Stakeholders call for fast-tracking of South Sudan peace accord implementation to end years of starvation
Stakeholders involved in transitional justice processes in South Sudan have adopted a joint strategy and plan of action to accelerate the implementation of the 2018 Revitalised Peace Agreement and save the populace from further starvation, the team announced on Wednesday. The approval noted that the “Conference on sustaining momentum for...
South Sudan sets polls for 2023 but UN mission warns of ‘headwinds’ and ‘logjam’ that can derail peace
South Sudan President Salva Kiir has announced that the East African nation will go to the polls in 2023, but United Nations mission that is shepherding the Revitalised Peace Agreement casts doubts on the likelihood of elections without disrupting further the fragile peace. UN Special Envoy to South Sudan Nicholas...
Arsenal preparing to prise Mason Greenwood away from Man United in ‘revenge’ move
Arsenal have been linked with a shock move for Mason Greenwood as he looks for a move away from Manchester United. It’s claimed the 20-year-old is ‘upset’ over his involvement in the first team under Ralf Rangnick who has diminished his role since arriving at the club. Greenwood was a...
New independent review finds evidence of endemic racism at prestigious London university
Evidence of racism and inequality at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) – prestigious 120-year-old research university – has been reported in an independent review that was commissioned by the institution last year. The LSHTM says it is “determined to do better” after the review found that...
