South Sudan’s President Decries Global Isolation Over Ongoing Conflict

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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Somalia to UN: Hands Off Our Politics

By 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. 

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South Sudan Tops Somalia as the Most ‘Fragile’ State

By 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. 

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South Sudan Faces ‘One of Worst Famines Ever’: Kiir

By 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 […]

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South Sudan Cease-fire Blows up, Days after the Ink Dries

By 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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