SA president on South Sudan peace mission
President Jacob Zuma’s involved in brokering a peace in South Sudan where tens of thousands have died in a year of fighting between followers of President Salva Kiir and rebels loyal to Riek Machar, the man he sacked as his deputy. His mediation efforts begin with a meeting in Dar-es-Salaam today with Tanzanian president Jakaya […]
China blue helmets for South Sudan
China’s committed an infantry battalion to peacekeeping operations in South Sudan. The announcement from Beijing comes as President Jacob Zuma moves to the world’s youngest country seeking to mediate peace efforts. The 700 Chinese blue helmets will comprise the first infantry battalion to participate in a United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan. The official […]