South Sudan in Focus - VOA

Thursday, November 23, 2017

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Traditional chiefs work to reduce the widespread practice of child marriages in South Sudan; a resolution reinstates teachers in Jonglei State who were dismissed last year for protesting poor working conditions and low pay; and female police and correctional officers receive certificates in English literacy and computer science from Kampala University's Juba Study Center.

Why doesn’t South Sudan’s refugee exodus spur East Africa to action? - IRIN News

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

By: Aly Verjee

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Migration crises in Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa reconfigured global politics. So why – as the millionth South Sudanese took refuge in Uganda earlier this year, and with the total number of South Sudanese refugee and asylum seekers now more than two million – is there no comparable shift in the political posture of East African states?

نواب عراقيون يحشدون لتأجيل الانتخابات” - Al Araby

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

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يقود برلمانيون عراقيون حراكاً سياسياً يهدف لتأجيل الانتخابات البرلمانية المقبلة المقرر إجراؤها في الخامس عشر من مايو/أيار 2018، وفيما يحذّر سياسيون من احتمال التلاعب بنتائج الانتخابات، يعتبر نائب الرئيس نوري المالكي أن خطر تأجيل الانتخابات يفوق خطر "داعش".

The future of Zimbabwe without Mugabe - PBS NewsHour

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

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How did the 37-year rule of Robert Mugabe shape Zimbabwe? From early high hopes to current economic turmoil, Judy Woodruff discusses the evolution of the country under his leadership -- and what comes next -- with former U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe Johnnie Carson and Blessing Zulu of Voice of America.

Former US ambassador to Bangladesh passes away - Click Ittefaq

Monday, November 20, 2017

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Howard B Schaffer, an American diplomat who spent much of his 36-year career dealing with US relations with South Asia, passed away on Friday November 17th, 2017 of old age complications. He served as ambassador to Bangladesh (1984-87), political counselor at American embassies in India...

Buhari’s Silent Support for the South-east - The Day

Monday, November 20, 2017

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President Muhammadu Buhari’s two-day visit to the South-eastern states of Ebonyi and Anambra took place at the most opportune juncture, to show support to a governor who has done so much in promoting the president’s policy on food...