KHARTOUM, SOUTH SUDAN | Xinhua | After more than two years of devastating conflict, Sudan’s capital Khartoum is slowly emerging from the ruins of war, inching toward a return to normal life. Across much of the city, scars of battle remain visible, widespread destruction plagues neighborhoods, and bullet holes mar …
Read More »Sudanese women become humanitarian pillars amid years-long civil war
KHARTOUM, SOUTH SUDAN | Xinhua | In a displacement shelter in Port Sudan, a charitable kitchen run by women’s rights advocate Awadia Koko is a lifeline for thousands of Sudanese struggling to get by amid the country’s prolonged civil conflict. “This charitable kitchen has supported thousands and provided food to …
Read More »Sudan’s electricity, transport sectors crippled by ongoing civil war
KHARTOUM, SOUTH SUDAN | Xinhua | Sudan’s electricity and transport sectors have been among the hardest hit by the two-year conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). According to official estimates, the electricity sector has lost around 40 percent of its capacity due …
Read More »A new phase in Sudan’s civil war
INTERVIEW | On March 26, Sudanese army forces reclaimed control over the presidential palace in central Khartoum, dislodging the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia and claiming a major new tactical and strategic victory that could signal a new phase of the war. With the army now on the verge of reclaiming …
Read More »Two years after signing peace deal, South Sudan remains at crossroads
Juba, South Sudan | XINHUA | After five years of brutal civil war, several South Sudanese parties signed a revitalized peace agreement in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on September 12, 2018, following ten months of intense negotiations. Two years on, the peace deal is yet to produce tangible results as …
Read More »Trump nixes idea of renaming US bases honoring Confederate heroes
Washington, United States | AFP | US military bases honoring Civil War Confederate leaders will not be renamed, President Donald Trump said Wednesday, pushing back on pressure to rid public places of monuments glorifying the once pro-slavery South. “These Monumental and very Powerful Bases have become part of a Great American …
Read More »Burundi: poor country wracked by ethnic conflict
Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | The small, central African country of Burundi is one of the poorest in the world, with a history of political crises and ethnic massacres and a long civil war. Here are some key facts about the nation of 11 million people ahead of its May 20 …
Read More »Fears in US of bad peace deal with the Taliban
Washington, United States | AFP | An Afghanistan peace agreement that the US seems close to reaching with the Taliban has prompted worries that President Donald Trump’s desire to quickly withdraw US troops could further plunge the country into civil war. Trump said Friday he was pleased with talks on ending …
Read More »FEBRUARY 6: Ocheng motion sails through, gun takes over
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | For at least 33 years, February 6 is celebrated annually to mark the day Yoweri Museveni waged a five-year civil war that brought him to power in January 1986. But Tarehe Sita, as the day is popularly known, is linked to another historical event, 53 …
Read More »S.Sudan moots truth body to heal war wounds
The newly-reconciled leaders of South Sudan have called for a South Africa-style truth commission to heal the scars of a gruesome war in the world’s youngest nation. President Salva Kiir and the newly-appointed vice president, Riek Machar, a former foe, said in a joint piece in The New York Times …
Read More »