The reports that South Sudan’s government is checking the political ties of people, especially of men, who are seeking safety have raised fears of further violence in a country trying to heal from civil war. The Minister of State for External Affairs Gen. VK Singh is leading the operation “Sankat Mochan” and he is accompanied by Amar Sinha, secretary (economic relations) in the external affairs ministry, director Anjani Kumar and the joint secretary Satbir Singh.
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the Security Council on Monday to impose an arms embargo on South Sudan, sanction leaders and commanders blocking a peace deal and fortify the peacekeeping mission.
Other residents said they could not leave because of the fighting.
A Ministry of External Affairs officer had ordered the Indians in South Sudan to get in touch with the embassy there and register themselves.
JUBA, 14 July 2016 [Gurtong]: President Salva Kiir Mayardit today said his government will not allow the intervention of more foreign forces to maintain security in South Sudan.
The latest bout of violence started after a localised gunfight outside Kiir’s residence in Juba on 7 July when he was holding a meeting with Machar.
According to the United Nations, there were some 114,000 South Sudanese refugees in neighbouring countries before December 2013 but that figure has ballooned to 835,000 now.
“We plan to go to Juba to extract 3,000 Ugandans stranded by fighting, but that number may grow as we will evacuate anyone who wants to leave of any nationality”, said army chief Brigadier Leopold Kyanda.
The recent violence in the capital echoed the fighting that triggered the civil war and marks a fresh blow to last year’s deal to end the bitter conflict that began when Kiir accused Machar of plotting a coup.
The worldwide community played a major role in the creation of South Sudan and has tried to exercise some influence since independence in 2011.
China Overseas Engineering Group said on Wednesday that it had evacuated about 260 Chinese employees, mostly from state-owned Chinese companies involved in infrastructure projects in South Sudan, Xinhua said.
Meanwhile Germany and Italy said they were evacuating their nationals and other foreigners, although commercial flights were not expected to resume until Thursday.
Yes. In August 2015, after intense pressure from the worldwide community, Kiir and Machar signed a peace agreement that called for a two-year transitional government before new elections.
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UPDF soldiers are seen atop military and police trucks as they drive towards Juba in South Sudan at Nimule border point on Thursday.
