Africa Headlines
Not that he minds too much, judging by his belligerent attitude as he addressed his troops. After all, violence has always been the panacea to all his problems, and right now he's got all sorts of problems. The beleaguered citizens of South Sudan...
National Public Radio
Sudan has reportedly launched a series of aerial bombardments, in what South Sudan's president is calling an act of war. Host Michel Martin discusses the intensifying situation with Hannah McNeish, who's been covering the story for the AFP.
News 24
South Sudan on Wednesday freed 14 Sudanese prisoners of war as a "goodwill gesture" despite weeks of fierce fighting along their contested border. "It is a goodwill gesture... on a humanitarian basis," said ministry of defence official General Kuol...
Voice of America
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir is cutting short a trip to China because of what a Chinese official called "domestic issues." Kiir had planned to remain in the country until Saturday. He met with the National People's Congress chairman Wu Bangguo...
China News
Zhong Jianhua, special representative of the Chinese government on African affairs, will soon visit Sudan and South Sudan to promote dialogue and negotiations between the two countries. Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin announced the upcoming...
Arab News
China will send its envoy for Africa to Sudan and South Sudan to urge talks as it works with the United States to bring an end to border fighting that has raised fears of a full-scale war, Chinese government officials said on Wednesday. South Sudan...