It will be difficult to make the current peace agreement stick in South Sudan.
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Warring factions in South Sudan have signed numerous peace deals none of which have held.
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s regime has yet to show it differs from that of Robert Mugabe.
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The debate on sanctions on Zimbabwe has been lost in the southern African region and on the continent.
Sudanese protesters shout slogans during a rally against the government of President Omar al-Bashir in Sana'a.
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Fed up with the high cost of living, and an oppressive state, the people of Sudan are rising up against their president.
South Sudan President Salva Kiir (right) shaking hands with former rebel leader and Vice President, Riek Machar.
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South Sudan’s road to peace has been bumpy but there’s hope.
Damning development.
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When the Aral Sea dried up, it was called the “world’s worst environmental disaster”. We’re witnessing its equivalent in Africa.
South Sudan’s Riek Machar after peace talks with South Sudan President Salva Kiir in July 2018.
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The return of South Sudan’s opposition leader
is likely to solidify the permanent ceasefire.
South Sudan can be stabilised, but great effort is needed from numerous players.
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South Sudan faces numerous and serious challenges contributing to instability. But there are potential solutions.
South Sudanese children playing football in the capital Juba.
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Today in South Sudan’s political climate, footballing success may wield more symbolic importance than anything else.
Egyptian-born Australian musician, Joseph Tawadros.
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African Australians contribute to all major musical genres - from dance to hip hop and beyond.
French soldiers patrol in Diabaly, Mali, in 2013, following the failure of the African Support Mission.
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Conflict patterns in Africa have changed rapidly in recent years posing a challenge to peace and security.
South Sudanese girls standing outside a primary school after it was ransacked by armed groups.
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More than half of girls in South Sudan are married before the age of 18. Endemic conflict and food shortages are only exacerbating the problem.
South Sudanese women queue to vote.
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South Sudan’s chiefs wield real power, administering customary laws to resolve local disputes. But they often reinforce gender inequalities – could the new chief change this?
The opportunity of getting an education is key to reintegration.
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For the thousands of children who have left armed groups, education is crucial to their reintegration.
A fisherman at work in the White Nile. Half the river’s flow is lost to evaporation from the Sudd swamps, a large wetland.
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Nature based approaches to solving water problems originated in Europe and don’t take into account Africa’s huge infrastructure deficit.
Aid projects in Iraq had more money than ideas.
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We don’t care, or possibly dare, to look back five or ten years later to see what happened to international aid projects.
Protesters in South Africa, highlight the plight of immigrants forced into slavery in Libya.
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The decision to repatriate migrants is a welcome intervention. But, it fails to consider the fundamental causes.
Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Joseph Kabila. Time to step aside.
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Africa needs strong institutions. But they can only be built if there’s a change in leadership.
Keur Gui - Thiat, left, and Kilifeu, right.
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The international community has failed to recognise the new political visions being articulated by young musicians and activists across Africa.
The River Nile flows through 11 African countries.
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One of the major scenes of a potential water crisis and conflict is the Nile River.
A strong judiciary isn’t enough to keep democracy in place. Kenya’s Supreme Court decision nullifying the re-election of Uhuru Kenyatta is a case in point.
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The past 12 months provided further evidence of the danger of democratic backsliding in Africa. But it also saw powerful presidents suffer embarrassing setbacks in a number of countries.