South Sudan conflict Stories

South Sudan's vice-president Riek Machar charged with treason, murder
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 12, 2025

The charges come despite the peace deal of 2018 that ended a bloody five-year civil war between Machar’s supporters and forces loyal to President Salv...

AU, IGAD and UN urged to push Sudan rivals back to negotiations amid worsening conflict
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 11, 2025

At a high-level meeting on Thursday, participants of the Nairobi Panel on the Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan called for an immediate end to military ope...

Ethiopia’s mega dam: 14 years in the making and its impact on Nile’s 11 countries explained
The Conversation  |  Sep 09, 2025

Higher electricity output from the dam could expand rural internet access in Ethiopia and, if Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt cooperate, also aid flood con...

DRC’s Joseph Kabila is on trial for treason: What case against the former Congolese president is all about
The Conversation  |  Sep 07, 2025

President Tshisekedi must tread carefully, as Kabila’s remaining loyalists, though fewer in number, could grow bolder in challenging his leadership.

UN calls for targeted sanctions amid Sudan’s devastating war
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 06, 2025

During a major ground offensive on Zamzam from April 11-13, the RSF and its allies killed between 300 and 1,500 people, mostly women and children.

DR Congo: All sides may be guilty of war crimes - UN probe
DW News  |  Sep 06, 2025

Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels committed "horrific" violations that could amount to crimes against humanity, according to t...

Tension in Madogo as fresh clashes leave two people dead
Issa Hussein  |  Sep 05, 2025

Madogo has witnessed a surge in violent crimes in recent months, with a gang known locally as Kayole terrorising residents. Some members are as young...

Uganda defends troop deployment to South Sudan
Mwangi Maina  |  Sep 05, 2025

Kampala acknowledged that Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) personnel entered South Sudan in March - an act the UN panel suggested contravened arm...

89 per cent of Sudan’s farmers facing reduced yields amid civil war - report
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Sep 03, 2025

89 per cent of smallholder farmers reported lower crop yields since fighting began, while more than half said insecurity had prevented them from harve...

DRC’s latest peace deal is breaking down and it isn’t the first – What’s being done wrong
The Conversation  |  Sep 02, 2025

The conflict in eastern DRC has escalated, displacing over 7.8 million people and leaving 28 million more facing food insecurity, nearly four million...

UN report: Turkish weapons found in Sudan and South Sudan despite arms embargo
Mwangi Maina  |  Sep 02, 2025

The UN panel found newly manufactured Turkish rifles, ranging from established brands to newer producers, among militias and other non-state actors.

Was the ‘double tap’ attack on Gaza’s Nasser hospital a war crime? Here’s what the laws of war say
The Conversation  |  Sep 01, 2025

Whether or not charges specifically relating to the attacks on Nasser Hospital are ever brought, it’s an opportunity to examine how international law...

Gaza civilian death toll outpaces other modern wars
The Conversation  |  Sep 01, 2025

Civilians never deserve to be harmed through carelessness, inadvertence or deliberate targeting

Local journalists and fixers are dying at unprecedented rates in Gaza, can anyone protect them?
The Conversation  |  Sep 01, 2025

The Committee to Protect Journalists, which has tracked journalist deaths globally since 1992, has counted a staggering 189 Palestinian journalists ki...

How Kenya is leading Africa’s fight against cross-border crime
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 30, 2025

The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) have set up strategic bases to deter both internal and external threats along the border counties.

Sudan Government vows post-war recovery, reconciliation in first Khartoum meeting since 2023 conflict
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 28, 2025

The session has been hailed as “a symbolic step toward the return of state institutions to the capital”, coming just over two months after the Sudanes...

Sudan floods kill 10, destroy homes as conflict deepens humanitarian crisis
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 28, 2025

Local media reports show that River Nile State was among the worst-hit areas, with entire villages submerged, dozens of homes destroyed, and widesprea...

Global charity warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in South Sudan
XINHUA  |  Aug 23, 2025

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification report released in June notes that the overall malnutrition burden among children under five has inc...

Antonio Guterres renews ceasefire appeal as Israel intensifies assault on Gaza
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 21, 2025

According to the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR), the Israeli army has been issuing evacuation orders across wide areas of Jabalya, using quadcopters t...

DR Congo conflict: Why peace talks with M23 rebels are stalling despite Doha deal
DW News  |  Aug 21, 2025

Kinshasa insists on M23’s full withdrawal and an end to external backing, while the rebels demand political and security guarantees before disarming,...

DR Congo: UN condemns deadly attacks in the east of the country
UN News  |  Aug 20, 2025

The Mission also urged “the Congolese authorities to conduct thorough investigations to identify those responsible for the massacre of civilians and b...

President Ruto refers Wildlife Conservation Bill back to Parliament for reconsideration
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 19, 2025

The legislation aims to ensure that people living along water bodies are entitled to compensation for interactions with these specified wildlife speci...

Kenya clarifies nomination of Consul-General to Goma following pushback from DRC
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 19, 2025

Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi emphasized that a presidential nomination does not in...

M23 casts doubt on DRC peace efforts after skipping Qatar talks
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 19, 2025

The standoff follows years of failed negotiations in eastern Congo, where mistrust between the rebels and the government has repeatedly stalled talks.

Nearly 50,000 people at risk, over 9,000 livestock perish as drought worsens in Tigray
Addis Standard  |  Aug 19, 2025

Some 9,367 households, accounting for 49,799 people, face danger. Some have already begun leaving the area in search of food.

UN commander welcomes Rwandan troops to South Sudan
New Times  |  Aug 19, 2025

Rwanbatt-2 has now fully assumed its duties in Sector North, continuing Rwanda’s strong contribution to UN peacekeeping efforts.

South Sudan peace deal at risk, RJMEC warns amid rising violence and political arrests
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 18, 2025

The warning was issued by Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) interim chairperson, Ambassador Major General (Rtd) George...

Burkina Faso expels UN official after report details child abuse by armed groups and security forces
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 18, 2025

According to the UN report, armed groups were responsible for 1,610 violations (65 per cent), while 501 cases (20 per cent) were linked to defence and...

Somalia water crisis: Funding cuts leave 300,000 without safe water as cholera cases surge
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 18, 2025

Severe funding cuts have reduced the humanitarian reach by 72 per cent, with agencies now aiming to support just 1.3 million people at a cost of $367...

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