Amid political deadlock among signatories to the 2018 South Sudan peace agreement and a dangerous escalation in armed confrontations, Pakistan has called on all stakeholders to recommit to the agreement in good faith and to address differences through inclusive dialogue. “It is time for renewal of national consensus,” Ambassador Asim Ahmad, permanent representative of Pakistan […]
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UN raises red alert as global hunger crisis threatens millions
ROME – The United Nations has issued a stark warning as hunger deepens across 13 global hotspots, with countries like Gaza, Sudan, South Sudan, Haiti, and Mali facing the highest risk of famine. A joint report by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP) urges immediate humanitarian action. The “Hunger […]
South Sudan kicks off plans to nationalize oil industry
JUBA: South Sudan said Friday it has kicked off plans to nationalize the country’s oil industry in the next five years. Awou Daniel Chuang, Undersecretary in the Ministry of Petroleum told journalists in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, that the ministry has started the process of readying the oil sector to be nationalized and […]
Money, guns and brides fuel South Sudan’s cattle wars
Weak rays of early morning sun seep through the smoke rising from smouldering piles of dried dung, keeping flies away from the precious cattle. Children instinctively reach down for the white ash, a natural mosquito repellent, and rub it on their skin as women set to milking and men prepare for a long day seeking […]
Authentic Islamic law can help global peace
Muslims make up a majority of the population in 49 countries of the world. Some form of Sharia law is in force in some of these countries. Even in countries where Sharia law is not nominally in force it has had an influence on the development of laws comparable to that of Judaic law on […]
In South Sudan, illness is as deadly as war
By the time he was brought into the remote clinic in northeastern South Sudan, two-year-old Nyachoat was already convulsing from the malaria attacking his brain. After being given medication he lies fast asleep, naked and feverish, attached to a drip, his anxious mother sitting on the bed next to him. Nyachoat could be saved, but […]
Child abductions on the rise in South Sudan
ABOKO: Child abductions are on the rise during the ongoing South Sudan civil war as people are turning towards crimes to earn a living, the Associated Press reported on Sunday. According to the report, one child is sold for 20 cattles worth $7,000. Deng Machar, resident of the opposition-held Akobo, said that three of his children, […]