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UN warns against losing sight of South Sudan peace process amid Sudan crisis

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has warned the country’s leaders not to lose sight of the pending...

US announces $524M for Horn of Africa drought, climate crisis while Germany, UK also make pledges

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States announced at a U.N. conference on Wednesday nearly $524 million in additional humanitarian aid for the Horn...

UN chief calls for ‘immediate’ funding for Horn of Africa

United Nations (United States) (AFP) – UN chief Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called on nations to immediately ramp up funding to prevent a "catastrophe" in...

‘Modern slavery’ most common in North Korea and Eritrea: study

London (AFP) – North Korea, Eritrea and Mauritania have the highest prevalence of modern slavery in the world, according to the 2023 Global Slavery Index...

Reuters: Chinese hackers attacked Kenyan government as debt strains grew

By Aaron Ross, James Pearson and Christopher Bing NAIROBI (Reuters) - Chinese hackers targeted Kenya's government in a widespread, years-long series of digital intrusions against...

Protesters in Ethiopia’s Tigray demand withdrawal of outside forces

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Thousands of people demonstrated on Tuesday in northern Ethiopia's Tigray region to demand the return home of people displaced by...

UN: Africa’s Sahel needs international support to fight extremism

Africa’s Sahel region has become a hot spot for violent extremism, but the joint force set up in 2014 to combat groups linked to...

Unhappy return: Sudan crisis forces South Sudanese refugees back to troubled home

RENK, South Sudan (Reuters) - The last place Lina Mijok wanted to go as she fled fighting in Sudan was back to her own...

UN: South Sudan struggling to implement power-sharing deal

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — South Sudan is facing violent clashes and increasing disillusionment and frustration as it struggles to implement the most challenging provisions...

UN: South Sudan must halt fighting, move faster to elections

  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday demanded an immediate end to all fighting in South Sudan and pushed for swift...

Blinken presses Ethiopia reconciliation, offers aid on post-war visit

Addis Ababa (AFP) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday urged Ethiopia to ensure accountability over the brutal Tigray conflict but voiced guarded...

Blinken asks Ethiopia to strengthen peace on first post-war visit

Addis Ababa (AFP) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday urged Ethiopia to "deepen the peace" in the war-torn north as he moved...

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