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  • In South Sudan, a Never-Ending Hunger Season Puts Millions in Danger

    The Times went to South Sudan to document the extent of hunger as food grew scarce. conflict between the north and south of what was then Sudan. Farming on the Front Lines The civil war in South Sudan has set off the largest refugee crisis in Africa Yar said of her home village, pointing back toward the bridge to South Sudan. (c) 2018 The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/30/world/africa/south-sudan-hunger-season.html

  • In South Sudan, a Never-Ending Hunger Season Puts Millions in Danger

    By Megan Specia and Kassie Bracken June 1, 2018—JUBA, South Sudan — The hunger season came early this conflict between the north and south of what was then Sudan. Farming on the Front Lines The civil war in South Sudan has set off the largest refugee crisis in Africa the border from Nimule, South Sudan, into neighboring Uganda. Before the war, one American dollar was worth about five South Sudanese pounds.

  • South Sudan parties agree on state governorships, in step closer to peace

    UBA (Reuters) - South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and vice president Riek Machar have agreed on the South Sudan ended five years of civil war in 2018 but disagreements between Kiir and Machar, who led nominate governors in six of the country’s 10 states, Machar’s will nominate three states and other South The war killed an estimated 400,000 people, caused a famine and created Africa’s biggest refugee crisis

  • Afonso Dhlakama, Mozambique’s Opposition Leader, Dies at 65

    With Zimbabwean independence in 1980, white-ruled South Africa took over as the chief covert backer and In 1984, President Machel was forced to sign a treaty with South Africa — named the Nkomati Accord for Africa’s ending its sponsorship of Renamo. The agreement was broken often by both sides, and it was not until South Africa’s white rulers finally As South Africa’s support for the dissidents dwindled, the Frelimo government drew on backing from Zimbabwean

  • Egypt, South Sudan seek inclusion in Sudan conflict resolution

    and Kiir speak to the press in Cairo on Monday November 6, 2023 (Photo Egyptian presidency) Egypt and South the Sudanese crisis and its impact on the region and neighbouring countries, particularly Egypt and South “We underscored the centrality of Egypt and South Sudan’s roles in the Sudanese crisis, affirming the President Sisi and I see dialogue as the only path to bring this conflict to an end,” further said the South Recently, an Ethiopian diplomat joined the talks as a representative for the IGAD and the African Union

  • Amnesty: ICJ orders No Acts of Genocide in Gaza

    Africa’s genocide case against Israel is an important step that could help protect the Palestinian people All states – including those who were critical of or opposed South Africa’s submission of the genocide Background On 29 December 2023, South Africa brought a case against Israel at the ICJ under the Convention Hearings on South Africa’s request for provisional measures took place in The Hague on 11 and 12 January The 84-page filing by South Africa accuses Israel of acts and omissions “genocidal in character, as they

  • US urges South Sudan to seize last chance to save peace deal

    Ambassador Nikki Haley urged South Sudan’s leaders on Tuesday to seize “the last chance” to salvage the newest nation must commit themselves to the revitalization process put forward by the eight-nation East African commander are discussing “unresolved issues” with the government and will reach out to IGAD and the African “Our hope is that South Sudan’s leaders will seize this opportunity” offered by IGAD, she said. Haley said President Donald Trump has asked her to visit central and east Africa in October and she will

  • Renewed tribal conflict in South Darfur leaves 13 dead

    Beni Halba tribal fighters attack a Salamat area in South Darfur on September 4, 2023 Security tensions in the western Sudanese state of South Darfur escalated on Monday as renewed conflicts between the Salamat In June, the Beni Halba Arab tribe, along with other tribes in South Darfur state, declared their support This division has created a significant rift within the local communities of South Darfur.

  • ICJ forbids acts of genocide in Gaza; won't order ceasefire

    Many South Africans welcomed the ruling, with members of the country’s governing party, the African National In this case, Israel and South Africa each appointed an additional judge to sit on the bench on their In a packed courtroom earlier this month, lawyers for South Africa argued that Israel had meant to “create Israel also said that statements by its government ministers, which South Africa had cited as evidence South Africa also welcomed the ruling, with members of the country’s governing party, the African National

  • North and South Korea Set Bold Goals: A Final Peace and No Nuclear Arms

    Credit: Pool photo SEOUL, South Korea — The leaders of North and South Korea agreed on Friday to work At a historic summit meeting, the first time a North Korean leader had ever set foot in the South, the The event, at the Peace House, a conference building on the South Korean side of Panmunjom, was closely People watched live footage of the summit meeting at a restaurant in Seoul, South Korea’s capital. Trump’s current term, in early 2021, according to South Korean officials and analysts.

  • Rwandan genocide suspect accused of 54 new charges

    appears at the Cape Town Magistrates' Court where 54 new charges were added against him, in Cape Town, South Africa June 9, 2023. the 1994 Rwandan genocide, has abandoned his application for bail and applied for political asylum in South Africa, prosecuting authorities and his lawyer said on Tuesday. Kayishema is currently facing 54 charges in South Africa, mainly related to contravening the Immigration

  • Slow progress, cycles of violence, as South Sudan turns 10

    South Sudan, the UN’s youngest Member State, is marking its tenth anniversary of independence amid languishing Peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) conduct a firewood patrol UN Photo/Isaac Billy Nicholas Haysom, who also heads the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Haysom said South Sudan’s Government has reconstituted the national legislature and appointed 550 new “The international pledged its support to South Sudan then,” he said.

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