Isma'il Kushkush
Monday, May 18, 2015 - 10:59
President Pierre Nkurunziza of Burundi on Sunday used his first public appearance since a coup attempt against his government last week to warn of a threat by the Shabab, the Somali militant group, to his country.
Friday, January 9, 2015 - 07:26
Negotiations on the Sudan peace talks collapsed in December and the chances of the peace process are regaining momentum later this month.
Tuesday, November 25, 2014 - 05:05
Talks between the Sudanese government and two rebels groups from the Darfur region began here in the Ethiopian capital on Sunday.
Monday, November 24, 2014 - 06:53
Talks between the Sudanese government and two rebels groups from the Darfur region began here in the Ethiopian capital on Sunday.
Friday, November 14, 2014 - 05:38
After several postponements, negotiations between Sudan’s government and rebels resumed here this week in an effort to bring peace to the worn-torn country.
Thursday, November 6, 2014 - 05:50
Even before its leader was cut down in an American airstrike in September, the Shabab militant group in Somalia, once one of Al Qaeda’s most powerful franchises, began unraveling. In the past few months, the group has been shedding territory — and fighters.
Monday, June 9, 2014 - 13:11
Famine is threatening, and cholera has broken out in some places. Sexual violence is on the rise. And the United Nations and other observers said another ghost of wars past is again rearing its head: the recruitment of child soldiers.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 - 12:17
The sound of bullets cracked, whistled and popped on Monday over a United Nations base where 25,000 people huddled for safety.
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - 10:36
Hundreds of civilians were killed when South Sudanese rebels took control of a strategic oil-producing town last week, the United Nations confirmed on Monday.
Monday, April 21, 2014 - 09:07
Fardos Osman sat on the concrete floor of a crammed room in a sprawling stadium next to scores of other women, many hiding their faces. She said she had been at the stadium for four days. Her refugee document had expired, she said, and she feared that she would be sent back to war-torn Somalia.