The United Nations is calling for a halt to violence in South Sudan’s Jonglei state, where tribal clashes have killed hundreds of people since Thursday. The U.N. mission in South Sudan said Monday that the fighting has “reportedly resulted” in 600 deaths and injuries to at least 750. South Sudanese officials say the fighting stems […]
UN: 600 ‘Reportedly’ Killed in South Sudan Unrest
Posted August 22nd, 2011 at 2:30 pm (UTC-5)
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UN: 600 Killed in South Sudan Unrest
Posted August 22nd, 2011 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations says tribal fighting in South Sudan’s Jonglei state has killed at least 600 people since Thursday. The U.N. mission in South Sudan said Monday there are unconfirmed reports that at least 750 others have been injured. South Sudanese officials say the fighting stems from a cattle dispute between the Murle tribe and […]
South African Gov’t Denies Sending Planes for Gadhafi
Posted August 22nd, 2011 at 7:55 am (UTC-5)
South Africa says it has not sent planes to Libya to help embattled leader Moammar Gadhafi flee the country. In a statement Monday, the South African government said it wished to dispel rumors that South African aircraft will fly Colonel Gadhafi and his family to an undisclosed location. Speaking to reporters, Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane […]
Dozens Killed in South Sudan Violence
Posted August 21st, 2011 at 8:25 am (UTC-5)
Officials in South Sudan say dozens of people have been killed in tribal clashes over cattle in Jonglei state. State governor Kuol Manyang Juuk says fighters from the Murle tribe attacked several villages of the Lou-Nuer tribe on Thursday. The two tribes fight frequently over land and cattle. South Sudanese and U.N. officials say at […]
Obama Nominates Ambassador for South Sudan
Posted August 19th, 2011 at 4:55 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has nominated a State Department official as U.S. ambassador to the world’s newest country, South Sudan. Mr. Obama chose Susan Page, who is deputy assistant secretary of state in the Bureau of African Affairs. Page has extensive experience in the U.S. foreign services, having worked in Sudan, Kenya, Rwanda and Botswana. […]
Mozambique and South Africa Set to Issue Single Visa
Posted August 18th, 2011 at 4:40 am (UTC-5)
Mozambique and South Africa will soon issue a single visa for individuals traveling to both countries. Mozambique Tourism Minister Fernando Sumbana says the initiative makes it easier for people to move between the countries without a second visa. He not specify a date for the start of issuing single visas. Sumbana also told a local […]
13 Killed in Crash of Two Small Planes in South Africa
Posted August 16th, 2011 at 10:40 am (UTC-5)
South African officials say they have found the wreckage of two small planes that disappeared Sunday in the country’s northeast and confirmed there were no survivors among the 13 people on board. The officials say rescuers using helicopters and vehicles located the wreckage of the Albatross planes and the bodies of the victims Tuesday, in […]
Barenboim Leads Korean Border Concert
Posted August 15th, 2011 at 4:45 pm (UTC-5)
Israeli conductor Daniel Barenboim has held a concert in South Korea, near the tense border with North Korea. Barenboim led his West-Eastern Divan Orchestra of Israeli and Arab musicians Monday in a performance of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, aimed at promoting peace on the Korean peninsula. A South Korean choir accompanied the choral fourth movement of […]
South Korean President Urges Mutual Trust With North
Posted August 14th, 2011 at 11:35 pm (UTC-5)
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak is calling for North and South Korea to build mutual trust in order to open up an age of peace and cooperation on the divided peninsula. Mr. Lee made the remark during a Liberation Day speech Monday as South Koreans celebrate the 66th anniversary of independence from Japanese colonial rule. […]
South Korea Marks 66th Anniversary of Independence
Posted August 14th, 2011 at 9:45 pm (UTC-5)
South Koreans across the country are set to celebrate Monday the 66th anniversary of independence from Japanese colonial rule. The government of South Korea, formally called the Republic of Korea, was founded August 15, 1948. The Yonhap news agency says President Lee Myung-bak is expected to call for nationwide harmony and unity in his National […]
