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Pope Francis has ended his peace mission to South Sudan with an impassioned plea urging the people to resist the “venom of hatred” to achieve the peace, forgiveness and prosperity that have eluded them through years of bloody ethnic conflicts. Reconciliation and mutual forgiveness for past wrongs — these were the main themes woven in […]
British, Norwegian and the US embassies have expressed grave concerns about possible new fighting in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State just a day before the planned arrival of Pope Francis on Friday (3 February) for his first visit to the conflict-torn country. The warning by the so-called Troika Embassies about the possible fresh violence has […]
The United Nations has repealed rights to vote of six countries including South Sudan, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon over arrears on dues to operating budget of the global organization. The three African countries, in addition to Dominica, Venezuela and Lebanon, have lost their rights to vote per charter of the organization. Members whose arrears equal […]
South Sudan announced this week it was sending 750 soldiers to join the East African Regional Force (EARF) trying to bring peace in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), despite its own struggles to restore peace back home. President Salva Kiir officially announced the deployment of the troops to join contingents from Kenya, Burundi […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and South Sudan announced they have reached a staff-level agreement for the release of about $112.7 million in emergency financing, pending an approval by the IMF’s executive board. “This emergency financing under the new Food Shock Window will help South Sudan address food insecurity, support social spending, and boost international […]
Greater efforts are needed to stabilize South Sudan, said the United Nations head of peacekeeping operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, as he wrapped up a visit to the war-torn country that is struggling with the impact of climate change in addition to inter-communal conflicts, all of which have led to a growing need for humanitarian aid. During […]
Kenyan President William Ruto announced Wednesday the deployment of Kenyan troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as part of a regional military intervention to support the Congolese regime against rebels operating in the east of the country. “As neighbors, the fate of the DRC is linked to ours,” President Ruto said in Nairobi. […]
At least 150 people including children have been killed in two days of fighting in the latest ethnic clashes between members of the Hausa people and rival groups over land disputes in Sudan’s southern Blue Nile state. The fighting is some of the worst in recent months, and crowds took to the streets the state’s […]
Kenya has deployed forces in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as part of regional mobilization to help end activities of rebel groups in the East of the second largest African country reeling with insecurity caused by armed groups. The boots are posted in Ishasha, a locality near the border with Uganda, […]
South Sudan has dismissed the propaganda spread by Algeria and its polisario puppet, and has set the record straight on its position on the Moroccan Sahara issue. The Republic of South Sudan “recognizes only those states that are members of the United Nations,” said the South Sudanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mayiik Ayii Deng, in […]