Abiy Ahmed fanning instability in Somalia, S. Sudan: UN reports
Just months after winning the Nobel Peace Prize, Ethiopia’s reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is fighting accusations of his interfering with the affairs of neighbouring...
Category : SOUTH SUDAN
Juba angered by US’ lack of confidence in Kiir and recall of envoy to South Sudan
The US government’s withdrawal of its envoy to South Sudan has stoked anger among President Salva Kiir’s close associates, even as the Opposition appeared to...
Energy-short South Sudan powers up with fossil fuels
Juba, South Sudan, a vastly power-short country where most businesses and households rely on diesel generators to keep things running, has opened a new fossil fuel...
South Sudan rivals reach accord on security arrangements
The deputy head of Sudan’s Sovereign Council says a military committee has been setup to monitor the implementation of critical security arrangements in the countdown...
South Sudan appeals to US for patience over unity govt
The government of South Sudan has urged the United States to be patient as its leaders work to achieve peace. The US, a key supporter...
UN urges for patience on South Sudan parties to implement outstanding issues
The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said on Tuesday that warring parties need to be given a benefit of patience to complete the outstanding...
South Sudan, UN to immunise 144,000 against cholera
UN agencies in collaboration with South Sudan’s health ministry will launch a vaccination exercise on Monday targeting some 144,033 people against cholera in Renk, a...
Funds, pending tasks delaying South Sudan unity govt
Barely a week into the 100-day countdown for South Sudan protagonists to form a transitional government of national unity, it is emerging that Juba is...
US to re-evaluate South Sudan ties after unity gov’t deadline passes
The United States on Wednesday said it was “gravely disappointed” with South Sudan’s failure to form a unity government by a November 12 deadline and...
Pope Francis, Archbishop of Canterbury to visit South Sudan together
Pope Francis and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, will travel to South Sudan if the country’s warring sides form a unity government as planned...
