South Sudan, the world’s youngest country, has faced immense challenges since gaining its independence from Sudan in 2011. Despite its vast natural...

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) this week heard ongoing conflict in Sudan is “exacerbating instability” in Abyei, a 10 000 plus square...

By Steven C. Roach Salva Kiir Mayardit has served as South Sudan’s president since the country’s independence in 2011. South Sudan’s secession...

By Henning Melber The former liberation movement South West Africa People’s Organisation (Swapo) has been in firm political control of Namibia since...

South Sudan is the world's poorest country, overtaking Burundi.

Last week, for the first time ever, Botswana elected a new President who was not from the party that has ruled since independence in 1966. The post...

By Mar-Vic Cagurangan Voters in the U.S. territory of Guam will be the country’s first to cast their choice for president on Nov. 5 but it will...

From the United States to the Dominican Republic to the Bahamas, the collective scapegoating and mass deportation of Haitians for political gain...

Botswana has a new boss in President Duma Boko after an election victory over a party that has been in power since independence 58 years ago. A lot is...

As South Sudan prepares for its first democratic elections as a sovereign state, a grassroots movement is emerging where people across the country are...