South Africa’s president has outlined what he calls a massive infrastructure drive to help create jobs and stimulate the economy. During his state of the nation address on Thursday, President Jacob Zuma said the plan must not only create “power stations, rail lines, dams and roads.” He said the initiative must also “industrialize the country, […]
South Africa’s Zuma Outines Plan to Create Jobs, Lift Economy
Posted February 9th, 2012 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
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South Sudan, Ethiopia Sign Oil Pipeline Deal
Posted February 9th, 2012 at 8:55 am (UTC-5)
South Sudan has signed a memorandum of understanding with Ethiopia allowing it to build an oil pipeline through Ethiopia to the port of Djibouti. South Sudan’s information minister announced the deal Thursday, amid a bitter oil dispute with Sudan that has prompted the south to halt production. Landlocked South Sudan had been shipping oil in […]
South Sudan Completes Oil Shutdown
Posted February 8th, 2012 at 12:35 pm (UTC-5)
The government of South Sudan says it has fully shut down oil production, a move sparked by a dispute with neighboring Sudan. South Sudan initiated the shutdown last month, accusing the north of confiscating more than $800 million worth of oil being transported through northern pipelines. Khartoum says it took the oil because the south […]
UN: Hunger Crisis Worsening in South Sudan
Posted February 8th, 2012 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations says ongoing conflict and a weak harvest in South Sudan have put millions of people on the brink of a severe hunger crisis. A joint report released Wednesday by the World Food Program (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says the number of food-insecure people in South Sudan has risen […]
US Diplomats to Visit South Asia
Posted February 6th, 2012 at 8:20 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. State Department says it is sending two senior diplomats to South Asia later this month to consult with government and civil society leaders on issues that include education and human trafficking, as well as accountability and reconciliation processes. Officials announced the plans for Maria Otero and Robert Blake in a press release Monday. […]
Official: 37 Killed at South Sudan Peace Meeting
Posted February 3rd, 2012 at 1:50 pm (UTC-5)
An official in South Sudan says 37 people were killed when shooting broke out at a meeting to settle disputes over stolen cattle. The incident happened Wednesday in Mayendit county, in South Sudan’s Unity State. The state information minister, Gideon Gatpan, says random shooting began after gunmen from neighboring Lake State burst in on the […]
South Africa Sentences Trio to 25 Years for Rhino Poaching
Posted February 1st, 2012 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
South African officials say a court has sentenced three people to 25 years in prison for rhinoceros poaching and possession of illegal firearms. Wildlife authorities say the punishment is the harshest to date for the illegal killing of a rhino. The poachers were sentenced by a court in Phalaborwa, near Kruger National Park, which borders […]
South Korean President to Visit Gulf Oil States, Turkey
Posted January 30th, 2012 at 2:25 am (UTC-5)
South Korea announced Monday that President Lee Myung-bak will visit several oil-producing countries in the Middle East in February in an effort to diversify Seoul’s oil sources. Officials say Mr. Lee will visit Turkey and then Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates in a week-long tour that begins Saturday. The president’s office said […]
Sudan Accused of Cutting Off Civilian Escape Route
Posted January 27th, 2012 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
A satellite monitoring group says Sudan is trying to block civilians in the country’s violence-plagued Southern Kordofan state from fleeing to safety. New images released Friday by the U.S.-based Satellite Sentinel Project, and analyzed by the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, show plumes of smoke rising from an area known as Toroge . The initiative’s Nathaniel Raymond […]
South Sudan, Kenya Sign Pipeline Deal
Posted January 25th, 2012 at 8:10 am (UTC-5)
South Sudan and Kenya have signed an agreement to build a oil pipeline to a Kenyan port, a move that could end the south’s reliance on facilities of northern neighbor Sudan. A memorandum of understanding was signed in the southern capital, Juba, late Tuesday in the presence of South Sudan President Salva Kiir and Kenyan […]
