Tag: South Sudan
Obasanjo-led AU Commission arrives South Sudan to probe rights abuses
The African Union (AU) Commission of Inquiry on South Sudan has embarked on a 10-day mission to the country amidst…
Nigeria leads AU debate on conflict-free Africa
Nigeria will on Thursday 24 April lead the 15-member AU Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) on a debate to evolve…
South Sudan rebels slaughter hundreds
JUBA(AFP) – Rebel gunmen in South Sudan massacred “hundreds” of civilians because of their ethnicity when they captured a key…
Over 100 killed in South Sudan cattle raid
Over 100 people have been killed in a cattle raid in South Sudan’s Warrap state, a local information minister told…
South Sudan: Gunmen storm UN refugee base, kill 20
At least 20 people were killed and another 70 injured by gunmen posing as peaceful protestors who stormed a UN…
Anglican leader fears Nigeria gay marriage backlash
Justin Welby, head of the Anglican Communion worldwide has warned that if the Church of England accepted gay marriage worldwide,…
South Sudan charges 4 high profile politicians with treason
South Sudan charged four high-profile prisoners with treason on Tuesday, dashing rebel hopes that they would be released ahead of…
South Sudan rebels cut off Malakal, key oil town
South Sudan’s army said Wednesday that it had lost contact with its troops in the key oil hub of Malakal…
South Sudan: Fresh fighting as rebels attack oil town of Malakal
Rebel forces in South Sudan launched a major assault early Tuesday against the key town of Malakal, the government-controlled capital…
South Sudan parties to sign peace deal
South Sudan’s government and rebels are expected to sign a peace deal later Thursday aimed at ending the month-old conflict…
South Sudan retakes Bor from rebels
South Sudanese government forces backed by Ugandan troops on Saturday recaptured the strategic town of Bor, defeating an army of…
South Sudan peace talks stalled
Warring parties in South Sudan delayed direct peace talks on Saturday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, dashing hopes of a swift…
South Sudan rebels take key town
South Sudanese rebels battled their way to the center of the strategically important town of Bor on Tuesday and were…
Peace efforts flounder in S.Sudan, full scale civil war feared
JUBA (AFP) – International efforts to bring peace to strife-torn South Sudan appeared at an impasse Sunday as the government…
Kenyatta, Desalegn in Juba for peace talks
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn flew into Juba on Thursday for talks with South Sudanese…
Pope prays for South Sudan, Syria on first Christmas
VATICAN CITY (AFP) – Pope Francis on Wednesday called for humanitarian aid access in Syria and “social harmony” in South…
South Sudan slides into civil war, ethnic cleansing on the rise
JUBA (AFP) – Thousands of South Sudanese have been killed in over a week of violence with reports of bodies…
Despite strife, South Sudan oil flows
The flow of oil from South Sudan through northern pipelines has been unaffected by a week of fighting on southern…
Nigeria, US send envoys to strife- torn South Sudan
Envoys from the United States and from Nigeria will fly into Juba Sunday, part of intense diplomatic efforts to avert…
South Sudan: The rebel who wants to topple Kiir
(Reuters) – On a trip to New York last year, South Sudan’s then Vice-President Riek Machar dismissed fears of a…
Hundreds die in South Sudan shootout
Hundreds of people have died and up to 20,000 others have fled to UN bases in days of fierce fighting…
400-500 injured in South Sudan clashes, says UN official
Between 400 and 500 bodies have reportedly been taken to hospitals in South Sudan’s capital after clashes between rival army…
Thousands flee as rival troops battle in South Sudan
JUBA, December 17, 2013 (AFP) – Rival troops were locked in fresh battles in South Sudan’s capital on Tuesday in…
Fighting resumes in South Sudan after botched coup
JUBA(AFP) – Fierce battles raged on Tuesday in South Sudan’s capital Juba, witnesses said, as troops loyal to the president…
S.Sudan president suspends VP, cabinet
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has suspended his entire cabinet and vice president in the largest reshuffle in the history…
34 Nigerian peace cops get UN awards
The Nigeria Police Force said 34 of its officers and men, including three females, on a peace keeping mission in…
South Sudan accuses Khartoum of stalling AU talks
A UN deadline for Sudan and South Sudan to resume talks on oil and other critical issues looked likely to…