South Sudan’s EAC bid case dismissed

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>The South Sudan government, through the ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), has extended an olive branch to rebel leader Riek Machar in a bid to end bloodshed in strife-torn South Sudan and want him “to return home”.

>The beginning of November last year saw one of the high level missions to the East African Community (EAC) headquarters from an African country.  The delegation comprised 10 ministers, deputy speaker of the National Assembly, chairpersons of various committees of the assembly, undersecretaries, and director generals of various parastatal organisations, among others.

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South Sudan may have lost the qualification to join the East African Community (EAC) because of the current crisis, analysts have said as the regional leaders meet here today to discuss the issue.

>Peace in South Sudan is good for the East African region, so much so that we can only hope and pray that the reconciliation process—brokered by CCM on Tuesday—is fast-tracked.

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South Sudan's EAC admission talks pushed to October
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NEGOTIATIONS for the admission of South Sudan into the five-nation East African Community (EAC) have been postponed to October 2014, the EAC Summit decided on Wednesday. Summit Chair President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya said here that the delay ...
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The Secretary General of the East African Community Amb. Dr. Richard Sezibera is in Juba leading a High Level Technical Mission (15-16 July 2014) from the EAC Secretariat to gain a better understanding of South Sudan’s preparations as well as to provide Government officials with valuable guidance on the way forward for South Sudan’s Negotiation to accede to the EAC.
Amb. Sezibera who is accompanied by Hon. Wilbert Kaahwa, Counsel to the Community; Prof. John Ruhangisa, Registrar of the East...