South Sudan
South Sudan Attack ‘could Hinder Aid Deliveries’
Aid agencies say the “shocking” killing of six aid workers in South Sudan on Saturday is causing them to re-assess...
South Sudan Rebel Group Accuses Government Forces of Killing Aid Workers
South Sudanese rebel group Sudan People’s Liberation Movement In-Opposition (SPLM-IO) led by former Vice President...
South Sudan Aid Workers’ Families Await Release of Bodies
Families of aid workers killed in an ambush in South Sudan on Saturday have been at the morgue in the capital, Juba,...
Finland Allocates $20 Million To Famine-Hit African Countries
The Finnish government has allocated over EUR 18 million (over $20 million) to five famine-hit African countries at...
Sudan To Open New Cross-Border Corridor For Aid Delivery To South Sudan
The Sudanese government has pledged to open a new corridor to South Sudan for swift delivery of humanitarian aid to the...
South Sudan Rebels ‘blame Government For Aid Worker Killings’
A South Sudan rebel spokesperson quoted by the Reuters news agency is blaming the government for the deaths of six aid...
Madagascar Team Advance In 2019 AFCON Qualifiers
Madagascar won successive Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers for the first time since 2007 by defeating Sao Tome e...
Kenya Dominate World Cross-Country Champs
Kenya dominated the World Cross-Country Championships on Sunday, Geoffrey Kamworor defending his men's title, Irene...
Six Aid Workers Killed In South Sudan Ambush
Six aid workers have been killed in an ambush in South Sudan, the UN said Sunday, the latest such attack in the country...
Fresh Defections Hit South Sudan Rebel Movement
South Sudan's rebel movement (SPLA-OI) led by former South Sudanese Vice President Riek Machar suffered another blow...
CAF Elections: Hayatou’s Defeat
The election of Ahmad Ahmad as new CAF President boosts Gianni Infantino’s power. The key question remains: Was there...
US To End Operations Against Lord’s Resistance Army In Africa
A top US military commander has said the LRA has been reduced to "irrelevance" after years of joint military operations...
Zimbabwe Floods Leave Villagers Stranded
More than 250 people have been killed so far in this rainy season as floods have left remote communities isolated....
UN Peacekeeping Chief Defends Cost of Missions
United Nations peacekeeping missions, under threat from budget cuts if Washington's promise to slash its UN spending...
UN’s South Sudan Inquiry Gets Wider Powers To Pursue Abuses
The United Nations commission of inquiry for South Sudan now has broader powers to pursue human rights abuses in the...
Third of Yemen Provinces On Brink of Famine
A third of Yemen's 22 provinces are on the brink of famine, the UN said Friday, warning that 60 percent of the...
Salva Kiir Is Ignoring Famine
Guterres called for South Sudan's leaders to do more to help the 7.5 million in need of aid Secretary General Guterres...
As US Takes Aim At Immigration, Musicians Feel the Pinch
Before he staged a professional comeback last week, the rapper Kayem had disappeared from public life for two years. A...
UN Security Council Again Eyes Sanctions On South Sudan
The UN Security Council voiced alarm about the deepening humanitarian crisis and famine in South Sudan, with the United...