UNMISS working to establish facts of peacekeeper involvement in the death of two civilians (21.01.2019)

UNMISS promptly informed the South Sudan National Police Service of the incident.

JUBA, South Sudan, January 21, 2019 – During a security incident at a base operated by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan in the capital Juba on Saturday, two civilian contractors were shot by a peacekeeper and died as a result of their injuries.

UNMISS promptly informed the South Sudan National Police Service of the incident. The Mission is taking steps to establish the facts of the incident that occurred at Durupi and has convened a review team comprised of representatives from UNMISS force, police and security services.

UNMISS deeply regrets the loss of life and is providing support to the families of the two men who died.

Jubilee Party Press Statement on Ugenya and Embaksi South Constituencies By-Election (18.01.2019)

RENOPS: Civil Society organizations across the Great Lakes & Horn of Africa condems the Riverside Terrorist attack (17.01.2019)

Kenya: DPP’s Press Statement on Arrests and intended Prosecution of Suspects involved in Dusit Hotel Complex Riverside Terror Incident (18.01.2019)

South Sudan: National Salvation Front/Army – Official Statement (18.01.2019)

Media Council of Kenya: “Re: Retraction and Apology over Publication of Gory Images from the Dusit Complex Terror Attack” (17.01.2019)

Statement of the Chairperson of the Commission on the terrorist attack in Nairobi (17.01.2019)

The Chairperson of the Commission stresses that this cowardly attack, once again, underlines the imperative for renewed and reinvigorated efforts to combat terrorism throughout the continent.

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, January 17, 2019 – The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Moussa Faki Mahamat, condemns in the strongest possible terms the terrorist attack that took place today against innocent civilians in Nairobi, Kenya. He expresses his deepest condolences to the families of the victims, and wishes a speedy recovery to the injured.

The Chairperson of the Commission stresses that this cowardly attack, once again, underlines the imperative for renewed and reinvigorated efforts to combat terrorism throughout the continent. He commends the swift response by the security forces of Kenya and expresses the solidarity of the AU with the government and people of Kenya.

The Chairperson of the Commission reiterates the AU’s commitment to continue working with its Member States and partners in the fight against terrorism throughout the continent, as well as to pursue its efforts to stabilize the situation in Somalia and the fight against al-Shabaab, through its Mission in Somalia (AMISOM)

Kenya: IGP Boinnet – Press Statement on the Dusit Hotel Attack (16.01.2019)

EAC Secretariat: “Re: 20th Ordinary Summit of EAC Heads of State – 1st February, 2019 in Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania” (10.01.2019)

Kenya – Director General of UN Office and Executive Director of UN Habitat: Statement on the terror attack (16.01.2019)