Conflict
Wednesday, January 8, 2014 - 08:08
The deadly turmoil that erupted in Juba last month threatens to ignite a full scale ethnic civil war across South Sudan. If peace talks between the government and the White Army rebels fail to stem the violence, a potential genocide may result. Certainly, political risks for foreign investors and neighboring governments would increase under such circumstances. Given South Sudan's position as a regional oil producing country, a civil war would also close transnational energy corridors throughout Central/East Africa and negatively impact prospects for regional stability.
Wednesday, January 8, 2014 - 08:01
But a series of stunning reversals in recent days has made clear that the militant group may be more vulnerable than it seemed, in part because its frequent kidnappings and attacks on fellow rebels have won it few allies.
Wednesday, January 8, 2014 - 07:48
Police say several people have been killed and injured near city where insurgent Boko Haram group is active. Gunmen have opened fire on worshippers at a mosque near the Nigerian city of Kano, killing three and wounding 12, witnesses and police say.
Wednesday, January 8, 2014 - 07:36
Islamist rebels are reported to have seized the headquarters of an al-Qaeda-affiliated jihadist group in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo.
Wednesday, January 8, 2014 - 07:34
At least 26 people have been killed in an eight-hour battle between government and rebel forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo's second city Lubumbashi, police say.
Wednesday, January 8, 2014 - 07:25
A Palestinian militant has been killed in an explosion in the Gaza Strip, medics and officials say, but there are conflicting reports about the cause.
Wednesday, January 8, 2014 - 07:18
In the face of growing challenges to his authority, President Jonathan appears to be increasingly intolerant of "treasonous" criticism.
Wednesday, January 8, 2014 - 07:13
John Garang, the father of South Sudan’s liberation, always argued against its existence. He didn’t want to secede from Khartoum, but to overthrow the government and create a unified Sudan for all its citizens. His successors, grasping for immediate power and bowing to international influence, chose a different path. On the brink of civil war, is South Sudan now paying the price for this lack of vision?
Wednesday, January 8, 2014 - 07:02
The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry issued statements on January 7 and 8 accusing Armenian forces of opening fire on Azerbaijani positions in the Agdam, Fizuli, and Hojavend districts, which are partially controlled by Armenian troops.
Wednesday, January 8, 2014 - 06:57
Fighting Erupts on Multiple Fronts.
Talks between South Sudan's warring parties faltered Wednesday, after the government rejected calls to release political prisoners, dashing hopes of quick cease-fire deal to end more than three weeks of clashes in the world's newest nation.