South Sudan

International

U.S. Proposes U.N. Arms Embargo On South Sudan, Sanctions

The United States circulated on Thursday to the 15-member United Nations Security Council a draft resolution to impose...

Opinion

South Sudan’s Independence And The Irony Of Defeat In Victory

For more than 25 years the people of South Sudan fought their powerful common enemy to a standstill. The enslaving Arab...

Opinion

Allowing African Mistakes? Reflection On President Mahama’s Address To The UN General Assembly

It is common knowledge that President Mahama has referred to Ghanaians as a people who have short memories. Perhaps,...

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Nov. 16 World News Summary At 0045 GMT

MOGADISHU — The Somali National Army (SNA), backed by troops from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), on...

Opinion

Is Gen. Taban Deng A Machiavellian Schemer Or Unheralded Prince Of Peace?

If anybody had told me then, or over any succeeding ten (10) years from the CPA interim period to 15th December crisis...

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Measles Jab Saves 20 Million Young Lives

Measles jab saves more than 20 million young lives in 15 years, but hundreds of children still die of the disease every...

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Nov. 12 Major Ethiopian Media Outlets

The following are news highlights in Ethiopia's major media outlets on Saturday. — Ethiopian Foreign Affairs Minister...

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Nov. 12 Major Kenyan Media Outlets

The following are news highlights in major Kenyan media outlets on Saturday. — Women leaders in Kenya who had hoped...

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Nov. 12 World News Summary At 0100 GMT

LOS ANGELES — A tow truck collided with a China Southern Airlines flight just before takeoff late Thursday night,...

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The African Woman

“Through her voice I saw a free woman, down on her land, a woman who knew how to kill her own chickens, hunt her own...

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Why Trump Is Pursuing Africans

Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election means an uncertain future for Africa. His rival Hillary...

International

Over 16,000 Children Still With Armed Groups In South Sudan

The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday said there are still over 16,000 South Sudanese children involved in...

Opinion

Peace Eludes The Worlds Newest Nation

On the eve of the fifth anniversary of South Sudan’s independence on 9 July, sporadic gunfire rent the air in Juba,...

International

Is Africa On Donald Trump’s Radar?

Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election means an uncertain future for Africa. Donald Trump's victory...

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Nov. 9 Major Kenyan Media Outlets

The following are news highlights in major Kenyan media outlets on Wednesday. — The first batch of Kenyan soldiers...

International

11 Football Fans Killed, 16 Injured In South Sudan Shooting

At least 11 people are dead and 16 others have been injured after an attack on football fans in South Sudan, local...

Politics

Football Fans Killed In South Sudan Shooting

At least 11 people are dead and 16 others have been injured after an attack on football fans in South Sudan, local...

Opinion

The Pooling Effect

"...until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and...

International

Obama’s Disappointing Legacy In Africa

The last we saw of President George W. Bush in Africa, he was literally dancing into the sunset of his presidency, on...