A roundup of a few key stories from the last week on political issues in Sudan and South Sudan:

Sudan President Bashir hails 'victory' over ICC charges (BBC, 13 December 2014) - The president of Sudan has claimed victory over the International Criminal Court after it ended its probe into allegations of war crimes in Darfur.

Leading voices at Pagak meeting call for dissolving SPLM (Radio Tamazuj, 13 December 2014) - Some delegates to the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-In Opposition conference in Pagak, Upper Nile this week called for the dissolution of the SPLM and creation of new political parties.

Document: SPLM-In Opposition announces its political platform (Radio Tamazuj, 13 December 2014) - The SPLM-In Opposition has announced a 10-point political programme for governing South Sudan.

ICC prosecutor shelves Darfur case for lack of UN support (Radio Dabanga, 12 December 2014) - The International Criminal Court's prosecutor announced on Friday that she has stopped the investigation into war crimes in the Darfur region, for lack of action by the United Nations Security Council to push for arrests.

Talks on Sudan’s Two Areas suspended after deadlock (Radio Tamazuj, 9 December 2014 - African Union mediator Thabo Mbeki announced the suspension of the peace negotiations between the Sudanese government and Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) on the ‘Two Areas’ of South Kordofan and Blue Nile.

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