1609 – The Bermuda Islands became an English colony. 1664 – New Jersey became a British colony. King Charles II granted land in the New World to his brother James (The Duke of York). 1755 – In North ...

When power is informal and succession rules are unclear, chaos follows. This is often exacerbated by the lack of presidential ...

In fact, according to some of the declassified records of the US State Department, one of the reasons the US influenced John Garang of South Sudan to begin talks with the government of Sadiq al-Mahdi ...

Conditions were far worse in Sudan, and they continue now to inflict havoc and destruction ... Beginning in 1986, under [then President] Sadiq al Mahdi, the government began arming and training Arab ...

The United States ordered the immediate departure of non-emergency personnel from the capital of South Sudan, citing an increase in crime, kidnapping and armed conflict, the Department of State ...

Sudan has filed a case against the United Arab Emirates at the World Court for allegedly violating its obligations under the Genocide Convention by arming the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces ...

Mr Mahdi is in a coma in a critical condition. The admin wrote: “Please pray that Faishal is given strength to recover and that his family is granted patience and strength in facing this ...

NAIROBI, March 8 (Reuters) - Increased violence and political friction in South Sudan threaten its fragile peace process, a United Nations rights body said on Saturday, days after the arrests of ...

WASHINGTON, March 9 (Reuters) - The United States has ordered its non-emergency government personnel in South Sudan to leave the country because of security concerns, the State Department said on ...

Fighting reportedly broke out in Nasir in Upper Nile state on February 14 and 15, the UN mission in South Sudan says.