Yet another South Sudan peace deal signed
South Sudan’s warring factions have signed yet another peace deal. Analysts say they doubt whether this latest effort to end hostilities that have raged for more than a year will hold. At least three previous peace deals signed between the South Sudanese government and rebels have broken quickly. The rebels’ military spokesman Lul Koang says […]
Egypt deports jailed journalist
Relatives of the Australian journalist Peter Greste have expressed their delight at his being freed and deported by Egyptian authorities. They’ve thanked all those who played a part in this and vowed to continue pressing for similar treatment for his two Egyptian colleagues from the Al Jazeera channel. Peter Greste is on his way home […]
Corruption costs Africa $50 billion a year
A United Nations mandated study group headed by former president Thabo Mbeki says Africa loses at least $50 billion a year to illicit movement of funds. Their report says tax fraud, corruption and organised crime are hurting the continent’s economies. The report handed to African leaders gathered in Addis Ababa says illicit financial flows ranging […]