IGAD recommends a face-to-face meeting between President Salva Kiir and former First Vice-President Riek Machar; unidentified gunmen kill two civilians in an attack along the Yei-Kaya road in Mugwo County; and South Sudanese living with HIV/AIDS hope a new U.N.-sponsored program will help combat the disease.

President Salva Kiir calls on Ethiopian leaders to oppose U.S. sanctions on South Sudan; the British charity OXFAM lobbies for urgent action to prevent famine-scale hunger from reaching South Sudan; and an Ebola patient in neighboring Democratic of Congo is cured of the disease and released from a Bikoro hospital.

A senior South Sudanese official accuses the United States of pushing for regime change in South Sudan; the head of UNMISS says South Sudan’s leaders much show more political will to restore lasting peace in the country; and businessmen and farmers discuss ways to expand the pork industry in Uganda.

The United States proposes U.N. sanctions against several senior South Sudanese officials; a new draft proposal implicates five South Sudanese leaders for fueling the conflict in South Sudan; and police in Uganda's West Nile District educate South Sudanese refugees on Ugandan rules and regulations.

The United States, Britain and Norway call for sanctions to be implemented against corruption in South Sudan; lawmakers in Jonglei State pass a vote to impeach Minister Thon Simon; and South Sudanese artists in Uganda showcase their talents to help promote peace in South Sudan.