S Sudan rebel youths in war march

Thousands of South Sudanese youths - loyal to rebel leader Riek Machar - have abandoned their march on the strategic town of Bor, officials say.

DC stops crowd, Geita youths march to State House
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Dozens of citizens yesterday swarmed at the Kinondoni District Commissioner's office on their way to State House in protest against corruption and embezzlement that they described as chronic behavior among public officials, which has plunged the country ...

Gen Johnson Oloni, a major rebel leader in South Sudan, tells the BBC he may have to take up arms again, despite the signing of a peace deal.

South Sudan's army moves against the key rebel-held centres of Bentiu and Bor, as rebels strengthen defences in Bentiu.

South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar holds talks with Kenya's leader in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi about the latest peace efforts.

South Sudan rebels fail to attend the second day of peace talks aimed at ending months of conflict, throwing the negotiations into doubt.

It has been 10 years since the death in a helicopter crash of John Garang, leader of the southern Sudanese rebel group, the SPLM.

 Thursday 19 March 2015
18.00 – 21.00

At the British Council
Corner Samora Machel Avenue and Ohio Street
Dar es Salaam 

It’s remembered as a European conflict, but one hundred years ago the British and German Empires also fought the First World War in East Africa.  The struggle over present-day Tanzania left an untold legacy that this debate will uncover. The BBC’s Audrey Brown will be joined by some of the world’s greatest experts in World War One: The South African historian Bill Nasson and the...

South Sudan’s army has lifted a more than a month-long aid blockade into rebel areas, the UN said Friday, warning of a “dire situation” as fighting continues despite ongoing peace talks.