South Sudan's deputy president says firing of officials threatens a peace deal with the president
South Sudan's deputy president says a cabinet reshuffle this week that saw the removal of multiple senior officials threatens a fragile peace agreement reached with the president in 2018.
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Critical minerals, critical moment: Africa’s role in the AI revolution
Africa holds 30% of the world's critical minerals essential for AI hardware, yet captures only 10% of the revenue. To secure a greater share of the AI boom, African nations must leverage their ...
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Sudan
The status of the naval base deal has been unclear since war broke out in Sudan in 2023. Paramilitaries have been accused of burning a market and homes at a camp for displaced people. The military ...
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South Sudan Postpones Elections To 2026: A Move Toward Inclusivity and Stability
he Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity recently announced that they are postponing South Sudan’s elections, originally scheduled for December 2024. The new date for the elections is ...
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Invisible Armies Insurgency Tracker
In conflicts such as the Greek War of Independence in the 1820s and the Cuban War of Independence in the 1890s, where the insurgents did much to spur that outside intervention, the outcome is ...
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What’s the difference between Sudan and South Sudan?
When South Sudan gained its independence in 2011, citizens were optimistic about the future of their new country. But civil war broke out in 2013, accompanied by violence and extreme hunger, ...
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South Africa's hypocrisy on the Dalai Lama
Isaac Mpho Mogotsi contrasts our policy towards Tibet, with our approach to South Sudan Nothing illuminates the inconsistency, and even hypocrisy, of South Africa's foreign policy than the divergent ...
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20 killed when a Chinese oil company's flight crashes in South Sudan
South Sudan, which gained independence from Sudan in 2011, is a major oil producer in the region. The East African nation has been trying to ramp up oil production and exports amid persistent cash ...
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South Sudan Plane Crash
A plane has crashed in the north of South Sudan killing at least 20 people, leaving only one confirmed survivor, Unity State's minister for information said Wednesday. At least ten people ...
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South Sudan lifts suspension of Facebook and TikTok
JUBA : South Sudan authorities have lifted the temporary ban on Facebook and TikTok, which was imposed last week following the circulation of videos depicting the alleged killings of South ...
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U.S. does not support Taiwan independence, Rubio tells China's Wang
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday that the U.S. "does not support" Taiwan independence and hopes to see the issue resolved ...