Tag: South Sudan
South Sudan peacekeepers rescue deminers
Even those working at removing and disabling mines as well as other potentially lethal remnants of war are not safe from attacks, including ambushes...
Violence still raging in South Sudan despite peace deal: UN
Violence is still raging in vast swathes of South Sudan a year after a peace deal was signed to end a civil war that...
Ghanaian peacekeepers South Sudan mercy mission
Ghanaian peacekeepers at the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) were commended for giving lifesaving support to a man severely wounded in recent violent...
ISS: Ethiopia can learn from its neighbours about national dialogue
The optimism initially generated by Ethiopia’s much-praised political transition that started in 2018 has waned. Rivalry has grown between the federal government and some...
South Sudan death toll in disarmament fighting rises, UN sends peacekeepers
The death toll in South Sudan’s Warrap State has risen to 148 following fighting this past weekend during a disarmament exercise, a local government...
At least 81 people killed as South Sudan’s disarmament erupts in...
At least 81 people have been killed in the South Sudan region of Warrap State following heavy fighting between armed civilians and government forces carrying...
Hundreds killed in South Sudan tribal clashes – ICRC
Hundreds of civilians, including three aid workers, were killed in a series of tribal clashes in villages in South Sudan’s vast Jonglei state, the...
ISS: Can South Sudan change its approach to politics?
The formation of South Sudan’s new unity government on 22 February is a major milestone in recent efforts to restore peace in that country....
Former rebel leader now Sudan’s first vice president
Former rebel leader Riek Machar was sworn in as South Sudan’s first vice president on Saturday as part of a unity government with former...
South Sudan unity government coming
Former South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar agreed to form a unity government with President Salva Kiir by Saturday’s deadline, following talks at state...
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Joint Standing Committee on Defence shows short memory span
Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Defence (JSCD) publicly acknowledged the “exceptional leadership” of outgoing SA National Defence Force (SANDF) Chief General Solly Shoke last...
