NAIROBI, Kenya — Few countries have invested as much goodwill and diplomatic energy in the birth of South Sudan as the United States. And few presidents have tied their legacies more tightly to the fledgling nation than George W. Bush, for whom the…
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South Sudanese troops fought Sunday to win back the key oil town of Malakal from rebels loyal to sacked vice president Riek Machar, the army said, a day after reclaiming the strategic town of Bor. The army said its troops were launching an offensive…
WASHINGTON, January 19, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — RemarksJohn KerrySecretary of StateWashington, DCJanuary 17, 2014Egypt’s turbulent experiment in participatory democracy…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, January 19, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU),…
Officials are to announce on Saturday the results of a constitutional referendum likely to set the stage for a presidential bid by the army chief who toppled Egypt’s first freely elected head of state. Initial tallies suggest this week’s two-day referendum…
JUBA, South Sudan, January 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Thousands of people are at risk of being left without…
NEW YORK, January 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The United Nations Humanitarian Chief and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos,…
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Thousands of people have been displaced by renewed fighting in Unity…
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Fighting in South Sudan has turned into a horrifying humanitarian and…
A top UN rights envoy in South Sudan said child soldiers are fighting in the more than month-long conflict, with mass killings reported to have taken place. “The reports that we have come across involve mass killings, extrajudicial killings, widespread…
OTTAWA, Canada, January 16, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement:“The conclusion…
WASHINGTON, January 16, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — TestimonyLinda Thomas-GreenfieldAssistant Secretary, Bureau of African AffairsWashington, DCJanuary 15, 2014Introduction Chairman Royce,…
JUBA, South Sudan, January 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Heavy fighting in South Sudan’s Upper Nile, Unity and Jonglei…
LONDON, United-Kingdom, January 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, Hugh Robertson, visits…
EL FASHER (DARFUR), Sudan, January 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Joint Special Representative (JSR) of the African Union-United…
NEW YORK, January 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN…
LONDON, United-Kingdom, January 14, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Mark Simmonds offers condolences to those affected by the sinking of…
LONDON, United-Kingdom, January 14, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — William Hague welcomes significant progress in Tunisia’s National Dialogue Roadmap and…
LONDON, United-Kingdom, January 14, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Foreign Office Minister condemns murder of Libyan Deputy Minister and highlights…
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 14, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Libya approached ITU seeking to establish world-class ICT facilities in the…