Border Control
Thursday, October 31, 2013 - 09:31
Cameroon is grappling with the influx of over a hundred thousand refugees from neighbouring Central African Republic (CAR) and Nigeria, whose presence is causing tensions with the local population.
Thursday, October 31, 2013 - 09:13
The Misseriya tribe announced on Tuesday that it plans to organise its own unilateral referendum to determine the fate of the disputed area of Abyei in response to a unilateral vote organised by the Ngok Dinka.
Thursday, October 31, 2013 - 09:12
En RDC, les Forces armées ont repris le week-end dernier la localité de Kibumba.
Thursday, October 31, 2013 - 09:05
When Chris Bak returned two weeks ago to the disputed border town of Abyei, which voted this week on whether to join Sudan or South Sudan, he barely recognised it as the place where he grew up. “Everything is dirty,” he told IPS. “We were just going around and around, but we didn’t [recognise] this place.”
Thursday, October 31, 2013 - 08:26
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) information minister says Kinshasa is seeking the extradition of M23 rebels who fled to neighboring countries following recent clashes with the national army (FARDC).
Thursday, October 31, 2013 - 08:18
Congolese officials say government troops have recaptured a major town long in the hands of M23 rebels. Fighting in the region has forced thousands of people to flee across the border to Uganda.
Thursday, October 31, 2013 - 08:13
The on-going process of a “unilateral” referendum for Abyei has suffered condemnation by all stakeholders including the government of South Sudan. However, this ‘community referendum’, as christened by the Ngok Dinka, raises serious questions regarding the complexities in the Abyei protocol, giving no options for the Ngok people but to be at odds with regional and international bodies.
Thursday, October 31, 2013 - 07:57
Ngok Dinka tribe chooses to join South Sudan in an unofficial referendum, amid warnings the poll could inflame tensions.
Thursday, October 31, 2013 - 07:49
Offensive of DRC's UN-backed military sends thousands fleeing into neighbouring Uganda.
Thursday, October 31, 2013 - 07:44
Questions remain on outcome validity as neither Sudan nor South Sudan, which claim oil-rich region, endorsed exercise.