Locust-stricken Ethiopia to receive food aid from United Nations

By Catholic Online LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) – “We are concerned because there is the beginning of a locust invasion in the eastern part of the country, and if it’s not properly handled it could be of concern for the pastoralist population living there,” WFP spokeswoman Elizabeth Byrs said at a U.N. briefing in

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South Sudan, Where Livestock Outnumbers People and the Environment Suffers

By Charlton Doki IPS JUBA-Twenty-year-old Wani Lo Keji stares at the sky as his herd of cattle drink water from the eastern bank of the Nile River, just opposite South Sudan’s capital, Juba. “We bring our animals here everyday because the seasonal river near our village has dried. There were many herders fighting for water

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‘If you don’t sign this, I will arrest you here’, Hailemariam D to Mr Kiir

MAY 12, 2014 We signed peace deal under duress, Kiir claims By MABIOR MACH Daily Nation Juba_South Sudan President Salva Kiir has claimed that he and former vice president turned rebel leader Dr Riek Machar signed a peace deal Friday in Addis Ababa to avoid threats of arrest by Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn. The truce,

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‘If you don’t sign this, I will arrest you here’, Hailemariam D to Mr Kiir

MAY 12, 2014 We signed peace deal under duress, Kiir claims By MABIOR MACH Daily Nation Juba_South Sudan President Salva Kiir has claimed that he and former vice president turned rebel leader Dr Riek Machar signed a peace deal Friday in Addis Ababa to avoid threats of arrest by Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn. The truce,

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Breakthrough: Machar and Kiir Agree on Forming An Inclusive Interim Government

May 9, 2014(Nyamilepedia) — Reports from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, confirm that Dr. Riek Machar and Pres. Salva Kiir have reached an agreement to stop military offensives and to form an inclusive interim government. (Photo: Adija) The parties have agreed to form

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S.Sudan president, rebel chief to meet Friday in Ethiopia

AFP  By Justine Boulo Addis Ababa (AFP) – South Sudan’s president and rebel chief will meet for direct talks Friday in Ethiopia in a bid to stem a brutal civil war, mediators from the bloc of regional nations said Wednesday. Mediators

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S.Sudan president, rebel chief to meet Friday in Ethiopia

AFP  By Justine Boulo Addis Ababa (AFP) – South Sudan’s president and rebel chief will meet for direct talks Friday in Ethiopia in a bid to stem a brutal civil war, mediators from the bloc of regional nations said Wednesday. Mediators

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3 Egyptians caught in Gambella, accused of spying

The Upper Nile Times By TekleMariam GAMBELLA – The regional state government  of Gambella caught today 3 Egyptian nationals who penetrated to the the region via the war torn South Sudan in what the regional government of Ethiopia believed to

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Geopolitics On Nile Water – Its Implications On S. Sudan Conflict

South Sudan News Agency BY DENG MADING GATWECH 6 MAY 2014 OPINION In Africa, access to water is one of the most critical aspects of human survival. Today, about one third of the total population lack access to water, constituting

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Geopolitics On Nile Water – Its Implications On S. Sudan Conflict

South Sudan News Agency BY DENG MADING GATWECH 6 MAY 2014 OPINION In Africa, access to water is one of the most critical aspects of human survival. Today, about one third of the total population lack access to water, constituting

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