Africa: Don't Close the Embassies. I Saw What Happens When We Do.

I remember when the U.S. Embassy in Bangui, Central African Republic, closed in 2012. The country was edging toward collapse, and at the very moment diplomacy was needed most,… Read more »

Africa: All of Africa Today - April 17, 2025

 Rights Groups Criticize New Zimbabwean Law That Curbs Civic Space Read more »

Africa: All of Africa Today - April 15, 2025

 'Hundreds Suffered Rights Violations During Protests In Zimbabwe' Read more »

Africa: All of Africa Today - April 11, 2025

Tanzania Opposition Leader Lissu Charged With Treason Read more »

Africa: All of Africa Today - April 7, 2025

 Nigeria's 'Take-It-Back' Movement Determined to Hold Protest Read more »

Africa: Burkina Faso, South Sudan Activists Chosen With U.S. International Women of Courage Awards

The U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and First Lady Melania Trump will host the 19th annual International Women of Courage (IWOC) Awards ceremony. Read more »

Africa: What the New African Union Leaders Should Prioritise in 2025

The African Union chose its new leadership, and now faces several peace and security challenges which the International Crisis Group (ICG) described as "forbidding". This is an… Read more »

South Sudan: Hundreds Recaptured After Mass Escape From South Sudan Military Jail

More than 400 suspects have been captured after escaping from a military detention facility in South Sudan, where they were held for violent protests and business looting. Read more »

South Sudan: Malaria Vaccine in South Sudan - Now It's Time for Life-Saving Pneumonia and Rotavirus Vaccines

In 2019, South Sudan experienced significant child mortality from preventable diseases. Pneumonia and diarrhea were particularly deadly, accounting for 19% and 10% of under-5… Read more »

South Sudan: UN Commission Has Advice for South Sudan's President on Security Law

The UN has urged South Sudan's president to return the National Security Service Bill to legislators to align it with the country's human rights obligations due to it entrenching… Read more »

Africa: Media Must Dig Deep into Root Causes of Africa's Conflicts - AU Special Envoy Bineta Diop

Africa continues to grapple with the harsh realities of conflict. From long-running struggles in places like the Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia to the recent eruption of… Read more »

Africa: Can We End Cervical Cancer in South Sudan by 2030?

In South Sudan, young Keji* experienced a life of hardships and tragedies that ultimately led to her untimely death at the age of 20. Born in an… Read more »

South Sudan: At Least Two Killed in Attack on Red Cross Convoy in Sudan

Two people were killed and seven others were injured in an attack on an International Committee of the Red Cross relief convoy in the Sudanese city of Khartoum on Sunday, December… Read more »

East Africa: South Sudan's President Kiir Offers Sudan Peace Talks Venue in Juba

South Sudanese President Salva Kiir reaffirmed his willingness to convene a gathering of political leaders from Sudan in Juba next week. Read more »

South Sudan: South Sudan's Govt Has 'Deeply Rooted Intolerance and Fear of Critical Views'

The South Sudanese government needs to act quickly to stop illegal media censorship, unacceptable restrictions on civic and political activities, and attacks on journalists and… Read more »

South Sudan: MPs Walk Out of Parliament Over Electoral Law

Members of South Sudan's ruling party left parliament on Monday after legislators approved a measure clearing the way for long-delayed elections, accusing President Salva Kiir of… Read more »

East Africa: Strategic Nation of 1.1 Million People Plays Outsize Role in Regional Peacebuilding

The house arrest of the president of Niger by military officials has taken much of what international media attention there was from the continuing catastrophic conflict in Sudan… Read more »

Southern Africa: Pope Francis Names 3 New African Cardinals

Three new cardinals from the continent have been named by Pope Francis - Archbishop  Stephen Ameyu Martin  of Juba in South Sudan, Archbishop  Protase Rugambwa, the… Read more »

South Sudan: South Sudan Leader Kiir Declares Election Date, Presidential Candidacy

South Sudan elections scheduled for next year will go ahead as planned, according to President Salva Kiir. Kiir also confirmed that he will run for president in the December 2024… Read more »

Sudan: UN Refugee Agency Says Sudan Joins Ukraine in Driving Up Tally of Displaced People

Sudan, like Ukraine, is deeply worrying for the United Nations as the latest figures show it helped swell the worldwide displacement total to an estimated 110 million in May, the… Read more »

East Africa: How Militarisation Impacts Rural Women in the Horn Of Africa

From the Tigray conflict between Eritrea and Ethiopia to the ongoing Somalia Al-Shabaab crisis, to civil wars in South Sudan and the military coup in Sudan, one thing is clear… Read more »

East Africa: South Sudan President's Passport Recovered in Kenya 30 Years After Plane Crash

Authorities have reportedly managed to locate the site where a plane carrying President Salva Kiir Mayardit crashed in 1993, and recovered his passport. Read more »

South Sudan: How Digitalization Can Advance Equality and Peace For Women, Girls in Post-Conflict South Sudan

South Sudan, as the world's youngest country, faces many challenges and uncertainty in achieving peace. Shortly after gaining independence from Sudan on July 9, 2011, a civil war… Read more »

Africa: Kenya, South Sudan Border Dispute Sparks Diplomatic Row

South Sudan has accused Kenya of stealing its land, setting the stage for a border dispute that may stymie trade between the two countries, reports Business Daily. Read more »

South Sudan: Remembering Roger Winter

The news of the passing of Roger Winter came to me as a shock wave. Yes, he had been ill and bedridden for a rather long time. The end might therefore be a relief for him. It is… Read more »