South Sudan
Somali President Pleads To UN For Aid To Avert Famine
Somalia's new president appealed to the international community Thursday for more aid to avert a famine threatening his...
Kampala Hosts First Major Sports Showpiece
The World Cross Country Championship takes place in Kampala Sunday in Uganda's biggest ever sports showpiece, with the...
World Water Day: One In Four Children Will Live With Water Scarcity By 2040
One in four of the world’s children will be living in areas with extremely limited water resources by 2040 as a...
UN Releases $22 Million To Fight Famine Threat In Somalia
The United Nations has approved an emergency loan of $22 million (20.3 million euros) in a bid to prevent another...
All Passengers Survive ‘miraculous’ Landing
A commercial plane on Monday made a crash landing in poor weather at an airport in South Sudan, causing several...
Another CAN Begins With Spotlight On Minnows
Qualifying for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations begins on Wednesday, just 45 days after Cameroon snatched victory over...
Lucky Escape For S.Sudan Plane Crash Survivors
All passengers and crew survived a plane crash in South Sudan on Monday in which the jet hit a fire truck on the runway...
New Generation Ghanaian Police Only Interested In Money
A retired superintendent of the Ghana Police Service Mr. Batong Luri aka ‘Magani’ has revealed that the current...
Plane Crash-Lands In S. Sudan With 45 Onboard
A passenger jet carrying 45 people crash-landed in South Sudan's north-western city of Wau on Monday, leaving at least...
Happiness Report: Norway Is the Happiest Place On Earth
Norway is the happiest place on Earth, according to a United Nations agency report – toppling neighbour Denmark from...
Cloaked In Rags and Dust, Somalis Flee Looming Famine
Mariam Ibrahim, her seven children and two neighbouring families were the last to leave their village in southwestern...
Support For Japan’s Abe Falls Over Scandals
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's approval rating has fallen sharply, an opinion poll showed Monday, as scandals...
South Sudan Keeps Buying Weapons Amid Famine
The government of South Sudan is spending its oil revenue on weapons, even as the country descends into a famine...
Canada Gives $120 Mn For Famine-Hit Africa, Yemen
Canada's government pledged Can$120 million (US$90 million, 84 million euros) Friday to help relieve food crises in...
South Sudan Buys Weapons Amid Famine
South Sudan's government is spending its oil revenue on weapons as the country descends into a famine largely caused by...
UN Sounds Alarm Over Foreign Aid Cuts
US President Donald Trump is seeking to reduce his country's contribution to UN programmes, as part of cuts to funding...
Two Killed In Attack On South Sudan Aid Convoy
The International Organization for Migration said Thursday that two people were killed when gunmen attacked an aid...
Ahmad Ahmad -Issa Hayatou’s Toughest Challenge
The long awaited Confederation of African Football -CAF elections, is finally here. As a matter of fact, elections are...
UK’s Boris Johnson Makes Surprise Visit To Somalia
Britain's foreign minister, Boris Johnson, made a surprise visit to Somalia on Wednesday, conferring with leaders on...