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AU panel discusses Sudan stability, security issues
Shoukry underlines efforts made to enable Libyan government restore stability
Shoukry meets with African representatives in New York
Foreign Minister discusses renaissance dam, regional conflicts, and threat of terrorism with African ministers on sidelines of UN General Assembly
Tanmeyah Company aims at EGP 30m profit by year’s end
Tanmeyah buys new equipment to offer more services to oil companies
South Sudan crisis ‘deteriorates’ after six months of war
War in the young nation has already killed thousands and forced more than 1.5 million people from their homes, and aid agencies warn of the risk of famine should fighting continue.
50,000 children facing death in war-torn South Sudan: UN
War in the young nation has already killed thousands and forced more than 1.5 million people from their homes, and aid agencies warn of the risk of famine should fighting continue.
South Sudan rivals are warmongers, mediators say
The comments came just hours before Kiir and Machar were set to hold a rare face-to-face meeting in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa.
Egypt discusses Nile with US, EU diplomats
Representatives were received by Egypt’s foreign minister; discussion included Somalia, South Sudan and water security
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South Sudan army battles rebels for key oil town
Bentiu fell into rebel hands last month, and opposition forces were accused by the United Nations of massacring hundreds of civilians.
Al-Sisi meets with South Sudanese Defence Minister
The country has been lobbying “in every African forum” to convince the African Union to lift Egypt’s suspension
Foreign minister arrives in Sudan to attend regional conference
Minister slated to discuss defence cooperation, “recover Egyptian role” in Africa
South Sudan backs Egypt bid for African Union reinstatement
Prime Minster discusses ways to strengthen relations with South Sudan
Nabil Fahmy meets with South Sudan foreign minister
South Sudan, Egyptian foreign ministers discuss economic ties, internal development and water security
South Sudan government, rebels halt peace talks
AFP – South Sudan’s government and rebels are taking a more than two-week break from key peace talks having seemingly made little to no progress in three weeks, mediators said Tuesday. The IGAD regional bloc, which is brokering the peace talks being held in Ethiopia, said both sides were halting the talks until 20 March …
S.Sudan civilians reduced to scavengers on swamp islands
Home to over 50,000 people, it was always considered a safe haven, even during decades of civil war with Sudan that ended in 2005 and led to the birth of South Sudan in 2011.
UN cites evidence of rebel abuses in South Sudan
The unrest in South Sudan has left thousands dead and displaced close to 900,000 people.
South Sudan – from cease-fire to sustainable peace?
By Ivan Simonovic “We were picked up at checkpoints or during house searches. They recognised us by our accents, or by the traditional marks on our faces. 200-400 of us were brought to a room of a police station, so small that we were suffocating. Suddenly they opened fire on us from two windows. I …
South Sudan says contact lost with key town
The United Nations meanwhile said that 10 people had been killed in “inter-communal clashes” within an UNMISS peacekeeping base in Malakal, where more than 20,000 people have been sheltering from the fighting.
Bodies litter looted South Sudan town
The ruins of the town, in which hundreds of civilians were killed, in some cases shot in the back as they fled, are eerily silent.
South Sudan ceasefire falters as government accuses rebels of attack
The fighting has been marked by atrocities on both sides with some 700,000 people forced from their homes in the impoverished nation, according to the United Nations.
Pressure mounts on South Sudan to end brutal conflict
Thousands have been killed and half a million civilians forced to flee the fighting between troops loyal to President Salva Kiir and rebels allied to his sacked deputy Riek Machar.
South Sudan army reclaims control of key oil town of Malakal
Rebel forces staged a fresh attack last Tuesday to seize the riverside town, which has changed hands three times since the conflict in South Sudan began last month.
South Sudan battles rage as conflict enters second month
Some of the 20,000 civilians sheltering in the peacekeeper’s compound had been wounded from stray bullets from heavy machine guns during the intense battle.
South Sudan troops fight to wrest final rebel stronghold
The UN leader warned that evidence of widespread atrocities committed during the nearly month-long conflict would be investigated, and that “perpetrators of serious human rights violations will be held accountable.”
South Sudan government, rebels set for ceasefire talks
Fighting erupted in South Sudan 15 December, when President Salva Kiir accused his former deputy Riek Machar of attempting a coup.
Egyptian envoy to South Sudan meets with Salva Kiir
The Egyptian delegation delivers aid to Africa’s newest country
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Oil prices rise amid South Sudan violence
Brent North Sea crude for February gained 26 cents to $111.82 a barrel in London deals.
Cairo sends special envoy to Juba
Egyptians located in areas of conflict in Southern Sudan will return to Cairo Wednesday
South Sudan says coup defeated after heavy fighting
The clashes broke out in a barracks close to the city centre shortly before midnight and spread across the city, diplomats and witnesses said, adding that heavy machine guns and mortars were used.
US envoy talks Sudans in Cairo
Envoy presents US administration’s strategy to achieve a lasting peace between Sudan and South Sudan
Senegal visit is first step into West Africa: Fahmy
Foreign Minister scheduled to travel to Spain before returning to Egypt