff, who had joined the adult literacy program to boost performance in the ministry. Speaking during the ceremony, Mr. Simon Gaithe the headmaster of the adult program in the ministry, said purpose of the training was to teach the unclassified staff on some basics in English speaking, writing and reading. “I have been taking the adult learners in the training and at the beginning it was not easy at all but am happy that most my students showed commitment and determination during these period,” Simon said.

8 He further congratulated the learners for their active participation during classes and he announced the names of the best three adult literacy learners who included Phillip Kumboakpa, Wilson Smail and Mario Atovura out of the 20 that sat for the exams. The 13 unclassified staff has now been promoted to the next grade. Mr. Agrey Brown, the Director of Planning and Training said that the ministry is ready to support unclassified staff to reach a certain level where they will be able to carter for themselves. The Director of Administration and Finance Mr. Baabe Ue Ranzi said that there is no age for school and all must take education as the first priority. The Director General of Local Government Mr. Pasquale Kazina has emphasised that, any employee who will not take the training seriously will lose his or her job because they want the right people in the right place adding that all employees must continue with their adult education and go up to the University level. Meanwhile, the Inspector for Alternative Education, Batu Christopher, on the occasion said that the program of adult literacy was launched in 2006 by the President Salva Kiir and later picked up in the state in the year 2012. South Sudan literacy rate stands at 27 per cent according to a statement released by the national Ministry of Education in collaboration with UNESCO in 2013, making the new nation one of the least literate in the world. Statistics estimate that 2.2 million people between the ages of 15 and 40 are illiterate and that only 1 in 10 women are able to read and write. (Back to Top)

Vice-President to address Yambio residents Anisa Radio, 15/1/2014 – The Vice-President of the Republic is expected on Wednesday to address the public at Yambio Freedom Square. James Wani Igga arrived on Tuesday afternoon at Yambio in Western Equatoria, Anisa Radio reported. The Vice-President was welcomed by excited crowd chanting cultural songs and traditional dances. He first met state government officials and dignitaries. (Back to Top)

Warrap Health Minister visits Tonj Counties Don Bosco Radio, 15/1/2014 – Warap Health minister promised to visit Tonj East, Tonj North Counties and Thiet Payam. Anguek Deng Aleau said his visit was to tell citizens achievements and challenges facing the ministry in delivering services, Don Bosco Radio reported. He on Tuesday visited Aguka Boma in Tonj South County. Aguka medical doctor James Jika said their hospital lacks water forcing patients to take drugs at home. One of the Aguka elders Arkangelo Gau said they lack transport for emergency cases and have limited drugs in the hospital. He urged the minister to help them with drugs. (Back to Top)

Chiefs' meet to maintain border peace Gurtong.net Aweil, 15/1/2014 – More than 30 chiefs from Northern Bahr el Ghazal state and their counterparts from Sudan’s Southern Kordofan met over the weekend to discuss peaceful aspect of border management and inter-relations. - The meeting between Dinka Malual of Aweil East county and Misseriyia kicked off in Warawar on Saturday according to the reports from peace commission. Northern Bahr el Ghazal state peace commission coordinator, William Kolong Pioth, who facilitated the meeting says the two sides came together for dialogue on things causing

9 insecurity and threats on the border and to seek ways on the upcoming seasonal migration of Misseriya to Northern Bahr el Ghazal state to look for pastures and water during summer. “They thought it was important to come together as the bordering tribes of the two bordering countries to dialogue on things happening between their communities, especially like the crisis happening in South Sudan which some opportunists may opt to participate for their personal gains which can create problems between these tribes to peacefully coexist together,” Kolong told journalists. According to peace coordinator in the state, the meeting also intended as a preparatory meeting amidst conference between Misseriya and Dinka Malual of Awei East County in Northern Bahr el Ghazal. He further adds that the upcoming seasonal conference is going to be massive than the usual conferences as it is meant to accommodate other Misseriya bordering Unity and Warrap states who previously used those two routes for their migration. “This year’s seasonal migration is unique and quite massive in number as we expect to accommodate more Misseriyia nomads who were routing Unity and Warrap states but could not be able to use these states because they termed as fears on the current instabilities. We are also going to accommodate Misseriya from Abyei as well,” he said. Kolong appeals to the two tribes to remain peaceful and refrain from imitating the crimes happening in the borders by ‘opportunists’ whom he said are the enemies of peace. (Back to Top)

Khartoum played a constructive role in S. Sudan’s ongoing conflict, says UK minister Sudantribune.com Khartoum, 15/1/2014 – The United Kingdom Foreign Office Minister for Africa, Mark Simmonds, has welcomed the constructive role that Sudan played in the wake of the recent South Sudan conflict that broke out last month saying that UK supports efforts aimed at reaching a ceasefire in Southern Sudan. Simmonds, who arrived in Khartoum in an official visit on Tuesday, discussed with Sudan’s foreign minister, Ali Karti, bilateral relations as well as regional issues of mutual interest particularly developments of the situation in South Sudan, Central African Republic, and Somalia. The meeting also discussed the role which could be played by the UK in cancelling Sudan’s foreign debts in light of Khartoum and Juba’s agreement to work together towards achieving that objective and Sudan’s fulfillment of conditions for debt relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative. The British minister said, in a message on Twitter following the meeting, that he held a good meeting with Karti on supporting a settlement in South Sudan and with Sudan, asserting that peace needs dialogue not military action. He further stressed that his government is keen on establishing solid relations with Sudan based on the strong historical ties between the two countries, pointing to the recent positive developments in the cultural and academic cooperation between Sudan and UK. Simmonds expressed appreciation to Khartoum’s positive role in rebuilding state apparatus in Somalia, saying that UK government is willing to cooperate with Sudan on those efforts. Karti, for his part, stressed Sudan is keen on stability and peace in South Sudan, renewing commitment to implement cooperation agreements signed between the two countries. He also pointed to recent visits of South Sudan’s ministers of foreign affairs and petroleum to Khartoum, mentioning that Sudan opened its borders to refugees fleeing the armed conflict and continues to provide humanitarian assistance to South Sudan.

10 The British minister also discussed with the head of Darfur Regional Authority (DRA), Tijani Al-Sissi, the implementation of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD) and the non-signatory rebel groups besides the role of the African Union – United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID). Both sides have agreed on the need to continue supporting development efforts in the region. Last November, Karti blasted Britain’s stances towards his country saying that London had demonstrated hostility towards Khartoum in all forums and had backed all negative decisions and sanctions committees. He stressed that the UK arranged for UNSC resolution 1706 which sought to put Darfur under the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping forces, as well as UNSC resolution 1593 which referred the situation in Darfur to the International Criminal Court (ICC). He affirmed that the Sudanese government supports closer ties with London but said Khartoum has yet to see any signs for rapprochement in the UK’s official policies, legislations or organizations. The top Sudanese diplomat added that one state minister at the UK foreign ministry, in reference to Simmonds, proclaimed himself a speaker on behalf of the ICC concerning president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir’s visit to Saudi Arabia for the Mecca pilgrimage. (Back to Top)

Police save Sudan ambassador from being lynched by mob Daily Monitor Amuru, 15/1/2014 – Police officers on Sunday saved Sudan’s ambassador to Uganda Adil Hussein Sharfi from being lynched by an angry mob on Masindi-Paraa road. The mob wanted to rob his property after his car was involved in an accident. The timely intervention saved the situation that would have turned into a nasty diplomatic problem with the country which Uganda has previously had political problems. The embassy car that the diplomat was travelling in swerved off the road and overturned near Murchison Falls National Park. Deputy Police spokesperson Patrick Onyango confirmed the incident adding that investigations are ongoing to recover the lost documents and arrest the culprits. “It is true there was an accident but our advance team managed to reach the scene and rescue the diplomat. He was taken to Masindi where he spent a night. Integrated Highway Police Patrol took charge of the scene,” Mr Onyango said yesterday. The diplomat was travelling to attend the East African Police Chiefs Cooperation Organisation (EAPCCO) retreat at Paraa Safari Lodge in Murchison Falls National Park. Those who rescued him from the wreckage later forcefully demanded for money but were constrained by language barrier. “The suspected rescuers and victims failed to understand each other because of language barrier. The diplomat was speaking Arabic while the rescuers were speaking Lunyoro,” a police source said. The rescuers allegedly robbed documents from the diplomat’s car, and later confronted him. Luckily, a police car carrying police public relations office officers that was travelling from Paraa to Masindi Township intervened in time after finding a scuffle. The officers rescued the diplomat and his driver after a brief scuffle with the locals and drove off with them leaving the diplomat’s car at the scene. The diplomat’s car was towed to Masindi District Police Station. (Back to Top)

NCP splinter faction rules out possibility of return to Sudan’s ruling party

11 Sudantribune.com Khartoum, 15/1/2014 – The Sudanese Reform Now Party (RNP) led by former presidential advisor, Ghazi Salah al-Deen al-Attabani, which has recently split from the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) refused to engage in proposed dialogue which is aimed at making them rejoin their former party. Al-Attabani was expelled from the NCP last October in the wake of a memo he drafted, along with more than two dozen party figures the month before, calling for the reversal of a decision to lift fuel subsidies and an end to the violent measures taken against demonstrators who took to the streets to protest. The RNP said in a press release on Tuesday that if the NCP seeks to initiate the dialogue in order to return its former members who joined RNP ranks, then this will not happen because “the wheel of history doesn’t turn back”. Several newspapers have recently quoted the NCP head of the Shura (consultative) council, Abu Ali Majzoub, as saying that his party had set up committees to engage in dialogue with the RNP and the opposition Popular Congress Party (PCP) led by Hassan Al-Turabi. Turabi split from the NCP in 1999 following a bitter power struggle with president, Omer Hassan Al-Bashir. He later established the PCP and has since been a vociferous critic of the very regime for which he orchestrated the army-backed seizure of power in 1989. The press release added that RNP is a broad popular trend which includes members from the entire political spectrum, stressing that majority of them were not former members of the NCP. However, the RNP welcomed dialogue with all political forces “from the far right to the far left” including the NCP in order to agree on a minimum level of national principles and get the country out of the current impasse. “We extend our hands to the loyal Sudanese in order to achieve freedom, Shura, and social justice”, it added. (Back to Top)

Auditor-General calls for campaign against corruption Sudanvisiondaily.com Khartoum, 15/1/2014 – Parliament yesterday heard a report by the Auditor-General on the government financial performance over the fiscal year 2012. Speaker of the parliament, Dr. Al-Fateh Ezzedin described the report as realistic, stressing on the partnership among the executive organs, auditor –general bureau, parliament and the presidency. Meanwhile, the Auditor-General said the report comes to stress on parliament commitment to transparency relating to management of public resources, as consistent with polices adopted by international financial institutions. He highlighted the auditor-general bureau role to realize rational governance by campaigning against corruption and reassuring citizens of the efficient use of state resources. He valued the joint Presidency and the Council of Ministers mechanism established to look into the auditor-general reports and recommendations on periodic basis to ensure transparency. He called on government institutions to commit to financial acts and rules, saying some directives will be issued to guarantee sustainable control over financial performance. (Back to Top)

Bensouda is soft on Uhuru, say ICC victims The Star/AllAfrica.com, 15/1/2014 – THE lawyer for victims at the International Criminal Court has has accused Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda of being soft on President Uhuru Kenyatta. The victims have asked the ICC to compel Bensouda to say if she is planning to drop charges against Uhuru and what role the Kenyan government has played in her failure.

12 In December Bensouda applied to postpone the trial for a further three months from February 5 after another two key witnesses dropped out. "It would be unacceptable for the Prosecution to seek to withdraw charges against the Accused, if that access has been in any way impeded due to the action or inaction of the GoK," the victims lawyer Fergal Gaynor,told the judges on Monday. "Why are [the prosecution] now on the verge of raising the white flag of surrender when it's quite clear the government has blocked evidence? The government has been obstructive and the prosecution has failed because it has not held the government accountable," Gaynor said. Gaynor said that the Trial Chamber and the victims are entitled to a detailed explanation of why the Prosecution is not in a position to proceed to trial after four years. Gaynor attached an annex with 14 questions that Bensouda should address at a status conference scheduled for January 27 to discuss her application. "Having received the Prosecution's answers, the Trial Chamber will be in a more informed position as to what remedies to adopt," Gaynor added. The lawyer warned that dropping the case against Uhuru would damage the ICC's credibility as an institution that can deliver justice. "Withdrawal of charges in this case risks sending out the message that the court is, in reality, powerless in the face of witness intimidation and bribery, and state obstruction of access to evidence," Gaynor said. Uhuru is charged with involvement with attacks by Mungiki on perceived ODM supporters in Nakuru and Naivasha after teh Deecmber 27, 2007 election. Bensouda has repeatedly accused the Kenyan government of frustrating her efforts to collect evidence and to get access to Uhuru's financial records. (Back to Top)

E. Africa call rates to fall The Observer, Uganda, 15/1/2014 – Making phone calls between Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, and South Sudan could become cheaper after the countries started the process to harmonise the charges across the region, it was announced on Monday. Opening a technical meeting with delegates from EAC northern corridor countries (Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, and South Sudan) at Serena hotel, Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) Executive Director Godfrey Mutabazi said they were concerned that calling across the region was expensive. This has raised concern so much so that mobile phone firms are being suspected of exploiting their consumers. “It is actually cheaper for a member in east Africa to call in UK than call to Kenya,” Mutabazi said. He added that they were seeking to reduce or scrap roaming charges by setting a uniform charge for the region. “International roaming rates are too expensive in east Africa,” said Mutabazi. “We want to see why and what we can do to harmonise these charges as a way of facilitating the [EAC] integration.” Last December, ministers of ICT from Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, and South Sudan met in Nairobi and formed a committee that would review charges and taxes on international calls and come up with a common position by February 2014. The committee, which met in Kampala on Monday and Tuesday, would then come up with recommendations. In the 2013/14 budget, Uganda Finance Minister Maria Kiwanuka introduced a tax on international calls to generate Shs 43bn – prompting telecoms to raise their charges. In

13 Kenya and Rwanda, telecoms also increased charges owing to the taxes that were introduced on international calls. The committee will also look into the issue of internet. They want to see that there is not a big difference between internet costs in the region. The cost of internet in Uganda remains the highest in the region, according to UCC, with Kenyan users getting the best deal. Telecoms here say the problem is due to the tariffs that Kenyans are charging them for hosting their optic fibre cable. “Uganda being a landlocked country, Kenya’s [high] charges have an effect on the final cost of the internet [here],” said an official at one of the telecom companies. Yet industry players argue that even when you factor in all the costs, internet should be far cheaper than it is today, suggesting internet providers are simply after abnormal profits. This is what the regional communications authorities want to address. Christopher Kimei, the director for licensing compliance and standards for the Communications Commission of Kenya, said: “We want to make it easier for one to move across the region and communicate at a reasonable cost. If the right policies are put in place, we can see that happen. Communication can be much cheaper.” (Back to Top)

Museveni wrong on South Sudan The Observer, Uganda, 15/1/2014 – President Museveni made a wrong decision to take sides in South Sudan crisis. His first intervention of sending troops to rescue Ugandans was okay but siding with President Salva Kiir against Riek Machar is a big mistake. I don't know whether the Western powers are happy with Museveni for siding with Kiir but it is a direct confrontation to the strategic interest of the US and its allies. The war in South Sudan is not a mere skirmish. It is, in my view, an economical war of the super powers against each other. The more UPDF fights Macharís forces in South Sudan, the more enemies Museveni will earn from the West. (Back to Top)

Justice must be served to save South Sudan Sudantribune.com, 14/1/2014 – The Western media are rightly reporting the tragedy of renewed war in South Sudan. I was born into the civil war which started in 1955 and I do not wish to return to those dark days. But I am concerned that the media are talking about the importance of starting negotiations between the two sides, anticipating the need for concessions by the Government in order to settle the conflagration. I have seen little evidence in the media of an understanding of the background to the fighting. I suggest that the facts of the conflict are such that no other democratic Government would lightly make concessions to the rebels if similar circumstances arose in their country. The case for this uprising was made by former vice president Riek Machar and his followers in a press conference on Friday 6 December 2013 in Juba. Essentially, he argued that the country had been badly run even though the disagreement was within the Party. Curiously, he had been vice president of the country from 2005 to 2013. Why, one could reasonably ask, had he not used his powerful position for eight years to put right the wrongs he now sees in the Government? The fact is Riek and his allies were reacting to their sacking and investigation of their corrupt practices while in the government. It must be said that they are one of the richest politicians in the country. Indeed, he and some of his followers are members of the parliament, and he is first vice chairman of the SPLM, the ruling party. Surely, this provides a peaceful route for scrutinising the Government and promoting change? South Sudan is a democracy; and he could create a new party, if he wished, to reflect his ideals, and to present it to the country during the next national elections.

14 In their case against the Government, Riek Machar, Pagan Amum, Rebecca Nyandeng and Deng Alor invoke the memory of Dr John Garang, late leader of the liberation movement. They claimed that the SPLM party, and SPLA military have now wrongly moved away from the origins, the latter becoming Salva’s Republican Guards without mentioning Riek Machar’s hidden militia within the SPLA led by Generals John Koung and Peter Gadet who took over the towns of Bor and Bentiu respectively and killing innocent people, by Dr Riek’s orders. Rebecca Nyandeng claims to be the mother of the nation. If she is indeed the mother of the nation, she should be the mother of all people of South Sudan. She should respect the memory and gratitude that South Sudanese people have for her husband, our late leader, Dr John Garang. So rather than dividing her children let her unite them. It is good that Pagan Amum, Rebecca Nyandeng and Deng Alor look back to the good days of the SPLM/SPLA; but sadly not remembering the wrong they were a part of, the great division in the movement that made it turn guns against each other resulting in the death of fine generals and politicians. It is regrettable to say that history can repeat itself, but to be repeated by the same actors is beyond understanding. It is odd that Riek is now so much in love with John Garang after his death when Riek himself rebelled against Garang and split the SPLM and SPLA in 1991. In so doing, he massacred John Garang’s own people, i.e. over 5000 people in that year in Bor – the very town in which he has just provoked again another massacre of innocent. No one would claim that all has run smoothly for the Government of South Sudan. In 2013, on the second anniversary of independence, President Salva Kiir spoke publicly of the issues that were rightly the cause of grievances, including corruption in high places. He introduced a major anti-corruption initiative. Having identified 75 high profile Government officials as having embezzled public money, he sacked the entire Government and appointed a new one. Another scandal then arose of some officials - some of them Riek Machar’s followers like Mr Deng Alor – transferring nearly $8 million to an East African bank. Salva took action by sacking those Ministers who were implicated in that scandalous transfer. It looks like this money was part of their plan to bribe people in order to overthrow the elected Government. Anti-corruption measures also revealed that many ghost staff was on the Government’s books, and so screening of all staff in the army, police, prison service and Government Ministries was introduced to avoid misappropriation of funds. As vice president Riek Machar and his group could themselves have led such an initiative. They did not. Sadly it is clear why. They have not been loyal to the President. In their various Ministries they had not been doing their jobs, but spent the eight years trying to wrong foot and undermine the President in order to replace him. The story of his life shows that Riek is used to getting to power by intimidating his superiors and by inciting the army and tribalism. In 1991, he had led the so-called “white army”, innocent young men from the Nuer tribe, who are simple cattle herders, to massacre people in Bor. He has repeated this now. He is a man who is used to getting his own way through the barrel of a gun. When he was sidelined by the President in 2013 for disloyalty to the country, he chose not to use the democratic approaches available to him but has reverted to the approach he knows best. So he mounted a coup against the elected President. He has been actively recruiting his tribesmen and inciting hatred and tribalism within the army and among the people. The events that took place last month in Juba and which spread to Unity, Jonglei and Upper Nile states have taken many lives needlessly. But this conflict is of political nature, it is not tribal as mainly portrayed in the media. The majority of Nuer, Riek’s tribe, can see through this and continue to support the Government. What of his opponent, President Salva Kiir? He was John Garang’s second in command throughout the struggle for independence though overshadowed by him and those who claim to be the rightful heirs today. By contrast with Riek and his new sons, Salva was loyal to Garang and faithful to the struggle as he once said to those who claim to be Garang sons ‘If you are Garang’s sons, then I’m his older son.’ He fairly won a

15 democratic election to the Presidency and has led the colossal task of creating a modern country from scratch. He has stated that there is no way we can go back to war, whether within the South or with another nation. He has clearly indicated to the people that we should instead wage a war for reconstruction and development within the country. Those who know President Kiir agree that he is calm, thoughtful and forgiving which Riek and his followers mistakenly see as a weakness. His anti-corruption campaign which started with those who are corrupt in the government is an indication of the priority he gives to the future of his country over personal advantage. The aborted coup of 15th December 2013 by Dr. Riek and his allies was an attempt to divert public attention. Why should the Government make concessions to Riek Machar and his followers? In my view, they should be held accountable in the court of law for the death of many of our innocent people. Otherwise, the families of those brave men and women of the SPLA who died in the line of duty will not forgive us. Furthermore, the families of those who have been misled by Riek to die will not see justice. Justice must come firsthand, and then followed by a long-term dialogue and reconciliation as an important component of a true process of nation-building. Those who call for release of those who led the conspiracy against the elected president are simply wrong. They should be released only when proven innocent. Justice must be allowed to follow its course according to our laws. We are a free country, and we should remain free. (Back to Top) Ambassador Joseph Ayok Anei is the present director for Research, Planning and Translation at the South Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. He can be reached via [email protected]

Sudan’s votes and violence; is it really a complicated question? Sudantribune.com, 14/1/2014 – We are witnessing a great wave of changes in international politics today. For the last decades, since the end of the cold war, the collapse of the Berlin wall and dissolution of the Soviet Union, we have seen international political players actively adopting and advocating for the democratization of political systems around the world. The spectrum of this activity fluctuates from inducing or supporting grassroots, popular and civic movements in the case of Otpor in its non-violent struggle against Milosevic in Serbia to the active military involvement of the international community to overthrow the domestic dictatorship of Saddam Hussein in Iraq war 2. In all cases, principles such as democracy, rule of law, respect for human rights, freedom of expression…etc, had a central role in helping the international players “succeeding” in packaging their battles against “dictatorships” and the end result was always having a country that has elections – heavily laden with American and European pressure - and election dates that are closely –sometimes harshly- monitored to be met as the most visible feature of democracy and its absolute defining characteristic. Incentives for this were always available as well. Definitely, those principles are justifiable when the battle is truly about them, but is it always the case? Actually the question could be generalized to be; is it ever a battle for democracy and democratization? One of the many faces of reality about a vast majority of these battles is that; they were all against personal dictatorships; Sudan’s case contrary to the widespread assumption is not an exception. Ideology from far right to far left, ethnic politics, racial attitudes...etc were all used as decorations for that simple fact; IT IS A ONE MAN SHOW. When the moment of truth come following a very big event that the international community cannot turn a blind eye to it such as; large scale civic protests that fail to impose its popular demands fully but is big enough not to be ignored, an ongoing civil war that needs to be stopped because it became too expensive for external supporters, a newly discovered resource – Oil in much of the cases – that its utilization needs some sort of settlement within that country, or even an internal political need for a win show for an administration who plays the role of a peaceful transition mediator, International community proposes its favorite suggestion; let’s have a competitive multiparty election. As simple as this. The consent of the dictators is always conditioned with the answer to one question: Would I win? This answer doesn’t really matter to the international mediators; they are only interested in having a nominal voting process in which someone – anyone – can have some sort of legitimacy to be dealt

16 with. So dictators are allowed to do whatever is needed to win but they have to follow the rules of the game. Rig the elections but don’t get caught and if so have your price for our silence ready, suppress your competitors but calmly, kill protesters but not in the year of election, do what you need to do but keep the dates fixed. Would this, by any means allow any sort of accountability and legitimacy which are the main reasons of why we have elections in the first place? The answer is a big NO. Accountability is what makes any government listen to and do what people want and legitimacy is what makes governments committed to achieve what is in the best interest of the nation even its opposition and it create limits to the extent of its control of the state apparatus. Legitimacy is the boundaries of the government powers and its formal violence. Any tyrant can choose to perform so but it is a matter of choice for him, having a democratic state does actually mean that government has no choice but to obey these rules. That is why the process in democracy is more important than the end result. The process which includes freedom of expression, freedom of press, freedom of organization, freedom of assembly, the separation of powers and the rule of law is more important than the ballot boxes. Ballot boxes are preconditioned to be effective that is why the western democratization approach keeps failing in actually resolving conflict. It just masks them. The current Sudanese situation is a typical example of what is described above. The 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) which was far from its name, stated Sudan to have elections. The CPA came as a prescribed recipe to impose a solution for the ongoing civil war in South Sudan which was described as the longest civil war in Africa at the time. The conflict became too costly for everyone with the balance of weakness that prevented any party to achieve a full military victory. The discovery of Oil in the conflict areas was as well another factor that drew attention of the international actors. It was a two parties agreement – who actually didn’t agree on anything as it was apparent during its implementation life time – and it addresses only one of Sudan’s many problems and ignored Darfur conflict which is “the worst humanitarian crisis” as described by international agencies as it was in another country, however they named it comprehensive but what is in a name. It has elections on it so it will smell as sweet to them. The election actually happened in 2010 after a partially irregular 5 years of CPA implementation during which clashes between the two agreement signatories caused the withdrawal of the SPLM (SouthSudan partner) in 2007 let alone the various stands of the rest of the opposition parties and the tension of popular movements. The elections happened and were seriously flawed; riddled with misconducts and irregularities. Videos showing officials in uniforms filling the ballot boxes with electoral tickets went viral in social media (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8633162.stm). Most of the competitors withdrew during or before the voting process. Rigging was clearly present and the National Election Commission refused to investigate. Nevertheless the results were acceptable to the international community as 2010 elections represent “a crucial step in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA)” in the words of the EU observation mission final report and it were “a CPA benchmark and their conduct allows the remaining provisions of the agreement to be implemented”. The deal was clear; it wasn’t about democratization or good governance, it was about the implementation of the product; the CPA. The NCP (the ruling party) fulfilled its promise to its tyrant and Omer Al Bashir who is ruling Sudan since the 1989 coup won with 68% of the votes a new legitimate period to rule Sudan. It was a precondition in the first place. We can have elections but I have to win. The international mediators have nothing to do with that, it is an internal matter at last. Today, 4 years after the show, the CPA was fully implemented; South Sudan got its independence – although war and tension never stopped between south and north – Sudanese government on the mouth of its president Omer Al-Bashir pledges in December 2013 to hold 2015 elections on time. It isn’t only that but NEC also handed over budget to presidency estimating the need of 630 million US dollars for the upcoming elections in 2015.This happened only three months’ prior to killing over 200 civil protesters in the

17 streets of Khartoum and other cities in northern Sudan and detaining over 2000 political activists some of them are still in detention in addition to the ongoing war in Darfur, Nuba Mountains and Blue Nile. But again it is all about timing. With no constitution in the country, massive oppression and violations of basic rights, the message is clearly directed to external audience. As previously stated, external players are always ready to give incentives for such formalities regardless of the context. With international players like Netherlands government offering 150 million Euro to the Sudanese regime as debt relief as an incentive for meeting the requirements set by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund regardless of the bloodshed in the hands of the Sudanese regime as a price for this and extent to which this recommendations might be effective within the same settings that produce the need of it in the first place , we can always find donors who are ready to fund the NEC budget. The amount of money expected to fund this show will definitely help Al Bashir regime to overcome a lot of its economic hardships since no sane person would expect that they need it to make their NEC officials prefill the ballot boxes. Western mediators can keep insisting in supporting the 2015 elections, and spent their tax payers’ money in to fund a corrupted regime to win, but they should understand that they support more violence in Sudan. Elections under the current regime are not a support for democracy but the exact opposite to that. International players keep their stands well and clear but they shouldn’t expect that wearing the white hat will deceive Sudanese people forever. You are supporting a criminal regime and we know that. Amjed Farid Eltayeb is the spokesperson of Sudan Change Now., an advocacy group calling to overthrow the regime of president Omer Al-Bashir and to establish a democratic regime in Sudan. (Back to Top)

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