South Africa denies holding South Sudan’s Riek Machar under house arrest
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation denies that former First Vice President of South Sudan, who’s in South Africa for medical treatment, is under house arrest. The statement from DIRCO says South Africa’s working with the South Sudan and the region search of peace, stability and development. Riek Machar, the South Sudanese vice president […]
UN boss urges Gambia’s Yayha Jammeh to stand down
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon’s called on defeated Gambian President Yayha Jammeh to begin the process of handing power to elections winner Adama Barrow. He says refusing to do this is an outrageous act of disrespect to the people of the small West African country. United Nations regional envoy Mohammed Ibn Chambas says […]