Secretary General Ban-ki Moon. Photo: Reuters January 24, 2014[UN] — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations Security Council today welcomed the signing of an agreement between anti- and pro-Government forces in South Sudan, a step towards a comprehensive deal that would halt the violence that has engulfed the country for more than a month. Representatives…
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What is there for Kenyan youth to die for in war-torn South Sudan?
January 24, 2014[NAIROBI] — In 1967, three years after winning the World Heavyweight Championship from the dreaded Sonny Liston, Mohamed Ali refused to be drafted in the US Army to fight in Vietnam. “Why should they ask me to put on uniform and go ten thousand miles from home and drop bombs and bullets on…
Ethiopia: New Agreement to Free Political Detainees
Within the ceasefire agreement the status of South Sudan political detainees was yesterday signed by rebels and government representatives as witnessed by IGAD mediators in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. January 24, 2014[Addis Ababa] — According to the agreement, the political detainees are also vital in the peace dialogue hence their situation has to be…
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