The South Sudan Women, Peace, and Security Working Group is calling on the government to expand resources for the fight against gender-based violence as the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence begin (GBV). The working group, co-chaired by the […]
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has begun work on a 300-kilometer highway connecting the Jonglei and Greater Pibor administrative districts. Engineers from South Korea operating with the UN Peacekeeping Mission in South Sudan have began rebuilding a […]
Walter Otieno, the owner of this stand in Kisumu, western Kenya, drops dough balls into a fizzing pan. The encrusted orbs, known as mandazi, are ready for sale within a minute or two. However, his consumers may not be as […]
In an attempt to bring peace to the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenyan President William Ruto will go to Kinshasa on Sunday, according to his office. His visit follows one by Ruto’s predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta, who is […]
According to a human rights organization, workers from Kenya, Uganda, and Ethiopia have experienced the worst labour rights breaches in Qatar, adding to the pressure on the 2022 FIFA World Cup host, which has been criticized for abuses. As Doha […]
Part of my nation is underwater. Seasonal flooding is normal in Nigeria, but not like this. Thirty-four of the country’s 36 states have been affected. More than 1.4 million people have been displaced. Together with drought-driven famine in the Horn […]
The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said Tuesday that a female elephant, considered Kenya’s biggest tusked elephant, died of old age in the east African nation (November 1). Dida, who was famous for her big tusks, was thought to be between […]
Health experts say the government’s response to the outbreak has been slow and inept, allowing infections to spread. The Ugandan government is under pressure to contain a rising Ebola epidemic after the health minister said six pupils in Kampala, the […]
Sudanese and South Sudanese officials agreed on Monday to improve bilateral cooperation by reactivating collaborative processes for determining the ultimate status of the disputed Abyei area. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, deputy chairman of the Sudan Sovereign Council, signed the agreement on […]
In Burundi, an audio tape supposedly portraying President Évariste Ndayishimiye accusing unidentified political people of conspiring against him surfaced in early September. Soon after, Macron fired Prime Minister Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni, ushering in the country’s first significant political overhaul since the […]
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