President Salva Kiir, his rival Riek Machar commit to 60-day time table to achieve goal in efforts to end six-month-old conflict
The next round of peace talks, led by the East African bloc IGAD, might see another high-level meeting between Machar and President Kiir
Fourteen million girls below the age of 18 are forced into marriage each year in developing countries.
AFRICOM chief says despite militant group's decreased area of control in recent months, it still remains a threat
Mediators in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, say Salva Kiir and Riek Machar promise to stop all hostilities in face-to face meeting -- first time since violence erupted five months ago
Salva Kiir to meet in Addis Ababa Friday his former vice president and rebel leader Riek Machar
Premier Li Keqiang wants to expand trade, plans to visit African Union and meet with regional leaders
Experts say the media environment in Ethiopia is one of the worst in Africa
Since conflict erupted in mid-December, parties have only agreed on a cease-fire - which has been largely ignored
Authorities jail three journalists, bloggers on charges of with working with foreign organization to incite public violence
Since the market has so many opportunities, everyone seems to be working on a start-up idea in the hopes of “making it"
After a week of delay, South Sudan government and rebel delegations began direct talks about the agenda for the peace negotiations
Human Rights Watch says the Ethiopian government is spying on its citizens and monitoring activities of Ethiopians in the diaspora using high tech software from China, Italy and Germany
Two sides haggling over participation of former high-ranking political leaders
United States special envoy to South Sudan Donald Booth warns parties to the conflict that they could face consequences from the international community if they fail to take negotiations more seriously
Lead mediator indicates forces should be deployed by mid-April, but did not specify numbers
US special envoy Donald Booth expresses concern about situation during extraordinary summit of East African bloc IGAD
African Union and UN will have to approve final project before forces can actually be deployed
South Sudan and regional stability are main points discussed in Addis Ababa Tuesday as Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta began his first state visit to Ethiopia
About 100 South Sudanese between the age of 18 and 40 left Addis Ababa in the past week; Up to 300 more are expected to follow
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