APO Press Releases GENEVA, Switzerland, January 28, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — As the number of Ethiopian returnees from Saudi Arabia passes 156,000, Ethiopia has been hit with another influx of migrants – this time from the neighbouring South Sudan.…
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BBC’s Mark Lowen: “It’s extremely rare for journalist to get into areas controlled by the rebels” South Sudan’s government and rebels have signed a ceasefire agreement after talks in Ethiopia. Under the deal, signed in a hotel in the Ethiopian…
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22 January 2014 , Source: Sudan Tribune (Photo: Samara Scott/U.S. Army Africa) Juba/Addis Ababa The South Sudanese government announced today the cancellation of a regional meeting that was scheduled for Thursday in Juba citing the upcoming African Union (AU) summit later this month.…
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By John PrendergastJan 17, 2014 South Sudan is sliding toward full-scale civil war but there is a way for peace talks to succeed and salvage the world’s newest nation. With each passing day, South Sudan is sliding toward full-scale civil war,…
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The army has made recent gains – as here in Bentiu. But the battle lines often change The strategic South Sudanese town of Bor has been recaptured from rebel forces, an army spokesman has said. Government forces had defeated more…
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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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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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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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By Mading Ngor and William Davison January 08, 2014 South Sudan President Salva Kiir South Sudanese President Salva Kiir rejected a call by mediators to free 11 politicians arrested when a conflict erupted three weeks ago, asSudan ruled out a joint force to…
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Akena/Reuters By David Smith Tue 7 January 2014 China has called for an immediate end to hostilities in South Sudan, where the government is in talks with neighbouring Sudan to deploy a joint military force to protect vital oilfields from…
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