IGAD – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Thu, 20 Aug 2015 21:22:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png IGAD – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 What’s in the deal? Agreeing to peace in South Sudan https://www.theinfostride.com/whats-in-the-deal-agreeing-to-peace-in-south-sudan/ Thu, 20 Aug 2015 09:25:38 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/whats-in-the-deal-agreeing-to-peace-in-south-sudan/ By Richard Nield South Sudan’s government has failed to sign to a peace agreement to end almost two years of fighting in the fledgling country, despite securing substantial gains at the negotiating table. Despite mounting pressure on the government from the United States to sign a deal, plans to demilitarise South Sudan’s capital, Juba, remain [...]

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]]> US proposes UN arms embargo on South Sudan https://www.theinfostride.com/us-proposes-un-arms-embargo-on-south-sudan/ Thu, 20 Aug 2015 00:31:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/us-proposes-un-arms-embargo-on-south-sudan/ The US is proposing that the UN Security Council impose an arms embargo on South Sudan after its leader surprised rebels and observers by refusing to sign a peace deal. The US circulated a draft resolution to council members on Wednesday evening, and diplomats said they expected a vote very soon. “Imminent, I think that [...]

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]]> US to South Sudan: Sign peace deal or face UN sanctions https://www.theinfostride.com/us-to-south-sudan-sign-peace-deal-or-face-un-sanctions/ Wed, 19 Aug 2015 08:19:23 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/us-to-south-sudan-sign-peace-deal-or-face-un-sanctions/ By Al Jazeera The US says it is consulting with other countries about imposing UN sanctions on anyone who undermined the peace process in warn-torn South Sudan. Susan Rice, President Barack Obama’s national security adviser, said in a statement on Wednesday that Washington was proposing such sanctions “if an agreement is not signed by the [...]

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