South Sudan

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.

The Sudanese uprising that refuses to go away

Protests in Sudan won't fade away and the country's leader is fast running out of options.

Sudan’s president declares state of emergency for a year

Facing the biggest popular protests since he came to power 30 years ago, Bashir also declared a state of emergency for one year and said he would dissolve the central government and state governments.

Western powers warn of violence in South Sudan

Thousands of civilians in the Yei area have fled the renewed fighting and crossed the border to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.

Corruption seen rising in Trump's US: watchdog

The US under the Trump administration loses four points to score 71 out of 100 on Transparency International's 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index, sending the country tumbling out of the top 20 for the first time since 2011.

Protesters dead as rallies rock Sudan

Since mid-December, the country has been rocked by popular protests where demonstrators seek President al Bashir’s resignation over his apparent failure to remedy the country’s chronic economic woes.

The great game in the Horn of Africa

The Horn of Africa appears to be geared towards a new order set off by global competition over strategic interests.

Is the US making moves to counter Chinese and Russian influence in Africa?

The Trump administration recently launched a new Africa policy to counter the ‘predatory’ practices of Russia and China, but many experts in the region say the US is too late to the game.