Is VP Lagu’s UNGA speech an honest shift or diplomatic window dressing?
When Vice President Josephine Lagu Yanga addressed the 80th United Nations General Assembly this week, her remarks on South Sudan’s stalled peace process appeared to signal a dramatic shift in government strategy. Most striking was her announcement that Juba is “considering the resumption of the Tumaini Peace Initiative,” despite the government having previously dismissed it […]
Love wins: Minister Lomuro marries his secretary in grand style
South Sudan’s Minister of Cabinet Affairs, Dr. Martin Elia Lomuro, officially wedded his longtime private secretary, Ms. Nyaruot Kur Yay, in a colorful ceremony at Freedom Hall on Saturday. The high-profile wedding came just months after the pair held a traditional Luom Nyiet ceremony in May, hosted at the residence of Vice President Taban Deng […]
