South Sudan
South Sudanese refugees in Uganda top one million
The number of South Sudanese refugees in Uganda hit one million on Thursday, the United Nations said, as hundreds of desperate families pour across the border every day seeking a…
Kenya runs electronic voting simulation amidst election tensions
Kenya's electoral commission runs a simulation of electronic voting ahead of next week's general elections. Also, as Rwanda prepares for its presidential polls this Friday,…
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Donors pledge millions at Uganda refugee summit
In tonight's edition, we take a look at a UN resolution for an investigation into atrocities committed in DR Congo's Kasai region. Also, at the Uganda refugee summit, donors…
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South Sudan: A rare look at both sides of the civil war
The brutal civil war in South Sudan is now well into its fourth year and shows no sign of ending. After violent clashes between government and opposition forces in the capital…
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East African leaders push warring sides in South Sudan to revive peace
In tonight's edition: in the second part of our South Sudan series, our correspondents report from rebel-held Kajo Keji; in South Africa, former opposition leader Helen Zille…
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Pope demands priests' obedience over Ahiara bishop in Nigeria
In tonight’s edition: the Pope asks priests to obey the Bishop of Ahiara in Nigeria; 900 people escape from the Kangwawi prison in Beni; and our correspondent gained access to…
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Nigeria: Over a dozen people killed in Boko Haram attack on Maiduguri
In tonight's edition: over a dozen people die in Boko Haram's biggest recent raid on the northeastern city of Maiduguri. Also, firefighters in South Africa’s Western Cape battle…
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General election in Lesotho: Vote counting underway for third government in five years
In tonight’s edition of Eye on Africa: Officials in Lesotho are looking into why armed soldiers guarded polling stations during the weekend election. Vote counting is now…
South Sudanese troops accused of rape, murder of aid workers in court
In tonight's edition, South Sudanese troops accused of rape and murder during attack on Terrain Hotel appear in court, 50 years on people living in Biafra mark the anniversary of…
S. Sudanese soldiers face trial for attack on foreign aid workers
Thirteen South Sudanese soldiers accused of gang raping foreign aid workers and killing a local journalist last July appeared in a military court on Tuesday. The soldiers face…
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Famine used as a weapon of war in South Sudan
For the past four years, South Sudan, the world's youngest nation, has been torn apart by civil war. Two tribes are fighting each other, and their soldiers burn and steal any…
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Former minister accused of role in murder of two UN investigators in DR Congo
In tonight's edition: the investigation into the killing of two UN experts and their interpreter in DR Congo takes a new turn; one person was displaced every second by conflict…
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