South Sudan: Heads of State of East African countries "alarmed by rising tensions"

Another civil war looms in South Sudan

It could merge with the one in neighbouring Sudan, to catastrophic effect | Middle East & Africa

The fighting between government troops and a militia united with the vice-president since mid-February raised fears of the return of the civil war.

The risk of a resumption of the civil war in South Sudan worries its neighbours. That is why the regional bloc IGAD (Intergovernmental Authority on Development), which comprises eight East African countries, organized an extraordinary summit of its heads of State, virtually on Wednesday, 13 March. Only Djiboutian Presidents Ismail Omar Guelleh, and Somali, Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, participated in person, the other countries delegated ministers. S…

South Sudan in Focus: Former diplomat says regional bodies addressing South Sudan tensions, Sudan girls fleeing conflict face hardships,

South Sudan in Focus airs at 7:30 pm in Juba (1630 UTC) and can be heard on FM stations throughout South Sudan, on shortwave, and on VOA’s 24-hour channel in Nairobi at 8:30 pm. The program is hosted by John Tanza in Washington D.C., and a network of reporters around South Sudan and in Washington.