As hundreds of South Sudanese fleeing famine and civil war enter Sudan each day, aid workers warn of a lack of vital relief supplies, especially for malnourished children. "We have a shortage of...
After enduring years of fighting and food shortages, it was the deaths from hunger of many old women and children that finally made Rebecca James decide to flee South Sudan. Tired and hungry, James...
About 32,000 South Sudanese have entered Sudan since the start of the year, with tens of thousands more expected to arrive fleeing a famine in their country, the UN refugee agency said Sunday. On...
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has ordered the release of a Czech Christian aid worker sentenced to 24 years in jail on charges of spying and inciting hatred, a minister said Sunday. Petr Jasek,...
The jagged, ice-capped Rwenzori Mountains stab at the sky above Mpondwe, a bustling border town in western Uganda. Trucks move slowly and one at a time across a rickety metal bridge above the...
President Omar al-Bashir has ordered Sudanese authorities to assist the delivery of international humanitarian aid to famine-hit South Sudan through the country, an official said Thursday. On Monday,...
An international conference in Oslo on Friday aims to raise $1.5 billion (1.4 billion euros) to help people affected by Boko Haram's Islamist insurgency in the Lake Chad region. Here are five things...
The famine in South Sudan has made it difficult to engage in subsistence and commercial farming especially in the Central Equitoria, the breadbasket of the nation Since it gained independence about...
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has indicated that all military personnel, as well as other members of the country’s security services, who embark on peacekeeping...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has fulfilled his campaign promise that his administration would clear arrears of Ghanaian soldiers who served on peacekeeping duties. The soldiers yelled and...
The Ghana 2017 Budget will be unveiled on the 2nd of March. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured Ghanaians that the 2017 budget will be one that will facilitate the process of bringing...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Saturday stated that all military personnel and members of the country’s security services embarking on peacekeeping missions would henceforth receive their...
Former President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in Accra after spending an event-packed week in Nairobi, Kenya. While there, he spoke to the Private sector community KEPSA, about Democratic...
Global financial support for humanitarian work in conflict-riven Sudan is expected to drop this year despite improved aid access and the easing of US sanctions, the top UN aid official in the country...
President Akufo-Addo, has indicated that all military personnel, as well as other members of the country’s security services, who embark on peacekeeping missions, will, from hence, receive their...
Countries in Africa's Great Lakes region launched an intelligence nerve centre in Uganda Saturday to better coordinate the fight against a rebel group responsible for massacres in neighbouring DR...
The activities of a group of citizens in the Volta Region agitating for the secession of the region from Ghana is treasonable and should be dealt with by the National Security apparatus, the Volta...
The UN children's agency on Wednesday launched a $110 million appeal to help two million acutely malnourished children across Sudan, including hundreds of thousands living in conflict areas. UNICEF...
Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson is billed to be in Ghana today, Wednesday, 15th February, 2017. He will be entering Ghana from The Gambia where he paid a similar visit...
A confidential UN report is warning that the war in South Sudan has reached "catastrophic proportions for civilians" and the rise of militias risks spinning out of control, fueling fighting for years...
