Sudan, UAE to fight out genocide case at top UN court

Sudan and the United Arab Emirates will cross swords at the International Court of Justice on Thursday, with Khartoum accusing the UAE of breaking the UN Genocide Convention with its alleged support for rebel fighters. The UAE has dismissed the case as …

ExclusiveUAE accuses Sudan army of exploiting World Court to 'distract from own atrocities'

The Sudanese Armed Forces have repeatedly made false allegations against the UAE, misusing the UN Security Council to spread these claims, an Emirati official told The National on Thursday, as the World Court is scheduled to hear a case brought by Sudan…

South Sudan's main opposition party in crisis after government minister named as interim chairman

South Sudan's opposition movement is deeply divided. Following the arrest of longtime leader Riek Machar, the political branch of the movement, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-in-Opposition (SPLM-IO), declared Stephen Kuol Par interim party …

South Sudan opposition appoints interim leadership amid boycott from top party officials

JUBA, April 9 (Xinhua) -- South Sudan's opposition party, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-in-Opposition (SPLM-IO), on Wednesday appointed Stephen Par Kuol as the interim chairman, replacing First Vice President Riek Machar, who is still …

Sabina Chege terms Gachagua ‘unpatriotic’ for publicly linking Ruto to Sudan’s RSF

Nominated MP Sabina Chege has criticised former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua over his recent remarks linking President William Ruto to Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF). In a Sunday interview with KTN, Gachagua alleged Ruto has been doing shady …

8 South Sudan cholera patients die walking to clinic following U.S. funding cuts: charity

JUBA, April 9 (Xinhua) -- Eight patients, including five children, died during a grueling three-hour journey to seek medical treatment for cholera in South Sudan after U.S. funding cuts forced local clinics to close, a global charity said on Wednesday. …

Is South Sudan’s Peace Deal Falling Apart-Again?

South Sudan’s fragile peace deal is unravelling as political tensions flare and violence resurfaces. More than a broken trust is the cause, and the nation’s leaders will need to be pressured into peace.  South Sudan is once again on the edge of a civil war …

South Sudan opposition splits after leader's house arrest

South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar takes the oath of office at the State House in Juba, South Sudan, February 22, 2020. REUTERS/Samir Bol/File Photo South Sudan's opposition party split on Wednesday, complicating an already …

RSF sexual violence in Sudan amounts to war crimes, says Amnesty report

Amnesty International has accused Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of deliberately using sexual violence to humiliate and assert control over communities in Sudan, calling the acts a war crime and a potential crime against humanity, in a report released …

Sudan files ICJ complaint against UAE over ‘complicity in genocide’