SPLM/A-IO Oyet faction embraces dialogue, demands Machar’s immediate release

The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army in Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) faction led by Nathaniel Oyet has condemned government plans to replace detained opposition leader Dr. Riek Machar, while expressing openness to renewed dialogue to revive the peace process. Despite deep divisions within the SPLM/A-IO, Dr. Machar and several key members remain under detention, drawing repeated calls for […]
Lakes State confirms 12 new cases of measles

Lakes State health officials have confirmed 12 new cases of measles. The confirmation follows testing of samples as part of ongoing vaccination campaign being conducted across the Country. Maker Malok, Director General at the State Ministry of Health, reported the confirmed cases in an interview with Standard Zone News on Monday. “We currently have 184 […]
Why Juba favors legal action over dialogue with fractured SPLM-IO

The transitional government has shifted its approach to resolving disagreements with the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army-In Opposition (SPLM/A-IO), opting for legal proceedings over further dialogue. Government spokesperson Michael Makuei, said on Saturday, April 26, that this decision follows a series of unsuccessful dialogues which led to the recent clashes in Nasir and Ulang counties of […]
SPLM-IO criticizes Lomuro’s divisive ethnic profiling remarks

The Deputy Chairman of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO), Oyet Nathaniel, has strongly condemned recent remarks made by South Sudan’s Minister of Cabinet Affairs Dr. Martin Elia Lomuro. In a press conference on Saturday in Juba, Lomuro categorized Nasir, Ulang, Akobo, Nyirol, Uror, Fangak, Ayod, Rubkona, and Panyijiar as “hostile” towards the […]