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  • South Sudan: ‘Hellish Existence’ for Women and Girls

    in conflict is being fueled by systemic impunity, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in South UNICEF/Mackenzie Knowles-Coursin | A quarter of reported cases of conflict-related sexual violence in South Sooka said: “South Sudanese men must stop regarding the female body as 'territory' to be owned, controlled Half of all South Sudanese women are married off before they reach 18, and the country has the highest The Commission is calling on the authorities in South Sudan to take the necessary steps to stop sexual

  • At World Court, Israel to Confront Accusations of Genocide

    Africa. South Africa has brought a case accusing Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and is asking Israelis have pointed out that some of the evidence South Africa cites is slim. The United States, Israel’s most important ally, denounced South Africa’s petition. Support for the Palestinians has long been a popular rallying point in South Africa, and Mr.

  • South Korea endangered deported North Korean fishermen

    By Josh Smith A South Korean war veteran holds the national flag during a ceremony commemorating the anniversary of the Korean War, near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Cheorwon, South REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji SEOUL, June 29 (Reuters) - South Korea's 2019 decision to deport without legal process South Korean activists had called on new President Yoon Suk-yeol to reinvestigate the case, blaming the "The (South Korean) government should not have repatriated these persons right away."

  • UN rep in South Sudan urges Preparations for Elections

    Deng Machol, July 1, 2022 FILE - South Sudan's president Salva Kiir, left, and vice-president Riek Machar (AP Photo/Sam Mednick, File) JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The head of the United Nations mission in South Sudan urged the East African country’s transitional government Thursday to set a date for elections barely eight months remaining in the transitional period agreed by political parties, “I am urging south Kiir, South Sudan’s president since independence from Sudan in 2011, says general elections will take

  • Israel rejects genocide claims at ICJ

    Israel rejects genocide claims at ICJ, pans South Africa’s ‘grossly distorted’ charges The Times of Israel (AP Photo/Patrick Post) Attorneys argue ministers’ problematic comments cited by South Africa are not Shaw said South Africa presented a “distorted picture” of comments made by Israeli politicians on the South Africa, which filed the lawsuit at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in December, asked The brutal killings that sparked the war were largely ignored by South Africa, and evidence from the

  • 95 Libyans Arrested in Suspected Military Training Camp

    July 26 2024: JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African police arrested 95 Libyan nationals in a raid on a suspected African authorities with regards to illegal immigration. Macie said investigations would establish if there was a network of camps in South Africa and show “why Africa. It may be a threat not only to South Africa but also to the entire southern Africa region.”

  • Civil War Pushing South Sudan Closer to Starvation

    JIECH, SOUTH SUDAN — Writhing in agony on the dirt floor of his hut, Bob Wol traced the recent gunshot As South Sudan enters its fifth year of civil war, 1.25 million people are facing starvation, according South Sudan's army rejected people's accounts of brutality as negative propaganda by the opposition, Yet across South Sudan allegations are rife of both the government and the rebels using food as a weapon Advocacy groups are calling on the warring sides to stop holding South Sudan's people hostage.

  • Hundreds killed in inter-communal clashes in South Sudan

    have been killed in the most recent spat of inter-communal violence in the eastern state of Jonglei in South Meanwhile, a patrol from the UN Mission to South Sudan has been sent to the town of Pieri to interview The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan said two other aid workers for other groups were also was active at the time the fighting broke out," Steve MacKay, the deputy head of the MSF mission in South South Sudan is emerging from a brutal six-year civil war that left 380,000 dead and millions displaced

  • 61 South Sudan government troops surrender to rebels

    April 9th, 2018 JUBA,-At least 61 South Sudanese government soldiers have defected to the South Sudan Our repeated calls to the South Sudan army spokesperson, Brig. Lul Ruai couldn’t go through.

  • Central African Republic: Putin's Vassal State in Africa

    itself, where Wagner forces steal and threaten, to Bria in the center of the country, to Mbaiki in the south -Africa Leaders Summit in Washington. Africa will account for a quarter of humanity by 2050. Russia does not want prying eyes on its unconventional invasions in Africa. Raised in South Africa and Britain, he is a naturalized American.

  • Homes Burned, Shops Looted In Anti-migrant Attacks

    By Ihsaan Haffejee Violence against foreigners has flared up again in parts of South Africa. With the end of apartheid and the dawn of democracy in 1994, South Africa opened itself up to the world A steady stream of migrants from around Africa made their way south in search of safety and better opportunities But nowadays, with the economy static and youth unemployment rising, some locals are accusing foreigners

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