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South Sudan

Fighting makes a mockery of IGAD's peace declarations

On 24 November, even as South Sudan's special envoy to the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Ismail Wais, was congratulating [...]

Subscribers only Politics 15.12.2017

The crisis between Kiir and Malong deepens

After the failed attempt at mediation between the president and his former chief of staff, the Dinka leaders enter the fray…

Subscribers only Politics 17.11.2017

A Dinka joins sides with Machar

On 6 November, Lieutenant Colonel Chan Garang, together with some [...]

Subscribers only Politics 17.11.2017

Nairobi nudges Juba over pipeline to Lamu

Members of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) met from [...]

Subscribers only Energy 24.10.2017

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Salva Kiir's reservations over IGAD initiatives

The Indian Ocean Newsletter has obtained a copy of the report on the preparatory forum held in Juba between 13 [...]

Subscribers only Politics 20.10.2017

Salva Kiir invites all the hobnobs to his first oil get-together

For the first time in its short history, South Sudan [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.10.2017

Sandy Wade, Africa Advisory Partners's ‘local' card

Africa Advisory Partners has found a new partner in the shape of Sandy Wade, OBE, to help it expand its [...]

Subscribers only 06.10.2017

Dean Henson brings UK security expertise to bear

The Briton Dean Henson recently launched his own security consulting firm, Mason James Consultancy. Registered in Wakefield in West Yorkshire [...]

Subscribers only 06.10.2017

IGAD's meetings with Kiir's opponents come to light

The Indian Ocean Newsletter has seen a memo that the [...]

Subscribers only Politics 06.10.2017

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Trump Tower lookalike for the minister of cabinet affairs

The lowdown on the luxury building in Juba that President Salva Kiir's ally is about to procure.

Subscribers only Business 22.09.2017

Martin Elia Lomuro is about to become the owner of a building reminiscent of a truncated Trump Tower

Diplomatic clash with the US

Following the decision of the Office of Foreign Assets Control [...]

Subscribers only Politics 22.09.2017

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Trafigura threatened in its Juba stronghold

When Trafigura's African trading big wheel, Jean-Pierre Valentini, walked out 18 months ago he set in motion a ripple effect that has begun to eat away at the oil trading giant's positions in Africa. The firm's latest bastion to come [.

Subscribers only Energy 12.09.2017

Tullow Oil and Oranto put Total into shade over block B

French major Total, the domineering presence at block B, is finding it increasingly difficult to throw its weight around.

Subscribers only Energy 12.09.2017

Salva Kiir clears away cobwebs at Nilepet

According to our sources, South Sudanese president Salva Kiir issued [...]

Subscribers only Energy 12.09.2017

Kampala prepares for war while IGAD ‘designs' the peace

Museveni appears to be planning an armed incursion into South Sudan as peace negotiations ostensibly continue.

Subscribers only Politics 08.09.2017

A diplomatic clash brewing with Nairobi over a #?

According to documents seen by the Indian Ocean Newsletter, on [...]

Subscribers only Politics 08.09.2017

The US calls for SPLM leaders' assets to be frozen

On 6 September, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) [...]

Subscribers only Business 08.09.2017

Elections could be in the offing

The diplomatic scene surrounding the South Sudanese conflict has shifted since July 20. The shift begins with a stern warning [...]

Subscribers only Politics 25.08.2017

Split among rebel forces

As soon as general Kenyi Lo Buron decided to jump [...]

Subscribers only Politics 25.08.2017

Roger Kennedy's (incognito) return

While block B has everyone's attention, South Sudan has other permits on offer that are attracting juniors into the country.

Subscribers only Energy 11.07.2017

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Corrupt elite grabs the oil spoils

Officially, the country wallows in crisis. For want of money, the South Sudanese government announced on June 24 that it was cancelling Independence Day festivities on July 9. However, oil continues to flow. On June 7 energy minister Ezekiel Loi [.

Subscribers only Politics 07.07.2017

Finger-pointing and confusion in Juba

South Sudan's fall into the abyss seems to be accelerating by the day (see here). Two of the government's leading [...]

Free access Politics 07.07.2017

Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth fettered by Total on block B

South Sudan's oil minister, Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth, is in a huff. Negotiations with Total held at the Sheraton in Kampala [...]

Free access Energy 27.06.2017

The civil war just keeps rumbling on

As Riek Machar seeks to make a comeback peace talks remain at a standstill.

Subscribers only Politics 09.06.2017

Malong fails in revenge attack

When he was fired last month Paul Malong Awan, chief of staff of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA), left [...]

Free access Politics 09.06.2017

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South Sudan

Fighting makes a mockery of IGAD's peace declarations

The crisis between Kiir and Malong deepens

A Dinka joins sides with Machar

Nairobi nudges Juba over pipeline to Lamu

Document
Salva Kiir's reservations over IGAD initiatives

Salva Kiir invites all the hobnobs to his first oil get-together

Sandy Wade, Africa Advisory Partners's ‘local' card

Dean Henson brings UK security expertise to bear

IGAD's meetings with Kiir's opponents come to light

Document
Trump Tower lookalike for the minister of cabinet affairs

Diplomatic clash with the US

Spotlight
Trafigura threatened in its Juba stronghold

Tullow Oil and Oranto put Total into shade over block B

Salva Kiir clears away cobwebs at Nilepet

Kampala prepares for war while IGAD ‘designs' the peace

A diplomatic clash brewing with Nairobi over a #?

The US calls for SPLM leaders' assets to be frozen

Elections could be in the offing

Split among rebel forces

Roger Kennedy's (incognito) return

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Corrupt elite grabs the oil spoils

Finger-pointing and confusion in Juba

Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth fettered by Total on block B

The civil war just keeps rumbling on

Malong fails in revenge attack

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South Sudan

Fighting makes a mockery of IGAD's peace declarations

The crisis between Kiir and Malong deepens

A Dinka joins sides with Machar

Nairobi nudges Juba over pipeline to Lamu

Document Salva Kiir's reservations over IGAD initiatives

Salva Kiir invites all the hobnobs to his first oil get-together

Sandy Wade, Africa Advisory Partners's ‘local' card

Dean Henson brings UK security expertise to bear

IGAD's meetings with Kiir's opponents come to light

Document Trump Tower lookalike for the minister of cabinet affairs

Diplomatic clash with the US

Spotlight Trafigura threatened in its Juba stronghold

Tullow Oil and Oranto put Total into shade over block B

Salva Kiir clears away cobwebs at Nilepet

Kampala prepares for war while IGAD ‘designs' the peace

A diplomatic clash brewing with Nairobi over a #?

The US calls for SPLM leaders' assets to be frozen

Elections could be in the offing

Split among rebel forces

Roger Kennedy's (incognito) return

Spotlight Corrupt elite grabs the oil spoils

Finger-pointing and confusion in Juba

Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth fettered by Total on block B

The civil war just keeps rumbling on

Malong fails in revenge attack

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

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Africa
Massad Boulos, a free agent of Donald Trump's African diplomacy under close watch

DRC
The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

Document
Salva Kiir's reservations over IGAD initiatives

Document
Trump Tower lookalike for the minister of cabinet affairs

Spotlight
Trafigura threatened in its Juba stronghold

Spotlight
Corrupt elite grabs the oil spoils