South Sudan Marks Another Year of Freedom Without Peace
South Sudan on Sunday marked its sixth independence anniversary in muted fashion, with no official celebration as the world's newest ...
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Barefoot and Alone, Children Flee Brutal S. Sudan War
Her feet bare and her hometown in flames, Nyadet walked east alone, eating food given to her by strangers and ...
AU Chief ‘frustrated’ By African Inaction On Famine
African Union head Moussa Faki Mahamat on Monday criticised member states for a lack of solidarity shown to nations on ...
Sudan’s Bashir Plans Maiden Russia Trip
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir will visit Moscow for the first time in August following an invitation from his Russian counterpart ...
Sudan Extends Ceasefire In 3 Conflict Zones
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir on Sunday extended a unilateral ceasefire for nearly four months in the war-torn regions of Darfur, ...
Macron In Mali For Diplomatic Push On Sahel Anti-Jihadist Force
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday threw his weight behind a planned Sahel force to fight jihadists on a lightning ...
Macron In Mali For Diplomatic Push On Sahel Anti-Jihad Force
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Mali on Sunday to consolidate Western backing for a regional anti-jihadist force, with France ...
Sudan Defends Human Rights Record Against US Criticism
Sudan insisted on Saturday that it respected media and religious freedoms after the United States said it was "very concerned" ...
France’s Macron Due In Mali To Back Sahel Anti-Jihad Force
President Emmanuel Macron is due in Mali on Sunday to consolidate Western backing for a regional anti-jihadist force, as France ...
Suspected Diarrhoea Kills 38 Sudanese In One Month
Suspected acute diarrhoea has killed 38 Sudanese in the past month and 317 since August 2016, the UN said Wednesday, ...
Sudan Hopes US Travel Ban Won’t Harm Sanctions Bid
Sudan expressed hopes on Tuesday that a US court's decision to partially reinstate a travel ban that includes its citizens ...
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 on the African country, the US ...
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 to help 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 ...
West Africa Integration Must Be People-Led
The BBC’s renowned West Africa reporter, Umaru Fofana, believes West African countries must do more to ensure that the integration ...
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 ...
Desperate Rohingya Seek New Escape Routes From Bangladesh
In squalid camps in Bangladesh, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya who have fled violence and persecution in neighbouring Myanmar dream ...
UN Urges Djibouti and Eritrea To End Border Dispute
The UN Security Council has urged Djibouti and Eritrea to resolve their border dispute peacefully after tensions flared following the ...
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 Programme (WFP) ...
AU Concern Over Djibouti-Eritrea Border Tensions
The African Union on Saturday urged "restraint" as tensions intensified between Djibouti and Eritrea over a disputed border territory after ...