Pretoria can make a real difference in helping to solve conflicts and other issues in Burundi, the DRC, South Sudan and Zimbabwe
The agreement could go beyond economics towards the political unification of Africa
They’ll roar again unless there’s justice for atrocities and the armed forces are reformed
Conflict in Africa — and the world — is on the rise. The continent needs to take concrete measures to stop the escalating violence
A new ‘award’, Spoilers of Peace, is designed to name and shame those people preventing peace in South Sudan
From the US to Cameroon, from SA to South Sudan to Spain. Tracking down the people trying to take our site down took us all over the internet
South Africa’s Vukani Aviation formed a joint venture with the notorious secret police in South Sudan
Examples from Rwanda and Sierra Leone can be incorporated into transitional justice frameworks
The country’s fragile peace deal needs all
the help it can get — and South Africa has a a major role to play
The country’s tackling of state capture gives it a unique ability to help the world’s newest country
Eight years after independence, South Sudan still struggles to address media challenges. Independent journalists continue to fear for their freedom
At least 104 people had been killed in attacks on villages in the southern region, the United Nations said on Wednesday
A man guilty of impersonating a US congressman has now popped up in the murky oil deal Jeff Radebe signed with South Sudan
It is far from clear that the deal fits in with South Africa’s long-term energy strategy, or that there is an economic case for it
President Salva Kiir urges rebel chief Riek Machar to return to Juba during speech to parliament
The survivors of the brutal Terrain attack are demanding just compensation – but say the government is ignoring their claims
Oil Minister Jeffrey Radebe described the agreement as "a great deal" for both countries
Our hearts belong with the revolution at home, say Sudanese exiles based in South Africa
An August 2015 peace deal collapsed almost a year after it was signed and the conflict spread, drawing in more groups around the country
South Sudan’s warring parties will hold talks in Addis Ababa on Thursday, in a bid to salvage a stalled peace deal
70% of all illness deaths are due to easily treatable malaria, acute watery diarrhoea and respiratory infections in Udier Village
South Sudan’s five-year-long civil war has left possibly tens of thousands of people without limbs — a toll that may never be accurately established
The autopsy report implies that freelancer Chris Allen’s death was no accident – but the government has no intention to investigate
Factors such as the militia and ethnic loyalties may prevent the formation of a united defence force
The DRC is a complex, challenging political quagmire
At the African forensics school, students learn to manage death with dignity
The death toll from South Sudan’s civil war is nearly eight times higher than previously thought
It’s a war, despite all the setbacks, that the UN is winning — that the UN, even if it shies away from using the “W” word, must win.
Hopes are high that the agreement will end the war which has cost the lives of tens of thousands of people
Ethiopia’s new prime minister may have to do more to convince thousands of refugees belonging to the Anuak ethnic group to return to their homelands
Aid workers hope that with massive effort a humanitarian disaster can be avoided
Despite the focus on migrant numbers arriving in Europe and the United States, a full 85% of refugees are living in low- and middle-income countries