South Sudan

Seoul to suspend expiry of intelligence sharing pact with Japan

Seoul and Tokyo are both major US allies, democracies and market economies faced with an overbearing China and the wayward North. But their relationship continues to be heavily affected by their history.

South Sudan rival leaders delay forming coalition government

The rival leaders were to have formed a unity government by November 12, but after meeting in Uganda for six hours, they said that security and governance issues needed to be resolved before they could form a government together.

South Sudan rebel leader seeks further delay to unity government

The rebel leader of South Sudan Riek Machar said Sunday that he wants to further delay the setting up a power-sharing government, warning that rushing into the arrangement would lead to disaster.

Ebola death toll exceeds 1,600 mark in DRC

Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 2,382 cases of Ebola, of which 1,606 were fatal, the Health Ministry says.

At least 100 civilians killed in South Sudan after peace deal - UN

Violence has ratcheted up in South Sudan since a peace deal was signed, with hundreds of civilians raped or murdered by warring factions, a new UN report said.

Is 'debt trap diplomacy’ China's neocolonialist tool in Africa?

As a leading investor in the African continent, Beijing aims to reap more and more benefits from the mineral-rich continent but the fast changing reality on the ground may throw up major hurdles.

The UK's alliances violate its stated principles

The UK's annual report on human rights and democracy is a reminder that Britain's leadership pursues profit over principle.

People in war zones almost three times more affected by mental illness

Mental illness affects every fifth person living in war zones, recent research from the World Health Organization shows.

South Sudan's unity government delayed by six months

Warring parties have agreed on delaying the ​formation of a power-sharing government by six months.

South Sudan hires US lobby group to avoid war crime charges

Many African governments and prominent political figures hire Trump-linked lobby groups in the US to ease sanctions against them.

The Saudis, Emiratis, and the future of Turkish projects in Sudan

Riyadh and Abu Dhabi are trying to sure up support in Sudan, amid ongoing instability. Does their political and financial lobbying present a threat to Turkish investments?

Sudan army topples veteran leader Omar al Bashir

Military says a state of emergency has been imposed for the next three months and that the military has also suspended the constitution, closed borders and the country's airspace.