Conflict
Monday, January 6, 2014 - 10:21
Ms Harf provided an update on the security situation in South Sudan and the drawdown of U.S. personnel. She spoke on the violence in Iraq and Syria. Finally she answered questions on terrorism investigations in Egypt.
Monday, January 6, 2014 - 10:09
South Sudan is in many ways an American creation, carved out of war-torn Sudan in a referendum largely orchestrated by the United States, its fragile institutions nurtured with billions of dollars in American aid. But a murky, vicious conflict there has left the Obama administration scrambling to prevent the unraveling of a major American achievement in Africa.
Monday, January 6, 2014 - 10:01
Today the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) announced the start of direct talks in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, between the parties to the conflict in South Sudan. We are grateful for IGAD’s extraordinary efforts to convene the parties and strongly support the efforts of its mediators, former Minister Seyoum Mesfin and General Lazaro Sumbeiywo.
Monday, January 6, 2014 - 09:44
At least one person was killed and three others were wounded in a landmine blast in Mogadishu's Yaqshid neighborhood on saturday. The landmine blast which seemed to be targeted at the district commissioner but has missed causing civilian casualty.
Monday, January 6, 2014 - 09:27
Peace talks may be near but the US Embassy is pulling more staff from Juba, fighting is raging, and aid groups say delivering humanitarian assistance is daunting.
Monday, January 6, 2014 - 08:25
Heavy fighting broke out on Saturday at the barracks of the South Sudanese army in Yei, a town on the border with Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, causing panic among local residents.
Monday, January 6, 2014 - 08:21
When Jacob Atem was just a young boy, his parents were killed during the long war for independence from Sudan, and he found himself among the legions of orphaned children known as the Lost Boys wandering hundreds of miles across this part of Africa.
Monday, January 6, 2014 - 08:19
The recent infighting has been the most serious since armed groups initially rose to try overthrow the rule of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
Monday, January 6, 2014 - 08:06
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has arrived in Juba for talks with President Salva Kiir over the conflict in South Sudan, reports say.
Monday, January 6, 2014 - 07:59
Chad evacuates more nationals than other African states amid accusations of it backing Seleka fighters, which it denies.