Conflict
Monday, January 13, 2014 - 08:59
The death tolls are huge and the individual incidents gruesome. One estimate says nearly 10,000 people have been killed in South Sudan in a month of warfare, while in neighboring Central African Republic, combatants in battles between Muslims and Christians have beheaded children.
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Monday, January 13, 2014 - 08:44
Government forces say they are moving closer towards retaking the flashpoint town, as ceasefire talks continue.
Monday, January 13, 2014 - 08:39
Interim President Nguendet says the "anarchy" that has gripped the country will be swiftly brought to an end.
Monday, January 13, 2014 - 07:48
In a clear signal of its intention to play a greater peacekeeping role, Kigali this week also announced that it would be sending more policemen to South Sudan and Darfur to boost the already existing mission there, in what is being seen as its latest attempt to mend a tattered image.
It is expected that Rwandan troops will join an existing hybrid peacekeeping force made up of 1,000 French troops and a 2,500-strong AU peacekeeping force.
It is not clear how the Rwandan troops will operate alongside the Congolese and French troops given the historical and ideological differences that exist between DRC, France and Rwanda.
Monday, January 13, 2014 - 07:44
Following the resignation of the Central African Republic's two interim leaders, the top United Nations official in the crisis-riven country called for calm today, urging the authorities to mobilze around the speedy election of new transitional leadership.
Monday, January 13, 2014 - 07:35
South Sudan’s foreign minister says President Salva Kiir has instructed the minister of justice to expedite “legal processes” against the detained officials accused of plotting to overthrow the government in Juba.
Monday, January 13, 2014 - 07:32
South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar's demand for the release of detainees remains a stumbling block to a ceasefire deal aimed at halting violence in the world's youngest state, a U.S. envoy said on Sunday.
Monday, January 13, 2014 - 07:25
Assistant Secretary of State Linda Thomas-Greenfield told a U.S. Senate committee that the United States and the international community will not countenance the armed overthrow of the democratically elected government of South Sudan and have called for an immediate end to hostilities.
Monday, January 13, 2014 - 07:08
Sporadic looting, gunfire and a handful of deadly clashes, including some with French soldiers, took the place of celebrations here after the forced resignation of President Michel Djotodia and Prime Minister Nicolas Tiangaye on Friday.
Monday, January 13, 2014 - 06:59
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and top envoys from 10 other countries are raising the pressure on Syria's main opposition group to attend peace talks that would bring it face-to-face with the Syrian government.