{"id":4887,"date":"2025-06-20T07:00:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T07:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/?p=4887"},"modified":"2025-08-11T07:06:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T07:06:24","slug":"weekly-news-20-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/index.php\/2025\/06\/20\/weekly-news-20-june\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly News – 20 June"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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AU Security Council Calls for Machar\u2019s Release, End to Hostilities<\/h3>

June 19, 2025 \u2014 The Eye Radio<\/em><\/p>

The African Union\u2019s Peace and Security Council (PSC) expressed \u201cdeep concern\u201d over the political and security situation in South Sudan and called for the release of First Vice-President Dr. Riek Machar. The PSC warned of a potential \u201ccivil war\u201d if tensions persist.<\/p>

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New C. Equatoria Governor Calls for Unity, Vows to Tackle Insecurity<\/h3>

June 19, 2025 \u2014 Radio Tamazuj<\/em><\/p>

Newly appointed Central Equatoria State Governor Gen. Rabi Mujung Emmanuel urged residents to embrace unity and shun division for better service delivery. He emphasized working together beyond political affiliations for peace and development.<\/p>

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South Sudan: EU Decries Surge in Violence, Urges Immediate Ceasefire and Inclusive Dialogue<\/h3>

June 18, 2025 \u2014 The North Africa Post<\/em><\/p>

The European Union condemned recent armed clashes in South Sudan, calling them the worst since 2018. EU Deputy Head of Delegation Lothar Jaschke criticized aerial bombings and attacks on health facilities, warning they undermine the Revitalized Agreement.<\/p>

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Former Nasir MP Dei Tut Forms New Rebel Group<\/h3>

June 18, 2025 \u2014 Radio Tamazuj<\/em><\/p>

Former MP Dei Tut Weang Khor, who recently resigned from the Transitional National Legislative Assembly, launched the South Sudan People\u2019s Liberation Movement (SSPLM), urging youth to unite against President Salva Kiir\u2019s government.<\/p>

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South Sudan: Women Learn to Rebuild Lives After Sexual Violence<\/h3>

June 15, 2025 \u2014 Africanews<\/em><\/p>

Abuk Buol, a survivor of sexual violence and displacement, joined 60 participants in a workshop aimed at empowering survivors of conflict-related sexual violence to rebuild their lives and support others in similar situations.<\/p>

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AU Security Council Calls for Machar\u2019s Release, End to Hostilities June 19, 2025 \u2014 The Eye Radio The African Union\u2019s Peace and Security Council (PSC) expressed \u201cdeep concern\u201d over the political and security situation in South Sudan and called for the release of First Vice-President Dr. Riek Machar. The PSC warned of a potential \u201ccivil […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4888,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-4"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4887"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4887\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4892,"href":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4887\/revisions\/4892"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}