South Sudan
National Security Issues Must Not Be Turned Into Political Football
It is most unfortunate that the security situation in the country is being turned into political football by...
South Sudan Cancels Independence Day Events
South Sudan, the world's youngest nation gripped by civil war, has cancelled its official independence day celebrations...
Sudan Has Made ‘positive’ Steps On Meeting Sanctions Terms
Sudan has made "positive" steps towards meeting Washington's conditions for permanently lifting 20-year-old sanctions...
At Refugee Summit, UN Chief Urges ‘solidarity’ With Uganda
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for international solidarity with Uganda at a fundraising summit...
S.Sudan To Lift Ban On Foreign Journalists
South Sudan's media authority will lift a ban on around 20 foreign journalists who had been refused access to the...
EU Pledges 85 Mn Euros To Uganda For S.Sudan Refugees
The EU pledged 85 million euros ($95 million) to Uganda Thursday, ahead of a summit to raise twenty times that amount...
Starvation Looms As Food Runs Out In Drought-Hit Ethiopia
The Somali people of Ethiopia's southeast have a name for the drought that has killed livestock, dried up wells and...
Trust the President; He’ll Deliver On His Promises
I just finished reading the rambling litany of complaints about the problems besetting our country from the fanatically...
Refugees From War-Torn S.Sudan Find ‘safety’ In Darfur
Together with her husband and seven children, a hungry and thirsty Shadiya Ibrahim fled war and famine in South Sudan...
UN Boss Warns America Will Be Replaced If It Withdraws From the World
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the Trump administration on Tuesday that if the United States...
War Leaves No Winners, Only Rubble In S.Sudan Oil Town
What was once Bentiu, the gateway to South Sudan's oil fields, is now a cluster of bullet-riddled buildings and piles...
WFP Races Against Time To Send Food Aid To South Sudan
With the beginning of the rainy season and accompanying difficulties caused by unpaved roads, the UN World Food...
Ethiopia To Mark Refugee Day With Open-Door Policy In Question
Known for its open door policy towards refugees, Ethiopia on Thursday announced to celebrate the World Refuge Day in...
Canadian Minister Bibeau To Visit South Sudan
The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, will travel to South...
Nationwide Sensitisation On Truth Commission Kicks Off
A workshop launching a nationwide sensitization process aimed at increasing awareness and generating public opinion on...
Villagers Fear S.Sudan Famine
South Sudan's northwest is untouched by civil war, yet hunger still wreaks havoc: here food shortages are cyclical and...
UN Envoy Fears ‘security Vacuum’ In Central Africa
The United Nations said Tuesday it feared a "security vacuum" in central Africa after the withdrawal of Ugandan, South...
In Aburoc, South Sudan’s New Humanitarian Front Line
The conflict in South Sudan and its massive population displacements have produced many names synonymous with misery....
Suspected Diarrhoea Kills 279 People In Sudan
At least 279 people have died and thousands sickened in Sudan from suspected acute diarrhoea since August, UN agencies...