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The United States is not taking any offensive military actions with the goal of destabilizing South Sudan, [9]and is only sending a small contingent to assist its embassy in the country,[4] which has been gripped by violence between rival troops, the State Department said on Sunday. Check Also: America Evacuates Its Embassy Staff From South Sudan The United States wants to ...

The President of Sudan, Omar Al- Bashir, is attending the 27th African Union Heads of State Summit in Kigali without worry of being arrested, despite an international arrest warrant against him for alleged war crimes and genocide.[9] Check Also: ICC Reports Uganda And Djibouti For Failing To Arrest Omar Al-Bashir Mr Bashir is wanted at The Hague-based International Criminal Court for five ...

KIGALI, Rwanda —The African Union summit on Sunday is expected to discuss the continent’s uneasy relationship with the International Criminal Court, which some say unfairly targets Africans.[9] Check also: African Leaders Support Withdraw from ICC Ahead of the summit, [4]some African countries renewed efforts to quit the ICC en masse despite the opposition of some countries like Botswana. Nigeria, Senegal ...

JUBA, South Sudan — The number of South Sudanese refugees in East Africa could pass 1 million this year,[9] the United Nations refugee agency said Friday,[3] calling on armed groups to allow safe passage for people fleeing the latest fighting. Check also: Amid South Sudan Evacuations, Some Locals Are Turned Back There is concern about fresh outflows of refugees after ...

The Germany airforce completed the evacuation of about 200 people from the South Sudanese capital Juba on Wednesday including citizens of Germany, the Netherlands and other countries.[9] Check Also: America Evacuates Its Embassy Staff From South Sudan Germany has also closed its embassy in South Sudan ‘temporarily’ owing to violent conflict in the capital. According to the German foreign ministry, [7]the ...