By Julius N. Uma

June 15, 2012 (JUBA) — Alarmed by the high rate of conflict among its communities, various stakeholders in South Sudan on Tuesday resolved to develop a conflict early warning and early response strategy, widely seen as a mechanism for monitoring, information sharing and conflict prevention.

The adoption of the seven-year strategy (2012-2019) follows a decision taken by the high level technical policy organs of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development’s (IGAD) Conflict Early Warming and Response Mechanism (CEWARN), which was established in 2002.

March 21, 2012 (LONDON) – An exiled independent Ethiopian advocacy group alleged that pro-government armed forces have this week raided a number of villages in the ethnic-Somali dominated Ogaden region.

In an email exchange, Resolve Ogaden Coalition (ROC) told Sudan Tribune that government sponsored “special police militias” attacked Gashamo district of the Dhagaxbuur region and burnt down entire villages of Galka-boodo-libaah, Dhoobo Guduud, Raqda and Adaada.