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June 03, 2022
UN: Two Peacekeepers Killed in Mali

The incident marks the second deadly attack on peacekeepers this week.
June 02, 2022
First Anti-Junta Protest in Guinea, 1 Killed

A young man was shot during a protest over rising fuel prices, according to the opposition and witnesses. This is the first demonstration against the military junta that took power in September 2021.
June 02, 2022
Mali: Deadly Attacks on UN, Red Cross Missions

A UN logistics convoy was ambushed by suspected terrorists, killing one Jordanian peacekeeper and wounding three other UN "MINUSMA" members - the fifth tragic incident in the northern Kidal region in a week. Meanwhile, an attack in western Mali Wednesday killed two Red Cross workers.
May 31, 2022
AU Chief Warns of Ukraine's Exports Blockade

The African Union chief has voiced concern to European Union leaders over Russia's blockade of Ukraine's ports, urging the release of available grain stocks and the provision of transportation and market access.
May 30, 2022
Hundreds of Libya Exiters Landed in Sicily

294 migrants rescued off the Libyan cost landed in Sicily on Monday morning after spending ten days at sea. Some NGOs focused on helping Mediterranean migrants say authorities have to move quicker to get those plucked from the water onto dry safe land.
May 28, 2022
Liverpool, Real Madrid Play Champions League Final

Thousands of soccer fans are descending on Paris to see Liverpool and Real Madrid meet in the Champions League final. There are milestones at stake in the Stade de France. Carlo Ancelotti is looking to become the first coach to win European club football's top prize four times.
May 27, 2022
‘You Can't Even See Food’: Sahel Townspeople Bleak

The African Union Extraordinary Summit is underway in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, to discuss humanitarian and security crises on the continent, but support is desperately needed for the residents of Djibo, in Burkina Faso's extreme north, who are facing extremism, drought, and coups.
May 26, 2022
U.S. Economy Contracted in 2022 First Quarter

The U.S. government reported Thursday that the nation's economy shrank in the first three months of the year even though consumers and businesses kept spending at a solid pace. But analysts say the economy has likely resumed growing in the current April-June quarter.
May 25, 2022
Salah on Revenge Mission in Champions League Final

Revenge is on Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah's mind heading into the Champions League final against Real Madrid on Saturday. Salah hasn't forgotten what happened in the 2018 title match against Madrid when he tussled with Sergio Ramos and dislocated his shoulder by landing heavily on the ground.
May 24, 2022
Premier League Approves Chelsea Sale

The Premier League has approved the proposed sale of Chelsea to a consortium fronted by Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly.
May 23, 2022
Scholz In Senegal Seeking Gas Supplies as Sall Seeks Ukraine Mediation Role

As Germany's Chancellor arrived in Senegal to forge deals for getting its natural gas as part of a three nation trip, Senegal's President, Macky Sall, announced at a joint news conference that as the African Union's current president, he offers to media the Russian attack upon Ukraine.
April 15, 2021
UN Envoy: South Sudan has Potential, Needs to Hold Elections

World’s youngest nation has to eliminate corruption and establish a transparent and open government, he says
March 13, 2021
UN Extends Mandate of South Sudan Force to Prevent Return to Civil War

Security Council votes unanimously to extend the almost 20,000-strong U.N. peacekeeping force
February 13, 2020
‘We’re Losing Children’: South Sudan Ignores Reports on Oil Pollution, Birth Defects

The country’s oil regions are pocked by open waste pits and water and soil contaminated with chemicals and heavy metals
January 03, 2020
Prominent South Sudan Activist Pardoned But Not Yet Freed

A lawyer says a prominent South Sudan activist and economist has not been freed from prison despite being pardoned in a presidential decree
September 09, 2019
South Sudan Opposition Leader Makes Return Visit to Capital

Machar returns to meet with President Salva Kiir and holds talks in preparation for formation of coalition government in November
June 11, 2018
US Urges Regional Governments to Block S. Sudan War Money

It is widely believed that many S. Sudanese government officials have invested heavily in real estate in cities such as Kampala, where it is still possible to pay cash in real estate transactions
February 01, 2018
South Sudan Rebels Vow 'Guerrilla War' if Peace Talks Fail

Untold tens of thousands of people have been killed since the world's youngest nation plunged into civil war in late 2013
January 08, 2018
South Sudan Accuses Ex-military Chief of Joining Opposition

Government accusing Paul Malong of ordering opposition fighters to attack government positions across the country
September 07, 2017
As US Weighs Lifting Sudan Sanctions, South Sudan a Concern

South Sudan's government accuses its neighbor of supplying arms to rebels fighting its bloody civil war

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