This Week in South Sudan – Week 43, Part 2

Friday 24 October

• The Tanzanian CCM defended invitation of South Sudan’s warring factions to Arusha, claiming it does not sabotage the IGAD peace process.
• The South Sudanese government accused of threatening international aid agencies.
• Nuer community in Uganda declared their support to Riek Machar.
• The SPLM dismissed the SPLM-in-Opposition’s claims on President Salva Kiir’s legitimacy.
• The SPLM-in-Opposition asked Beijing to stop selling arms to the SPLM during a delegation meeting to China in September.

Saturday 25 October

• Death toll allegedly hits 59 in Lake state after ongoing clashes between government security forces and pastoralists.
• Participants of the 28-day Yei reconciliation workshop in South Sudan’s Central Equatoria, said the current approach being adopted is already bearing fruit.

Sunday 26 October

• South Sudan has vowed not to expel any members of Huawei, a Chinese tech company it accused of allegedly forging documents on behalf of its information minister.
• The South Sudan’s SPLA-Juba faction dispatched armored tanks to Yambio in Western Equatoria State.