By Al Jazeera A patchwork of different tribes and militia are involved in South Sudan’s civil war. One of them is the White Army, a largely civilian force that has been fighting government troops alongside the rebels. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi met some of them in the rebel-held Upper Nile State. Source:: Al Jazeera http://bc05.ajnm.me/665003303001/201507/819/665003303001_4347840308001_20150710-SSUDANWHITEARMY-CSO-05D-nostraps.mp4?videoId=4347820393001 […]
By Al Jazeera Juliana was thought to be 16 or 17 on the day she was held down while an old woman cut at her genitals with a razor blade – although her family couldn’t say for sure, because in this remote part of Kenya no record was ever made of her birth. She was […]
By Al Jazeera Some economists believe that Nigeria’s dairy industry has the potential to be a major source of jobs and revenue for the country. Dairy farmers, however, say the government is not doing enough to develop the industry. Farmers complain of facing major problems getting their products to the market. Al Jazeera’s Yvonne Ndege […]
By Ashley Hamer Jonglei, South Sudan – South Sudan is four years old today. In the capital city of Juba, the government will celebrate this anniversary for the world’s youngest nation with a parade. Billboards around town proclaim peace and unity ahead of Independence Day. President Salva Kiir is due to speak before a large […]
By Al Jazeera Ugandan police have arrested two presidential hopefuls, police and an aide of one of the politicians said. Former prime minister Amama Mbabazi, who wants to challenge President Yoweri Museveni for the ruling party’s candidacy ahead of 2016 elections, was detained while he was on his way to meet supporters at a town […]
By Antony Loewenstein It’s hard to think of a better example of the UN Human Rights Council’s failure. In early July, it decided to send monitors to South Sudan “to report on the situation of human rights and to undertake a comprehensive assessment of alleged violations and abuses of human rights, with a view to […]
By Ashley Hamer Source:: Al Jazeera The post Anniversary and humanitarian crisis in South Sudan appeared first on African Media Agency. Source: African Media Agency
By Catherine Soi We meet Nyaluit Chuol by chance at a health centre run by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) at the rebel-held Maiwut county in the oil-rich but troubled Upper Nile state. We were looking for rebel fighters injured at various frontline positions. The Sudan People Liberation Movement In Opposition (SPLM–IO) […]
By Al Jazeera Five imprisoned Ethiopian bloggers and journalists have been released in Addis Ababa, after government prosecutors dropped the charges against them, Al Jazeera has learned. The bloggers and journalists, who have been in prison for over a year, were released on Wednesday, but at least four others remain in jail. An Ethiopian news […]
By Al Jazeera An official report on the police killing of 34 striking mineworkers in South Africa in 2012 was a “gross defamation” of those who died, an activist group has said. The Marikana Support Campaign (MSC) criticised the Farlam Commission report, which last month cleared top government officials of any blame for the massacre. […]
