By Okech Francis It’s close to two years after the implementation of the peace agreement in South Sudan but key institutions advocated by the pact are yet to be instituted, slowing down a process that must be completed by 2023, the head of a monitor warned. Commissions and institutions, such as the National Audit Chamber […]
UN NEWS The deputy UN chief on Thursday emphasized the “vital importance” of peace and security in Africa, thanking ambassadors in the Security Council for helping the UN shine a spotlight on the issue, and how all Member States can work with the African Union and other regional and sub-regional groups, to make lives more […]
CNBC Facebook on Thursday announced that it has changed its company name to Meta. The name change was announced at the Facebook Connect augmented and virtual reality conference. The new name reflects the company’s growing ambitions beyond social media. Facebook, now known as Meta, has adopted the new moniker, based on the sci-fi term metaverse, to […]
By Richard Sultan and agencies Sudan has again witnessed another coup, number 17. While standout condemnations have manifested from mainly the western nations, in the region, it has been coy, and the region has it’s memories of military takeovers too. Protests denouncing the military takeover on Monday continued, sucking in workers from key sectors including […]
By Simon Deng Sudan is in a crisis and activists are demanding its southern neighbor, and peace mediator, South Sudan to intervene to ensure stability. Edmund Yakani, the Executive Director of Community Empowerment for Progress Organization- a local NGO called on President Salva Kiir’s administration to take proactive role in mediating the standoff between the […]
By Tapeng Michael Ohure South Sudan’s crude export through a port in Sudan has been temporarily stopped due to the ongoing political crisis in the neighbouring country. Information Minister Michael Michael Lueth says the compounding situation has however not stopped oil production in South Sudan. Makuei however maintained that stoppage was temporary and the situation […]
Unicef South Sudan In the marshes on the outskirts of Malakal Town in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State, Nyanbol Mijak (28) lives with her five children, withstanding the hardships of a devasting flood that has deluged this part of the country for several months now. One evening her youngest daughter went to bed with a […]
Your Excellency Secretary-General António Guterres,Your Excellencies Diplomatic Envoys and Representatives of International Organizations,Ladies and Gentlemen,Friends,Comrades, Fifty years ago today, the 26th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted, with an overwhelming majority, Resolution 2758, and the decision was made to restore all rights of the People’s Republic of China in the United […]
By CNN Sudan has descended into crisis after the military dissolved the country’s power-sharing government and declared a state of emergency on Monday. The move has crushed hopes for a peaceful transition of power following the ousting of former President Omar al-Bashir in 2019. Here’s what you need to know: What’s going on in Sudan? […]
By Ruot George Sudan’s deposed civilian leader Abdalla Hamdok is being kept at the residence of the coup leader, Abdel Fattah Al Burhan. Speaking at a press conference broadcast live from Khartoum on Tuesday, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said Hamdok wasn’t in custody but under protection for fear of his life. “The prime minister is in […]