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

By Andrew Wasike South Sudanese are surviving on tree leaves as a deadly famine declared in the East African country continues to spread nationwide, a humanitarian aid group said Monday. The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) in its report said the communities it visited in South Sudan have NRC warns the situation is getting worse and calls on more funding to South Sudan to help cushion the NRC said the aid appeal for South Sudan requires $1.6 billion to support people in need.

Isaac Billy / UNMISS / CC BY-NC-ND April26, 2018—NAIROBI, Kenya — Ten relief workers traveling in South The kidnapping underscores the risks to humanitarian aid providers in the war-afflicted African country This is the third time in six months that aid workers have been held by militants in South Sudan, the The majority of the aid workers killed since the conflict began are South Sudanese. Organization; two from Across, a Christian aid group; three from Plan International; and one from Action Africa

Shaken by Grisly Killings of Women, Activists in Africa Demand Change New York Times Feb. 19, 2024 By An estimated 20,000 gender-related killings of women were recorded in Africa in 2022, the highest rate nations, including South Africa , Nigeria and Uganda. Still, in Kenya and across Africa, campaigners say more investigators need to be hired, judges need to Credit ...Natalia Jidovanu for The New York Times Abdi Latif Dahir is the East Africa correspondent

The world body received the letter from the tiny West African nation on Friday, said Farhan Haq, deputy The others were South Africa and Burundi. Many African nations have accused the ICC of unfairly targeting the continent. the ICC is a crucial victory for victims of grave crimes and the rule of law," Clément Capo-Chichi, Africa "We urge South Africa and Burundi to follow The Gambia's lead in returning to the ICC fold and putting

Amid truce negotiations, Russian forces were stirring in the south after pushing Ukraine out of Kursk

displaced family carrying their belongings walks in search of refuge towards the village of Aburoc, South A new report by Amnesty International says South Sudanese forces burned, shelled and ransacked homes Sam Mednick/Associated Press) Pope Francis is offering 460,000 euros (more than $500,000) in aid for South Francis had hoped to visit South Sudan in October to draw attention to the plight of its people faced “Since the Holy Father was unable to go to South Sudan in person, he wanted to concretely show the church

Food Security and Agriculture South Kordofan The harvest season began in late August in many parts of South Kordofan, bringing some relief to the worst lean season since the beginning of the war. Blue Nile Food security in Blue Nile was substantially worse than South Kordofan. The coming harvest is likely not as productive as in South Kordofan. Health and Nutrition South Kordofan Immediate and chronic malnutrition is a major challenge in South

lot," Batista says, darting his eyes toward the dirt floor as he sits in a makeshift clinic in one of South Four years into South Sudan's devastating civil war, the world's youngest nation is reeling from sexual The report is based on interviews with 168 victims of sexual violence in South Sudan and in refugee camps with sticks and mutilated with knives," says Muthoni Wanyeki, Amnesty's regional director for East Africa She says friends and family have been raped by men who are Dinka, one of South Sudan's largest ethnic

By Deng Machol | AP There has been widespread ethnic violence in South Sudan since December 2013 [Sumy Sadurni/AFP] Fresh fighting broke out between rival soldiers in South Sudan, threatening a fragile peace Lul Ruai Koang, spokesman for South Sudanese government troops, charged that rival forces - known officially In a statement Wednesday, the U.S., the U.K. and Norway - the troika supporting South Sudan’s peace deal A group of United Nations experts warned in a report last year that “the stability of South Sudan has

With a referendum, it ended the longest-running war on the African continent and the 10 southern states Eventually, with the help of the United Nations, he went into exile in South Africa, where he still lives The United Nations, Human Rights Watch and a monitor set up by East African states have all documented Most South Sudanese have had to flee multiple times in their lives. South Sudan is the biggest tragedy unfolding on the continent today.

Sudan: Darfur Bar Association: Ten human rights lawyers killed in South Darfur September 4, 2023 The reports that more than 10 lawyers and human rights defenders have been killed in Nyala, capital of South