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Nairobi, Kenya | AFP |  A Kenyan court on Friday issued an order blocking the deportation of two South Sudanese opposition figures after an outcry by rights groups over treatment they would face at home. The families of prominent lawyer and activist Dong Samuel Luak and opposition member Aggrey Idri …

  COMMENT: By Duop Chak Wuol How Museveni diplomatically outsmarted the U.S’s Obama on his role in war-torn nation President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of Uganda is the epitome of a Pan-Africanist. He is known for threatening Western leaders whenever his strong-man mentality comes under attack. He has outsmarted the USA …

United Nations, United States | AFP | Plans to deploy a UN regional force in South Sudan are bogged down in delays over visas, the allocation of land for bases and a dispute over protecting Juba airport, according to a confidential report obtained by AFP on Tuesday. The Security Council …

COMMENT: By Moono Mupotola Experts confirm potential of the Programme for Infrastructure Development in African (PIDA) to contribute jobs and GDP growth When the Lamu Port, South Sudan, Ethiopia Transport Corridor Project (LAPSSET) won the prestigious Global Infrastructure Leadership Forum Award in Washington DC on March 10, 2016, the project …

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United Nations, United States | AFP | The UN Security Council on Friday rejected a US-drafted resolution on imposing an arms embargo and sanctions on South Sudan amid divisions over how to pressure leaders to end the three-year war. The measure presented by the United States garnered only seven votes …

Uganda and South Sudan have finally agreed on a mode of payment for Ugandan traders who supplied South Sudan with food items between 2008-2010. The agreement was struck at a sideline meeting during today’s one-day visit to Juba by President Yoweri Museveni. David Bahati, the Ugandan State Minister for Finance in …

The German government has announced the provision of a new grant of sh37 billion (10.0 million Euros) for the project “Support for South Sudanese Refugees and Host Communities in Uganda”. This will support Uganda in addressing the increased requirements to respond to the rising number of arrivals during the second half of 2016. In …

United Nations, United States | AFP | The UN Security Council is expected to vote on Friday on a US-drafted resolution to impose an arms embargo and sanctions on South Sudan, now in its fourth year of war. It remained unclear however whether the measure would be adopted, with diplomats saying …

United Nations, United States | AFP | The United States on Monday stepped up its drive to impose an arms embargo on South Sudan, saying it will soon ask the Security Council to vote on the proposed ban. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was expected to back the US call to …