New oil deals can only escalate the senseless conflict in S.Sudan

>Senior officials at the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) risk being jailed if they fail to submit 26 production sharing agreements (PSA) contracts, the state-owned entity, signed with multinational and local investors, it has been revealed.

Major African oil, natural gas and mineral producers in Africa, such as Tanzania, have been told to be careful about signing deals with multinational companies whose main agenda is to reap profits.

More than a million people have been forced out of their homes since the South Sudan conflict began in December, the UN says.

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and rebel commander Riek Machar sign a deal, committing to end a conflict that has devastated the country.

South Sudan’s bid to join the East African Community (EAC) is on scrutiny again after it was put on hold for some time.

James Copnall looks at the civil war conflict in South Sudan, a year on.

Elections in Sudan will be suspended in some areas in the troubled region of south Kordofan where the government is fighting the rebels, the national elections commission announced on Tuesday.

South Sudan President Salva Kiir and his arch-rival rebel chief Riek Machar said Monday they accepted mutual responsibility for a 10-month civil war in which thousands of people have been killed.

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Sexual violence key feature of continuing conflict in South Sudan
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UNITED NATIONS (Xinhua) -- Sexual violence has become a key feature of the continuing conflict in South Sudan, a senior UN official told reporters here Monday, while affirming that the widespread rape could ultimately be stopped through greater political ...
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