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South Sudan: Political tensions threaten fragile peace, Machar’s arrest raises fears of renewed conflict

South Sudan’s fragile peace is under serious threat after the arrest of opposition leader Riek Machar, with his party declaring that the 2018 Peace agreement, which ended a five-year civil war, has effectively collapsed. The South Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) in Opposition accused the Government of undermining political goodwill, which is essential for lasting […]

Plan for quality health care in Africa approved at top WTO meeting in Togo

African health ministers attending the World Health Organization’s (WHO) 72nd Regional Committee for Africa — a top annual health gathering in the region — in Togo’s capital Lome have approved an eight-year strategy aimed at curbing disease and responding quickly to health emergencies. After a week of discussions about some of Africa’s most pressing health […]

Rabat hosts interactive meeting on African Charter on Human & Peoples’ Rights

The National Council for Human Rights (CNDH) held, Monday in Rabat, an interactive meeting on the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights and on the prospects for strengthening interaction with the African human rights system. This meeting aimed to highlight efforts to ratify the African Charter on Human Rights and identify opportunities and obligations […]