South Sudan has another stab at peace
South Sudan’s warring parties are having another stab at peace as regional partners broker talks in Addis Ababa. Proposals for ending the five-year-conflict include a set submitted by former vice-president-turned-rebel- leader Riek Machar from his exile in South Africa. Five years of civil war in Africa’s youngest country has driven a third of its population […]
Kagame hopes for better relations with Ramaphosa
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame’s waiting for the departure of President Jacob Zuma as anxiously as the bulk of South Africans are. The Rwandan strongman expects to have improved relations with Cyril Ramaphosa whom he met at the AU summit in Addis Ababa last month. President Jacob Zuma has baulked at his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame […]
Israel kicks off deportation of Africa migrants
Israel has issued notices to 20 000 Eritrean and Sudanese males offering them $3500 to leave the country and threatening them with jail if they don’t. Rwanda and Uganda have both entered into deals with Tel Aviv to accommodate the migrants Israel doesn’t want. Advocacy group like Hotline for Refugees and Migrants that monitor the […]