EU seeks global action to resolve South Sudan row

The UN threatens action unless South Sudan's President Salva Kiir signs a peace deal on Wednesday to end months of conflict with rebels.

On paper, the war is over in South Sudan, after rivals signed a peace deal to end 21-months of violence that left tens of thousands killed.

There’s but no question that the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) zealously ‘advocated’ by the National Electoral Commission (NEC) is highly controversial every which way one looks at the monster. I call the scheme a ‘monster’ for good reasons...

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Opposition seeks action on `Tokomeza` recommendations
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Leaders of the opposition camp in Parliament now want the government to seriously act on the parliamentary select committee's recommendations which among others requires compensation on those affected by the anti-poaching campaign. The opposition ...

Italy urges swift action at the UN to tackle the Libyan conflict, highlighting the risk that warring militias may side with Islamic State militants.

>Tanzania will not hit back at Kenya for banning its registered tour vans from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi, according to Minister for East African Cooperation Harrison Mwakyembe.

Sudan on Tuesday  received an invitation from the African Union (AU) to resume negotiations on South Kordo­fan and Blue Nile areas early next November in Ethiopia, Sudanese Media Center (SMC) reported.

France on Monday presented a draft resolution to the UN Security Council aimed at toughening the international response to the violence in Burundi, where fears of Rwanda-style mass killings are rife.