Uganda is one of the largest refugee hosting nations in the world, with over one million refugees, with two-thirds having fled conflict in South Sudan. The 2018 peace deal signed ... Read more »

Yasir Arman, deputy chairperson of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/ Army-North, returned from exile in May to participate in talks with Sudan's ruling generals but was ... Read more »

The peace deal, albeit shaky, has brought with it some financial gains over the past two years, with the country reportedly making more than U.S.$1 billion annually in extra oil ... Read more »

After nearly four months of being sworn in, and still without a Cabinet president Tshisekedi named a Kabila ally, Prof Sylvestre Ilunkamba Ilunga, as prime minister. Effectively, ... Read more »

The U.N. Security Council has renewed sanctions, including an arms embargo, on Juba for another year despite the dissaproval of the three African members on the council. ... Read more »

Doctors Without Borders hopes the hospital will address the needs of people living in a remote and neglected area who have been affected by years of war and frequent bouts of ... Read more »

The implementation of South Sudan's peace agreement has been delayed for a further six months but there are concerns that this leaves enough time for things to go wrong in a ... Read more »

Rival parties have temporarily salvaged prospects for peace, agreeing on a six-month deadline extension to allow for the formation of a unity government. However, the country's ... Read more »

Women representation in various positions at the UN is still low, despite the organisation's attempts at gender equality, according to Floresha Berisha a human resource officer, ... Read more »

In 2018 South Africa's Department of Energy pledged to invest U.S.$1 billion into South Sudan's petroleum industry, with the aim of securing affordable energy supplies. Read more »