Sudan: Abusive Warring Parties Acquire New Weapons
For Immediate ReleaseRenew, Expand UN Arms Embargo New York, September 14, 2024 – The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), warring...
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South Sudan: Use Peace Deal Extension for Reforms Delay Shouldn’t Perpetuate Abuses
For Immediate Release, Nairobi, August 18, 2022 —– South Sudanese leaders should address chronic insecurity, rights abuses, and the worsening humanitarian situation during the country’s extended...
BREAKING: Deputy President and UDA candidate wins Kenyan election-2022
Aug 15, 2022 — Kenya’s Deputy President, Dr. William Samoei ArapRuto and presidential candidate for the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) and Kenya Kwanza political coalition...
Kenyan Election 2022, Results and Confusion
Aug 12, 2022 — Millions turn out to vote for a successor to incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta who is finishing up the second of two...
AL-Jazeera Senior Journalist shot dead in West Bank
May 12, 2022 — A Palestinian-American Al Jazeera journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, was shot dead while covering an Israeli military operation in the West Bank...
Jonglei State Appoints 17 chairpersons of Specialized Committees
April 28, 2022 — The government of Jonglei State appoints chairpersons to lead Specialized Committees in partial fulfillment of article 68 of the Transitional Constitution...
Sudan: Hundreds of Protesters Detained, Mistreated
End Protester Arrests; Free Detainees; Lift State of Emergency Nairobi, Kenya April 28, 2022 – Sudan’s security forces have unlawfully detained hundreds of protesters since December...
Opinion: A Hero’s Fight To End Child Marriage In Pastoral Communities of Kenya.
By John Omondi, April 22, 2022 — In 95, the world adopted the Beijing Declaration- the most comprehensive policy to end discrimination against girls and...
Africities 2022 in Kisumu, Kenya: We are There!
Organized every 3 years over a 5-day period, alternately in the different regions of Africa, the Africities Summit is the largest democratic gathering organized on...
UN: South Sudan Inquiry Renewed
Geneva, April 3, 2022 — The UN Human Rights Council on March 31, 2022 voted to renew in full the mandate of the Commission on...
Atong Atem awarded inaugural La Prairie Art Award
‘I can realise this potential’ By Chloe Wolifson, March 14, 2022 — Up-and-coming artist Atong Atem has been awarded the Art Gallery of NSW’s inaugural...
BREAKING: U.K Government advises against travel to South Sudan citing COVID-19, terrorism and high criminality in Juba
“Terrorist attacks in South Sudan can’t be ruled out” The advisory continued London, U. K. March 10, 2022 — A travel advisory report that was...
South Sudan: Government Critics Held on Dubious Charges
Detentions Exemplify Practice of Repression, Abuse of Rights, Due Process Violations, Nairobi, Kenya March 1, 2022 – South Sudanese authorities have arbitrarily detained two government critics...
Promoting Positive Masculinities for Centering an Inclusive COVID-19 Recovery
UN Women and UNFPA regional offices in East and Southern Africa are collaborating toward growing a movement for positive masculinity and meaningful engagement of men and boys in...
Latjor Tuel’s Killing by the Calgary Police and Community Response,
By Deng Elijah, Feb 27, 2022 — On February 19th, 2022, the Calgary Police Service shot and killed Latjor Tuel, a South Sudanese-Canadian who was...
South Sudan: Authorities should advance human rights reform agenda
Nairobi, Kenya, February 6, 2022 – South Sudanese authorities should urgently advance and implement a comprehensive human rights agenda to improve human rights in the...
Germany Announces €200 Million in New, Additional Funding for Education Cannot Wait for Total of €318 Million; Bringing ECW’s Trust Fund to over US$1.1 Billion for Crisis-Affected Children and Adolescents
‘On International Day for Education, the German government wants to send a strong signal to act upon the global education crisis and encourage other donors to...
UK Renews Sanctions and Asset Freeze on Gen. Paul Malong Awan and others
London, U.K. Jan 12, 2022 — The United Kingdom has renewed today, January 12, 2022, the South Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/438)...
Nigeria commits to pay off US$28.7m capital arrears in Shelter Afrique
Payment to be made in four instalments starting January. Abuja, Nigeria, January 11, 2022: The Federal Republic of Nigeria has pledged to pay the full...
Education Cannot Wait Announces US$17.7 Million Grant for New Multi-Year Resilience Programme in Sudan
Delivered in partnership with Save the Children and UNICEF, the seed funding grant seeks to mobilize US$60 million in additional support, View Original | Arabic, New York,...
World Food Programme Director condemns attacks on convoy in Duk, Jonglei State
Dec 20, 2021 — A senior humanitarian official, Matthew Hollingworth, the Representative and Country Director of World Food Programme in South Sudan, strongly condemns the...