Security Beefed Up as Mogadishu Hosts IGAD Summit
06/09/2016Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, which only a few years back was categorized by many as the most dangerous capital on Earth, is preparing to host the 53rd summit of the Intergovernmental.
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S.Sudan Agrees to New UN-Backed Peacekeeping Force
05/09/2016By Lou Lorscheider Facing intense international pressure, South Sudan has recently agreed to the deployment of a 4,000-member regional protection force approved last month by the United Nations Security Council..
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Kenya’s Kenyatta, S. Sudan’s Kiir, Discuss Shaky Peace Accord
31/08/2016The South Sudanese President, Salva Kiir and his Kenyan counterpart, Uhuru Kenyatta met on Tuesday to discuss modalities on how to implementat the shaky peace accord that ended South.
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Kerry Announces New Aid for S. Sudan and Kenya
23/08/2016By Mark Caldwell U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry has recently announced new aid packages for Kenya and South Sudan, while on an official visit to Nairobi. Additional aid will.
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South Sudan’s President Says Will Consider U.N. Troops
16/08/2016By Denis Dumo South Sudan will consider a United Nations plan to send in troops and stop the country’s episode of violence, President Salva Kiir said on Monday, confirming a.
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UN Peace Force in S. Sudan to Stay Longer; Expansion Possible
02/08/2016The United Nations has extended its peacekeeping mission in South Sudan until August 12, amid increasing reports of renewed violence in the country’s southern states. The mandate for the U.N..
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South Sudan to Swear in New First Vice President
26/07/2016The apparent disarray in South Sudan’s Transitional Government of National Unity comes full circle Tuesday when former rebel leader and First Vice President Riek Machar is formally replaced by his.
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Vatican Envoy Urges Peace in South Sudan
21/07/2016A top Vatican envoy is urging South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and First Vice President Riek Machar to peacefully end the wave of recent violence that gripped the capital,.
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China to Send Special Envoy to Africa over South Sudan Crisis
21/07/2016China is sending its special envoy for Africa to the continent to help with efforts to resolve the political crisis in South Sudan, China’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday. Veteran.
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UN Ready to Work on Proposal for Combat Force in South Sudan
15/07/2016The United Nations is ready to work with east African bloc IGAD to refine the group’s proposal for an intervention force within the U.N. peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, U.N..
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