Africa Review By BARBARA AMONG The first group of 90 Ethiopian peacekeepers have arrived in the South Sudan capital Juba, as the elements of Igad’s regional Protection and Deterrent Force begin to fall into place. Their arrival a fortnight ago, however, does not pave the way for the near-term withdrawal of Ugandan troops from the
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Sudan Tribune (JUBA) – South Sudanese president Salva Kiir has written to the East African regional bloc (IGAD) demanding an apology over remarks allegedly made by one of its officials. The letter, foreign affairs minister Benjamin Marial said, was delivered by a government minister to Ethiopia’s prime minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, who is the current IGAD
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UN United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Lieutenant-General Yohannes Gebremeskel Tesfamariam of Ethiopia as the Force Commander for the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Lieutenant-General Tesfamariam succeeds Major-General Delali Johnson Sakyi of Ghana, who completed his assignment on 9 June 2014. The Secretary-General is grateful for Major-General Sakyi’s dedication
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Agence France Presse ADDIS ABABA: South Sudan’s president and rebel chief met Tuesday in a bid to end six months of civil war, agreeing to forge a transitional government within a 60-day deadline, Ethiopia’s prime minster said. “They agreed to complete the dialogue process within the coming 60 days on what how, when and who…
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Political Periscope This article has been written by Sufyan bin Uzayr and originally published in Global Research on04-Jun-2014 ∼ Sudan is the Solution to South Sudan’s Problems sudan In spite of the recent peace deal, the conflict in South Sudan seems to be far from over. Almost all the regional and international players that are
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By Harry Verhoeven Worldpoliticsreview Photo: The Nile River and delta as seen from space (NASA photo by Jacques Descloitres). If the past century’s dominant image of Ethiopia was that of an impoverished, war-torn state, epitomized by the horrendous 1984-1985 famine in Tigray and Wollo provinces, the early 21st-century picture of the country is surely exemplified by the construction
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By Harry Verhoeven Worldpoliticsreview Photo: The Nile River and delta as seen from space (NASA photo by Jacques Descloitres). If the past century’s dominant image of Ethiopia was that of an impoverished, war-torn state, epitomized by the horrendous 1984-1985 famine in Tigray and Wollo provinces, the early 21st-century picture of the country is surely exemplified by the construction
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By William Davison Bloomberg Ethiopia, Kenya and Rwanda will send 2,500 troops to South Sudan to prevent renewed fighting between government and rebel forces, an Ethiopian official said. Soldiers from Ethiopia, which shares a border with South Sudan, may arrive in the war-torn nation “within weeks” and be the first to deploy as part of the United
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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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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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