An official says at least 18 people were killed when a small plane crashed in South Sudan

The Uganda and South Sudan governments have embarked on the construction of an electricity transmission line that will enable Uganda to export electricity from Karuma to Juba in South Sudan.

The Sudanese army claims the war has reached a "turning point." But with accusations of human rights abuses on both sides and even genocide, there is still no end in sight for Sudan's devastating conflict.

JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudan has lifted a nationwide curfew imposed more than 10 days ago after a night of deadly rioting in the capital over the alleged killing of South Sudanese people by the army and allied groups in neighbouring Sudan, its spokesperson said on Monday.

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says his office will be seeking arrest warrants for those accused of atrocities in Sudan’s West Darfur region, which has seen reported ethnic cleansing by paramilitary forces that have been fighting government forces for 19 months.

“To make life easier for women, surviving the war requires collective work and strength in solidarity,” said Huyam*, a mutual aid volunteer from southeastern Sennar state, where the army now controls key areas after an advance last year by the RSF.

South Sudan authorities are investigating the cause of Wednesday’s plane crash at the country’s Unity oilfield, that claimed the lives of 20 passengers and crew, with one survivor.

Amid ongoing conflict, 25.6 million people in Sudan are facing severe food insecurity, as peace efforts continue to falter.

A nurse in Uganda has died of Ebola, a health official said Thursday, in the first recorded fatality since the last outbreak ended in 2023.

Uganda has confirmed an outbreak of the Ebola virus in the capital Kampala with the first confirmed patient dying from it on Wednesday, the health ministry said

Ontario's 44th election has been called. There will be many issues discussed between now and election day, February 27. But clearly the big issue for discussion on Day One is: Can the premier justify calling this election nearly a year and a half before he needed to?