South Sudanese rebels are holding two Kenyan pilots and will not release them until compensation is paid to the family of a civilian killed when their plane crashed, a rebel spokesman told Reuters on Tuesday
Monthly Archives: januar 2018
U.N. releases aid death toll in S. Sudan, Kiir in S. Africa for talks
At least 28 aid workers were killed in war-torn South Sudan in 2017, the United Nations said in a statement
UN troops returning to only base in rebel-held South Sudan
United Nations peacekeepers are returning to the only U.N. base in South Sudan “clearly” in an area under opposition control as residents hope for protection from what they call growing attacks by government troops
South Sudan Episcopal Church gets new Archbishop
The Episcopal Church of South Sudan (ECSS) elected the new primate and Archbishop over the weekend in Juba
Aktivister i skuddlinjen – med kunst for fred i Sør-Sudan
Hentet fra Fett| Av Tekst: Hedda Lingaas Fossum Ansvarlig redaktør i Fett 22.01.2018 Foto: Norsk Folkehjelp, Ana Taban Arts Initiative Da...
Bistands-Norge jubler for ny minister
Høyres Nikolai Astrup ble nedlesset i blomster da han ble presentert som Norges nye utviklingsminister onsdag. – Det er veldig bra at Høyre nå setter en av sine virkelig tunge politikere på dette feltet, sier KrFs Hilde Frafjord Johnson
Sudan arrests journalists, confiscates papers for reporting on inflation protests
Sudanese authorities should cease harassing and arresting journalists and confiscating newspapers, and should allow journalists to report on matters of public interest without fear of reprisal, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today
Farmers Risk Lashes as War Decimates South Sudan Breadbasket
Each time Patrick Okello goes to tend his crops, he has to tell the soldiers or face 50 lashes with a whip when he returns
28 aid workers killed in South Sudan last year, a new high
The United Nations says violence against aid workers in South Sudan reached a new high in 2017, with 28 killed
South Sudan: Food Assistance Fact Sheet, Updated January 17, 2018
By the end of the 2017 lean season in September—the period of the year when food is most scarce— approximately 56 percent of the country’s population was facing life threatening hunger and in need of humanitarian assistance, making 2017 the most food-insecure year in South Sudan’s history