The United States has asked the UN Security Council to send a 4 000-strong regional force to South Sudan’s capital of Juba to impose an arms embargo if the government blocks the deployment. A draft resolution presented to the council would establish the regional protection force and authorise it to …

Prominent Sudanese rebel groups said on Tuesday they have signed a roadmap brokered by African Union mediators to end deadly conflicts in Sudan’s strife-torn Darfur, Blue Nile and South Kordofan regions. Tens of thousands of people have been killed and millions displaced over the years in the three regions as …

A contingent of 850 Nigerien soldiers is preparing to leave Niger soon heading for Northern Mali under the UN Integrated Mission for Stabilization of Mali (MINUSMA), a security source in Niamey said Tuesday. The first convoy essentially comprised of logistical materials left Niamey on Tuesday morning while the rest of …