IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly ByJeremy Binnie, London - IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly 16 January 2014 Ethiopian troops pictured during a ceremony held in Mogadishu in January 2007. Although Ethiopia announced in January 2009 that it had withdrawn its forces from the…
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January 16, 2014 Ugandan troops have also been sent to Somalia Ugandan troops are fighting alongside South Sudan government forces against rebels, President Yoweri Museveni has confirmed. He said the combined forces had defeated rebels in a “big battle” north…
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William Ruto’s trial began in The Hague on 10 September The International Criminal Court has excused Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto from attending his trial at The Hague on Thursday and Friday. The decision was taken because Mr Ruto needed…
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15 January 2014 Source: GNA President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday announced that Ghana will contribute 850 troops to the war-torn South Sudan to help restore peace and stability to the North African country. He said the deployment of the Ghana…
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January 14, 2014 Many South Sudanese have been fleeing the conflict by boats across the Nile More than 200 civilians in South Sudan have drowned in a Nile ferry accident while fleeing fighting in the town of Malakal, an army…
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BY DAVID SHINN, 13 JANUARY 2014 ANALYSIS This is not a rejoinder to Hank Cohen’s piece - Time to Bring Eritrea in from the Cold - published by African Arguments on 16 December 2013. It is rather an analysis of the same…
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There is normally a strict no-photo policy at the exclusive nightclub A shift in the venue for talks aimed at brokering a ceasefire in South Sudan has left some delegates bemused. The government and rebel teams have moved to the…
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Sun, 12 Jan 2014 By Agence France-Presse Mediators pushed for a ceasefire in South Sudan as fighting raged Sunday for the last rebel-held town and the full extent of the destruction wrought began to emerge. Riek Machar, then Vice President…
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The Washington Post NICHOLE SOBECKI/AFP/Getty Images - Thousands of South Sudanese have been displaced by violence. By Frank R. Wolf, Published: January 10 Rep. Frank R. Wolf (R-Va.) is one of the leading congressional experts on Sudan and has traveled to the region six…
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The BBC’s Alastair Leithead says thousands are fleeing Bentiu amid “fireballs and shells” as government forces approach The army in South Sudan has told all civilians to leave the city of Bentiu, saying it is about to recapture the oil…
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