President Salva Kiir accuse UN workers in his country of siding with rebel fighters seeking to overthrow him. Pres. Salva Kiir Mayardiit, Aljazera Interview, 2014. The relationship between South Sudan and the United Nations is souring during a critical time of conflict and mass death inside the world’s newest country. After a month of fighting…
S. Sudan troops go ‘door-to-door’ in Malakal
AFP A SPLA soldier during a patrol in Malakal on January 21, 2014 (AFP Photo/Harrison Ngethi) January 22, 2014[Malakal] – South Sudanese government troops are staging “door-to-door” raids in a town seized from opposition forces, the United Nations said Wednesday as more people took refuge in UN compounds. The United Nations and aid groups have…
Kenya Turn Down UN’s Request To Deploy Army in S. Sudan.
Kenya Army attack choppers. Photo: wikemedia January 22, 2014 [NAIROBI] — Kenya will not be sending troops to the troubled South Sudan despite a request from the United Nations. Foreign Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed Wednesday told reporters that Kenya had been approached to help boost the more than 5,500 soldiers needed to guard peace in…
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