UN threatens action on South Sudan

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.

The European Union is seeking involvement of the international community in South Sudan peace talks citing “lack of progress in peace process”

Green Miles Safari (GMS), a United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based company whose hunting licence in the Selous Game Reserve has been revoked, says it will sue the government for stopping its operations there.

Ukawa threatens punitive action against deserters as fracture widens
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Leaders the Coalition of Defenders of People's Constitution (Ukawa) have threatened to take serious disciplinary measures against the defiant members as the already emerged fracture within the amorphous alliance continue to widen with four more ...

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Presidents Obasanjo and Mbeki recognized that the solution to the current crisis was within the reach of the peoples of South Sudan

The African Union Commission of Inquiry on South Sudan (AUCISS) (http://www.au.int) met with President Thabo Mbeki, in his capacity as Chairperson of the High Level Implementation Panel on Sudan, today 4 September 2014. In attendance were President Olusegun Obasanjo, Professor Mahmood Mamdani and Lady Justice Sophia Akuffo.

The meeting follows nation wide...

Sudan beat neighbours South Sudan in a penalty shootout to reach the semi-finals of the Cecafa Cup in Ethiopia.

Why does a country thousands of miles away matter so much to the US and, in particular, President Obama, asks Karen Allen.

Provides an overview of South Sudan, including key events and facts about Africa's newest nation