This past Thursday, February 11th, South Sudanese President and former rebel group leader Salva Kiir re-appointed Riek Machar as his Vice President. Machar, former leader of Kiir’s opposing rebel group, had been appointed Vice President following the birth of South Sudan in 2011, before allegations of organizing a coup to
Plans to end hostilities in Syria within a week, revive peace talks, and deliver humanitarian aid to civilians have been unveiled during a press conference after the International Syria Support Group (ISSG) meeting in Munich, Germany on the 12th of February. These plans, whilst optimistic, have been hailed as a
When the International Criminal Court (ICC) started dealing with the case of warlord Bosco Ntaganda in September, I reported about how the fear would cause the ICC to lack the efficiency necessary to run an effective trial. Now, almost half a year after the trial started, it appears as though
On 12th February 2016 a MINUSMA camp in the Northern Malian city of Kidal was attacked by Islamist militia. During the attack at least 6 Guinean peacekeepers were killed and around thirty other soldiers were left injured. The al-Qaeda affiliated Malian jihadist group, Ansar Dine has claimed responsibility for
In 2014, Cameroon officially declared war against the Boko Haram, announced by President Paul Biya in a Paris conference aimed at countering the activities of Boko Haram. In the communication of the conflict the Cameroonian media has proven to be a barren media, which merely sit and wait for the
