$1.7 billion of $2.2 billion stolen: UN accuses South Sudan state officials of ‘ruthless’ theft of public funds as food crisis deepens
South Sudan has long been plagued by corruption and theft of public funds, multiple investigations have found. A 2021 report by the UN uncovered tens of millions of dollars in unaccounted for government revenue, in what it said amounted to “a tiny fraction of the overall pattern of theft.”
Fresh round of bloodbath in South Sudan looks highly likely as opposition sounds war drums
Riek Machar’s indictment has significantly raised political tensions and fuelled fears of an eruption of political violence. In recent months, pro-government troops have been fighting opposition forces loyal to Machar, as well as other armed groups.
Horn, Eastern African states agree to integrate migration data to inform policy making
Speaking in Mombasa during the Seventh Regional Migration Data Technical Working Group meeting, IGAD Director of Health and Social Development, Ambassador Moussa Meigague Ali said member-states are committed to advancing evidence-based approaches to managing migration and displacement challenges.
Trump administration accused of operating clandestine third-country programme that hurts aliens
The five men in Eswatini are being held at the Matsapha Correctional Complex. It’s the same prison where Eswatini, which is ruled by a king as Africa’s last absolute monarchy, has imprisoned pro-democracy campaigners. Authorities said when the five men arrived in Eswatini that they would be held in solitary confinement.
Cut to the bone: In Kenya refugee camps, meat, fish and fruit are now absent, while onions, greens or tomatoes are rare treats
Reducing aid budgets is a grave mistake, a moral failure. If budgets must shrink, the axe should not fall on humanitarian aid. Reductions should target areas where they cause less harm, such as development programmes in middle-income countries that can better absorb the shock.
Four of seven immigrants deported by Trump to Kigali prefer to stay in Rwanda and rebuild their lives
The US also deported five men who are citizens of Vietnam, Jamaica, Cuba, Yemen and Laos to the southern African kingdom of Eswatini, where the government said they will be held in solitary confinement in prison for an undetermined period of time.
Scientists place African giraffes into four major genetic ‘tribes’ that face unique survival threats
Northern giraffes – whose range includes parts of Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and Central African Republic – face threats from political instability and poaching. Masai giraffes in Kenya and Tanzania face pressure from habitat loss as open savannas are converted to cattle pastures and fields.
Known in East Africa as ‘akala’, a cheap footwear made from rubber tyres gains popularity in South Sudan
In Wau, some 650 kilometres (400 miles) from the South Sudanese capital, Juba, shoemaker Emmanuel Achuil works under the shade of a tarpaulin in the town’s bustling main market. His hands blackened from grappling with rubber, Achuil uses a blade to carve pieces from discarded tyres. Colourful straps are scattered around him like pieces of a puzzle.
Supreme Court clears way for deportation to South Sudan of several immigrants with no ties the African nation
The Supreme Court majority wrote that their decision on June 23 completely halted Murphy’s ruling and also rendered his decision on the South Sudan flight “unenforceable.” The court did not fully detail its legal reasoning on the underlying case, as is common on its emergency docket.
South Sudan’s security bill evolves into law without presidential assent, allows warrantless arrests
Yasmin Sooka, chair of the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan, said on Thursday that the new law will give security agencies powers to conduct “more arbitrary detentions and enforced disappearances.”
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