Past initiatives to entice public servants to take early retirement have done little to reduce the cost of government.

Polarization is self-reinforcing as it breeds distrust. We’re prone to accept information as truthful only if we trust the ...

Trump’s rhetoric resonates with the secessionist campaigners who view him as the key to fulfilling their goals.

Salva Kiir will almost certainly be remembered for sowing the divisions and corruption that will plague South Sudan for years ...

The decision to extend the transition period in South Sudan once again and postpone long-awaited elections cannot be "business as usual", the UN Special Representative for the country told the ...

On Monday, Kamel Daoud wins France's top literary award - the Prix Goncourt - for a book which has been banned in his native ...

Mention of Somalis – as in Somali nationals – conjures up images of the unstable Horn of Africa nation that has known little ... Mohamed Siad Barre in January 1991 in the midst of a civil war. But, by ...

Thousands are protesting in Mozambique’s capital and police are responding by firing tear gas and rubber bullets as weeks of ...

South Africa has closed its border again with Mozambique, where post-election protests have escalated, leading to clashes ...

South Sudan peace talks, previously held in neighboring Kenya, will resume under a directive from South Sudan's President ...

South Africa has temporarily closed its main border crossing with Mozambique over safety concerns, its government news agency said on Wednesday, as protests against last month's disputed election in ...

In “South Sudan's Fateful Struggle,” Steven Roach presents the history and fundamental causes driving conflict in the world's ...