Africa’s Most Powerful Passports
With geopolitics playing in, travellers from some countries get more travel freedom than others, a new ranking shows. Making waves in the travel world this week: a ranking of the globe’s most powerful passports that reveals the comparative weakness of many African ones. Even in the digital age, passports haven’t changed much in form. The […]
Two Doctors Without Borders Killed In South Sudan
Two Doctors Without Borders (MSF) staff have been killed in South Sudan, the medical agency said Tuesday, taking the number of aid workers killed in the 20-month conflict to over 30. MSF said Gawar Top Puoy, a logistician, and James Gatluak Gatpieny, a community health worker, were killed during separate attacks on villages in the […]
Media Blackout in South Sudan After Journalist Killing
The Corporate Weekly and former New Nation reporter was found shot to death on the road to his home on Thursday morning. His killing brings the number of journalists murdered in South Sudan this year to seven. His mobile phone and money were not taken. The murder also comes barely a week after President Salva […]
South Sudan President Salva Kiir To Sign Peace Deal
South Sudan’s president has promised to sign a peace deal he had earlier snubbed, the US State Department says. Salva Kiir told US Secretary of State John Kerry he had decided to sign after “a couple more days of consultation”, a State Department spokesman said. His refusal on Monday to sign the deal to end […]
United States urge South Sudan’s President To sign Peace Deal With Rebels Within Two Weeks
The United States urged South Sudan’s president Monday to sign a peace deal with rebels within two weeks to end 20 months of brutal civil war. While rebel chief Riek Machar signed the accord, President Salva Kiir and his government did not, with a mediator saying they had “certain reservations” and would return within 15 […]
President Salva Kiir Arrives for Last-Ditch Peace Talks
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has arrived in Ethiopia for last-ditch peace talks amid international threats of sanctions if a deal is not reached by Monday. But he has voiced doubts that an agreement is possible. South Sudanese President Salva Kiir arrived in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Adaba, on Sunday for peace talks with rebel […]
South Sudan Armed Opposition Dismiss Coup Talk
South Sudan armed Opposition has dismissed claims by the splinter group that there is a leadership crisis within Dr Riek Machar- led rebel group. Mr James Gatdet Dak, the spokesperson of the rebel leader, told Daily Monitor yesterday that the leadership of the SPLA/M in Opposition was still intact. “These are just two generals who […]
South Sudan On Pace for a Second, Exceptionally Severe Malaria Season
Large spikes in malaria across South Sudan are raising the possibility of a second consecutive season marked by exceptionally high numbers of malaria cases and preventable deaths unless urgent action is taken to reinforce access to treatment in the most high-risk areas, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warns. MSF treated over 170,000 patients for malaria in […]
UN Health Agency Ramps Up Efforts to Tackle Cholera Outbreak
As the battle against cholera outbreak continues in South Sudan, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners are boosting assistance to help children and the most vulnerable prevent and reduce the spread of further cases. “Cholera is a largely preventable and treatable disease,” said Allan Mpairwe, Head of Outbreaks and Disasters Management […]
Four African Countries Rank High in Corruption Watchdog Reports
The International transparency watchdog group, Transparency International in its latest ranking of countries that practice acts of corruption at the highest level has listed four African Countries amongst the top 10 where corruption is practice with Liberia performing better this time. In the ranking crisis prone Somalia is ranked the most corrupt country in the […]
