Activists: Kiir-Machar Proposal Would Undo South Sudan Peace Deal
Civil society activists in South Sudan are angry over an opinion piece apparently penned by President Salva Kiir and First Vice President...
Can Fragile Peace Hold in South Sudan?
South Sudan, which became independent in 2011, has halted its civil war by putting the leaders of both sides together in a transitional...
South Sudan Cease-fire Panel Accuses President's Forces of Violations
JUBA—Two weeks after the former warring parties in South Sudan's conflict formed the Transitional Government of National Unity,...
Witness Somalia’s Resilience After Decades of War
A photographer shows a civil war-torn country that “resists and rises again.” The sunbathed half-mile stretch of road that links the Aden...
South Sudan forms committee to receive SPLM-IO advance team
The government of South Sudan has formed a preparatory committee that will be tasked to receive the armed opposition’s advance team to...
Rearming CAR’s Forces: A Way out of the Abyss?
As international forces scrambled to provide security for the visit of Pope Francis to the Central African Republic (CAR) over the...
Burundi: How to Deconstruct Peace
Burundi is back in the spotlight of the world’s media and the agenda of the United Nations Security Council. As recently as two years...
Countering Violent Extremism: What Are the Key Challenges for UN?
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is expected to soon roll out a plan of action to improve multilateral efforts on countering...
Uganda Begins Troop Withdrawal from South Sudan
The voluntary withdrawal of Ugandan troops from South Sudan is a demonstration of the government’s commitment to fully implement the...
How Côte d’Ivoire’s president used an old autocrat’s playbook to turn his country around
Seeing the economic vitality in Côte d’Ivoire, you could almost forget that this country was ever embroiled in a vicious conflict with...
