Fred Oluoch

2 weeks ago | zawya.com | Fred Oluoch

The lives of more than 250,000 people in need of medical assistance in South Sudan are at risk due to the continued attacks on medical facilities and providers in the ongoing conflict. Health experts say that as the conflict in the country and in its neighbour Sudan continues, the healthcare system is on the verge of collapse.

1 month ago | theelephant.info | Fred Oluoch

During the South Sudan independence celebrations on 9 July 2011 at Freedom Square, next to the John Garang Mausoleum, the unity of purpose and hope for the future was electrifying. One could hardly imagine that the country would collapse into civil war only two years after independence, especially after a devastating 21-year war with the north. However, the country has been highly unstable and fractured since the civil war broke out in 2013.

1 month ago | zawya.com | Fred Oluoch

Ugandan warlord Dominic Ongwen has lost his appeal against a heavy penalty imposed by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for his war crimes. On Monday, the ICC’s Appeals Chamber upheld the Trial Chamber’s judgement ordering Ongwen to pay $57 million in reparations to the victims of his crimes against humanity and war crimes in northern Uganda.

2 months ago | monitor.co.ug | Fred Oluoch

What you need to know:SPLM-IO says it has withdrawn from the security arrangements of the 2018 peace deal. The South Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition (SPLM-IO) says it has withdrawn from the security arrangements of the 2018 peace deal, signalling further wrangling in the coalition government.

2 months ago | zawya.com | Fred Oluoch |Mawahib Abdallatif

Sudan says it will block entry of all Kenyan goods in the latest protest against Nairobi’s dalliance with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the paramilitary group that has been fighting the army since April 2023. The decision was rendered in a decree issued by Omar Ahmed Mohamed Ali, the acting minister for Trade and Finance of Sudan, halting all imports from Kenya through all ports, border crossings, airports and entry points.