Africa. Africans. In her column this week‚ the former DA leader said South Africans paid lip service to equal citizenship “While travel broadens the mind‚ I tend to forget that‚ on returning to South Africa‚ it is best to shrink Africa

risks in light of the weekend attack Aid agencies say the "shocking" killing of six aid workers in South The latest fatal attack on humanitarian workers came a month after famine was declared in parts of South Oxfam humanitarian campaigns manager Dorothy Sang, who is in South Sudan, told the BBC it was "one of There are many armed groups in South Sudan, engaged in a battle for power and resources. South Sudanese rebels have blamed government forces for the killings on Saturday.

The man-made disaster is unfolding with relentless momentum in South Sudan, where three years of civil South Sudan is now one of four countries where 20 million people are on the brink of famine – one of With its oil wealth and strong Western support, South Sudan seemed to have a bright future. United Nations officials have reported that South Sudanese soldiers are blocking the roads into regions A leaked UN report has concluded that the famine in South Sudan is largely due to the “cumulative toll

South Sudan's leaders must end a civil war that has killed tens of thousands and displaced millions, "The leaders of South Sudan have not deserved the people they have," Antonio Guterres said after touring More than 1.8 million people have crossed into neighboring countries since the start of South Sudan's

harmful business model,” said Flavia Mwangovya, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director of East Africa The legal action also claims that there is a disparity in Meta’s approach to crisis situations in Africa “Meta has failed to adequately invest in content moderation in the Global South, meaning that the spread impacts the most marginalized and oppressed communities across the world, and particularly in the Global South

A long-awaited report commissioned by Senegal into the 1944 killing of dozens of African soldiers by AFP - SEYLLOU The shootings took place at the Thiaroye military camp just outside Dakar after African Those killed were not only Senegalese but also men from other West African countries. Soldiers return to Dakar Around 1,600 soldiers from West Africa who had been captured by Germany while

Earlier in the day the Council discussed the deteriorating situation in South Sudan, having heard a report Displaced South Sudanese people arrive at a camp in Upper Nile State. (file) © WFP/Eulalia Berlanga South Sudan: Leaders failing their own people The UN Commission on Human Address corruption South Sudan’s leaders agreed in September 2024 to extend the transitional political The Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan is an independent body mandated by the UN Human Rights

With it, the African Union is now complicit in forcing defenseless, displaced civilians into areas of Former South African President Thabo Mbeki A corrupt and incompetent Mbeki is now perhaps the greatest Leaving aside failure to bring about an end to hostilities in South Kordofan and Blue Nile—or to negotiate celebrate by the AU has been celebrated as “worthy of emulation” in future peacekeeping operations in Africa The African Union mediation panel (AUHIP) led by former South African President Thabo Mbeki proposed

Nigeria's Bola Tinubu addresses West African leaders at extraordinary summit on Niger, in Abuja, Nigeria is at stake because the way things are, people are really concerned about the spate of coups in West Africa All Nigerians, all Nigeriens need to be involved to find a solution that works for Africa, for Niger, of the Tijaniyyah, a Sufi Muslim sect with origins in Algeria but with a large following across West Africa Any escalation would further destabilise West Africa’s Sahel region, one of the world’s poorest, where

such as malaria .  1.4 million people have sought refuge in neighboring countries such as the Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya, and South Sudan.

More than 1,500 people in Morocco are facing prosecution after weeks of youth-led protests calling for People take part in a youth-led protest against corruption calling for healthcare and education reform suspects are currently in custody, and 240 have already been sentenced by a court in Agadir, in the south

Protection of civilians site in Wau, South Sudan. IOM/McLaughlin 2017 South Sudan – A recent upsurge in violence beginning 10 April has displaced an estimated 8,000 people in South Sudan’s Wau town. While conditions in the town had calmed by 11 April, IOM received reports of gunfire in south and west (C) 2017 International Organization for Migration South Sudan