South Sudan clashes Stories

Museveni in Juba to cool tensions as South Sudan teeters on brink of civil war
Mwangi Maina  |  Apr 03, 2025

Behind the diplomatic language lies a tense and rapidly deteriorating political crisis that risks dragging the region back into conflict.

Mudavadi: Nearly 5,000 Kenyan refugees in Ethiopia seek to return home
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 02, 2025

Mudavadi said the government would facilitate their repatriation and reintegration but emphasised that no compensation would be provided.

South Sudan VP Machar's party trying to locate him after arrest warrant issued
Reuters  |  Mar 27, 2025

Foreign governments have warned that civil war could break out again in South Sudan following weeks of escalating tensions that originated in fighting...

South Sudan on brink of civil war as UN mission urges restraint amid reports of Machar's arrest
Mary Wambui  |  Mar 27, 2025

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.

Why the Tigray crisis is far from over
The Conversation  |  Mar 19, 2025

An estimated one million displaced people are grappling with high levels of food insecurity, and thousands of schools remain closed.

Joint EAC-SADC ministers meeting calls for the reopening Goma, Kavumu airports in eastern DRC
Mary Wambui  |  Mar 18, 2025

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 calls for ceasefire in South Sudan as regional leaders meet to address security crisis
Mary Wambui  |  Mar 12, 2025

IGAD’s Executive Secretary Dr Workneh Gebeyehu said the authority’s Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring and Verification will...

South Sudan situation deteriorating at alarming pace - U.N. rights body
Reuters  |  Mar 09, 2025

Earlier this month, security forces loyal to President Salva Kiir arrested two ministers and several senior military officials allied with Riek Machar...

Tensions rise in South Sudan as security forces surround Riek Machar's residence
Mwangi Maina  |  Mar 05, 2025

The opposition faction has condemned the move, calling it a violation of the 2018 Revitalized Peace Agreement and a threat to ongoing peace efforts.

IGAD endorses George Owinow as chair of South Sudan's peace implementation body
Mwangi Maina  |  Feb 05, 2025

Owinow, nominated by the Kenyan government, replaces Major General (Rtd) Charles Tai Gituai, who has held the role since August 2020.

Congo Conflict: M23 warns of escalating violence against civilians
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 11, 2025

Addressing allegations of atrocities at Munzenze Central Prison, M23 distanced itself from the incident, claiming the violence occurred before its for...

Rwanda denies SADC accusations of attacks on SAMIDRC troops, civilians
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 02, 2025

SADC expressed concern that the RDF's involvement in these attacks had further worsened the security situation in eastern DRC and undermined both the...

At least 700 killed in DR Congo fighting - UN
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 01, 2025

UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric warned that the number of deaths was expected to rise further.

South Sudan President Salva Kiir overhauls security, administrative leadership amid internal tensions
Mwangi Maina  |  Dec 10, 2024

President Kiir dismissed the country’s army chief, police inspector-general, and central bank governor in a significant reshuffle following recent sec...

Calm restored in Juba after soldiers' clash at ex-intelligence chief's home
Foreign Reporter  |  Nov 22, 2024

The incident, described by the national army as a "misunderstanding" between layers of security forces stationed at the home, left two soldiers wounde...

How disquiet over villages cluster project ignited deadly Tana River clashes
Farhiya Hussein  |  Oct 26, 2024

As relative calm returns to Tana River County, the future of the cluster project remains in limbo.

DCI officers arrest Tana River governor, MP over ongoing inter-clan clashes
Mary Wambui  |  Oct 12, 2024

Detectives said the arrest comes after the two ignored earlier police summonses for grilling over the deadly clashes.

Communities in Tana River County urged to halt retaliatory attacks, embrace peace
Issa Hussein  |  Oct 09, 2024

Onyancha, who led the Coast regional security team to assess the situation, urged the communities displaced by the clashes to return to their homes.

Tension high as two people are killed in Madogo, Tana River in clash over land dispute
Issa Hussein  |  Oct 04, 2024

Area police boss warned all parties involved in the clashes that the government would not hesitate to take action.

How women in Mandera are helping resolve inter-clan disputes
Mary Wambui  |  Sep 17, 2024

Most of the clashes, the women say, occur during the rainy season when there's competition for pasture and settlement spaces.

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