South Sudan clashes Stories
WFP aims to reach 470,000 people in Upper Nile and Northern Jonglei during the ongoing lean season, the hungriest period of the year that runs through...
With accusations mounting on both sides and the rainy season approaching- usually a period of intensified military activities – diplomatic observers w...
The minister condemned the violence and warned that individuals responsible for inciting or participating in the conflict would be held accountable.
The decree empowers the government to deploy additional security forces and authorises "all necessary measures" to restore order in the conflict-hit a...
He said the land was officially registered under the Ang'ata Barikoi Farmers’ Cooperative Society on September 18, 1996. However, the society has nev...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk warned of a further deterioration in the human rights situation following a sharp increase in hostil...
If Kiir stepped down, Bol Mel's new role as the SPLM party's deputy chairperson would make him the acting president of the country.
The Kenya High Commission in New Delhi has urged its citizens to remain in contact and follow official guidance as the situation develops.
Behind the diplomatic language lies a tense and rapidly deteriorating political crisis that risks dragging the region back into conflict.
Mudavadi said the government would facilitate their repatriation and reintegration but emphasised that no compensation would be provided.
Foreign governments have warned that civil war could break out again in South Sudan following weeks of escalating tensions that originated in fighting...
Dr Machar and his wife, Angelina Teny, were placed under house arrest on Wednesday night, an action that now threatens peace in the fragile nation.
An estimated one million displaced people are grappling with high levels of food insecurity, and thousands of schools remain closed.
According to their joint communique, the opening of the two airports in North Kivu and South Kivu provinces will facilitate the withdrawal of SADC tro...
IGAD’s Executive Secretary Dr Workneh Gebeyehu said the authority’s Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring and Verification will...
Earlier this month, security forces loyal to President Salva Kiir arrested two ministers and several senior military officials allied with Riek Machar...
The opposition faction has condemned the move, calling it a violation of the 2018 Revitalized Peace Agreement and a threat to ongoing peace efforts.
Owinow, nominated by the Kenyan government, replaces Major General (Rtd) Charles Tai Gituai, who has held the role since August 2020.
Addressing allegations of atrocities at Munzenze Central Prison, M23 distanced itself from the incident, claiming the violence occurred before its for...
SADC expressed concern that the RDF's involvement in these attacks had further worsened the security situation in eastern DRC and undermined both the...
UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric warned that the number of deaths was expected to rise further.
President Kiir dismissed the country’s army chief, police inspector-general, and central bank governor in a significant reshuffle following recent sec...
The incident, described by the national army as a "misunderstanding" between layers of security forces stationed at the home, left two soldiers wounde...
As relative calm returns to Tana River County, the future of the cluster project remains in limbo.
Detectives said the arrest comes after the two ignored earlier police summonses for grilling over the deadly clashes.
Onyancha, who led the Coast regional security team to assess the situation, urged the communities displaced by the clashes to return to their homes.
Area police boss warned all parties involved in the clashes that the government would not hesitate to take action.
Most of the clashes, the women say, occur during the rainy season when there's competition for pasture and settlement spaces.
The DRC’s military spending had the highest increase in the world in 2023. Its US$794 million spending was 105 per cent higher than in 2022.
