“We have not bought arms for the last of two-three years” – Government Spokesman BY AFP South Sudan’s government is spending its oil revenue on weapons as the country descends into a famine largely caused by Juba’s military operations, according to a confidential UN report. The report seen by AFP on Friday calls for an […]
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By Sudan Tribune, South Sudan President Salva Kiir has expressed disappointment with the global community for isolating his administration, claiming the young nation has been written off. “I know that many in the world community have written us off and there are many out there who believe that the situation in South Sudan will never […]
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By Africa W, THE World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) were set up during the end of the World War II to rebuild the economies of Europe. However, in order for the world bank and the IMF to implement their policies, they began offering loans to poor countries but only if the poor […]
Continue ReadingBy VOA News, THE president of Somalia is telling the United Nations to keep out of the country’s internal politics. Monday’s statement from President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud came after the U.N. envoy to Somalia, Nicholas Kay, expressed concern that lawmakers are being bribed to vote against the prime minister in a possible no-confidence motion.
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Maddux, SOUTH Sudan is now the world’s most fragile nation, displacing Somalia, which has held the top spot for the last six years. The Fund for Peace, in partnership with the Foreign Policy Magazine have tracked South Sudan since 2012, not long after it became the African continent’s newest country.
Continue ReadingAt least five killed by attackers in Taa village near Mpeketoni, the site of raids that killed 65 last week. By Reuters, FIVE people have been killed by unknown attackers in a village on Kenya’s coast near Mpeketoni town, where at least 65 people died in attacks last week, according to a government official. “I am […]
Continue ReadingBy BBC News, SOUTH South Sudan’s president has warned his country faces “one of worst famines ever” unless the current conflict is ended, in an interview with the BBC. Salva Kiir also accused his sacked deputy, Riek Machar, of stoking ethnic tension and violating a ceasefire. Last week, Mr Kiir postponed presidential elections due next […]
Continue ReadingBy Jason Patinkin, A CEASE-FIRE inked days ago between South Sudan’s warring leaders is falling apart, dimming hopes for a quick peace that is widely seen as needed to ensure that millions of civilians have access to basic humanitarian aid. President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar agreed at a meeting last Friday in Addis […]
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