They are a blank check, given to perpetrators of #genocide, crimes against humanity and #war crimes, which entire careers point towards power hunger, with no hope of a later much needed state-building.

#SouthSudan #Africa

- Not to worry! #Russia, with an extensive experience in swindling electors, is going to train South Sudanese electoral officials.

It is the responsibility of the South Sudanese government, the #AU, the #UN and the international community to protect the population against atrocities. Those have only intensified over the past year. These new developments do not mean others are turning a blind eye, as they do in (Northern) #Sudan.

#SouthSudan #Africa

- Meanwhile the #US and #SouthSudan ’s Kiir intensify pressure on #UN missions in the country. The recent closure of Akobo base may have been a financial necessity, but it is disastrous political signalling, as the UN base had remained open during the early phase of the fighting there.

#Africa

- The #US, having called the end of the transition “farcical” (and rightly so), now studies the situation in light of its interests in #SouthSudan s #mining sector. The focus has switched from the “ #peace process” to the “investment environment”.

#Africa