By JASON STRAZIUSO and ELIAS MESERET Associated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) – Government troops and rebel fighters engaged in a fierce battle over an important oil town Monday after rebels launched a counter-offensive shortly after the government claimed control…
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By JASON STRAZIUSO and ELIAS MESERET Associated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) – Government troops and rebel fighters engaged in a fierce battle over an important oil town Monday after rebels launched a counter-offensive shortly after the government claimed control…
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By Agence France-Presse US Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday South Sudan’s president would hold direct talks with the rebel chief to end the brutal civil war, as pressure mounted on the insurgents to attend. South Sudan’s President Salva…
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Bernama The foreign ministers of Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and the US say they have agreed to work together for the immediate deployment of a regional force and stop the killing of civilians in South Sudan. After discussing the situation on…
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Bernama The foreign ministers of Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and the US say they have agreed to work together for the immediate deployment of a regional force and stop the killing of civilians in South Sudan. After discussing the situation on…
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Sudan Tribune May 1, 2014 (ADDIS ABABA) – Ethiopian prime minister Haile Mariam Desalegn has visited the south-western region of Gambella which borders South Sudan on security matters. Tuesday’s visit is the premier’s first since he came to office in…
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April 25, 2014 BBC There were loud celebrations outside court as the men were lifted onto the shoulders of supporters Four senior politicians accused over an alleged coup plot that sparked South Sudan’s civil war have been freed after the…
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BY WILLIAM DAVISON 25 APRIL 2014 Think Africa Press An influx of South Sudanese Nuer into Gambella in Ethiopia could destabilise the region, but the impact on long-term development is likely to be more significant. Gambella, Ethiopia: It’s a wild…
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April 24, 2014 BBC Pagan Amum was once a staunch ally of the president South Sudan is withdrawing the case against four top politicians accused of treason that triggered the civil war, the justice minister has said. The four, who…
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22 April 2014 BBC There has been recent fighting in Upper Nile, Unity and Jonglei states Rebels in South Sudan are involved in fierce fighting with the army in several areas of the country, the military spokesman has told the…
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