South Sudan clashes Stories
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.
The heavily armed raiders came from Rubkona County of neighbouring Unity State to reclaim cattle stolen by youth from Ruweng Administrative Area.
Since the conflict began, one in three South Sudanese has been displaced, with over 4 million forced from their homes.
Local reports attributed the conflict to ongoing land disputes. However, the precise cause of the fighting remains unclear.
Communal clashes saw parents withdraw their children from Bisanadi Primary School, and teachers chased away, denying hundreds the right to education.
A delegation from the Juba government, led by Albino Mathem, the country’s presidential envoy, arrived in Nairobi on Tuesday, ahead of the scheduled t...
It comes as South Sudan prepares for its first post-independence elections scheduled for December this year, but uncertainty looms over whether the el...
