, where a standard gauge railway is being built to link the port of Mombasa first with Nairobi, and ultimately with neighboring Ugan- da, Rwanda, and South Sudan. In recent years, Chinese compa- nies have aslo led renew- able energy projects in places such as Pakistan, Thailand and the Philippines. Such massi

s difficult issues about the inviolability of the current Arab borders that the retreating Europeans created last century. I thought the secession of South Sudan was a perfectly acceptable development, if it reflected the will of the people of the south, and was not imposed on them. The operative principle in

t seems like we have more of them. There's more of a desire for individual groups of people to assert their own independence. We see it in the Kurds, South Sudan, many places in the world. Perhaps it's our interconnected world of 24-hour-a-day internet, which allows similar people to congregate together and ta

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by the Kenya Commercial Bank Foundation and the Edmond de Rothschild Foundations. Altogether, individuals from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and South Sudan submitted 538 applications. We plan to launch the program in Nairobi in late July, so stay tuned! Investing in the Spread of Ideas. There are many

ing Brexit and the continuing conflict in Ukraine. In Asia, you have rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula and in the South China Sea. In Africa, South Sudan and the Lake Chad basin are sites of serious humanitarian concern that transcend national borders. In South America, Venezuela is in the midst of d

a missile strike on Syria? Vote here. Meanwhile, the journalist Jeffrey Gettleman shared a harrowing account of meeting a former child soldier in South Sudan. It's raw and tragic. Please take the time to read it. Then consider, as counterpoint, our conversation on mindfulness with Dan Harris (the author

d the world. Somaliland has established offices in the USA. Canada, UK. Sweden. France. Norway. Belgium (Brussels) Ethiopia. Djibouti. Ghana. Kenya, South Sudan. South Africa and Yemen. and the Somaliland passport is accepted by South Africa. Kenya. Djibouti and Ethiopia. • African Union O Somaliland forma

in East Africa including Ethiopia. The agreement allows for the signatories to carry out water projects on the Nile without the approval of Egypt. South Sudan said it will join the agreement while Congo and Eretria remained on the sidelines. But the agreement was opposed by both Egypt and Sudan, which, fo

lls will determine whether Khartoum is willing to appease internal tensions, while also continuing to negotiate complex post-referendum issues with South Sudan. Latin America Mexico: Enrique Pena Nieto, the candidate of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), was elected president on July 1, bringing

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e the six areas of conflict—all tied to energy supplies—that have made news in just the first few months of 2012: * A brewing war between Sudan and South Sudan: On April 10, forces from the newly independent state of South Sudan occupied [5] the oil center of Heglig, a town granted to Sudan as part of a pe

President Trump is responding to this crisis is by slashing humanitarian aid, increasing the risk that people starve in the four countries — Yemen, South Sudan, Somalia and Nigeria. The result is a perfect storm: Millions of children tumbling toward famine just as America abdicates leadership and cuts assi

ou work on the president's national security staff, you never feel like there are enough hours in the day. Whether you are managing Ukraine, Syria, South Sudan or the South China Sea, even a 15-hour day leaves you feeling like a slacker. But every few years, the White House staff piles one more task on its

he other Nile Basin states, building further bridges between them. As if to demonstrate this idea, last week saw the conclusion of a 10-day tour to South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda and Ethiopia, in order to involve civil society organisations in boosting cooperation with the Nile Basin states, according to Magd

Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paracel Islands, Paraguay, Peru, Russia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan. Spratly Islands, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo. Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks

road: A Conversation with Nicholas Kristof — Tuesday, July 8, 2025. Location: Online event, 2:00 PM. From covering the ongoing conflicts in Gaza and South Sudan, to examining America's evolving status on the global stage under the Trump Administration, to mounting concerns about American democracy, Pulitzer

tensions, and weak regional cooperation, all of which shape its political and security landscape. Ongoing conflicts in Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan, and South Sudan, along with territorial disputes, continue to strain relations among neighboring countries and hinder efforts toward stability. • Carnegie: The Fut

of Immigration Court as Trump Seeks to Deliver on Mass Arrest Pledge • Judge Says Trump Administration Violated Court Order in Deporting Migrants to South Sudan • Columbia Graduation Marked by Protests, Absence of Mahmoud Khalil • Sparks Fly Between Education Secretary Linda McMahon and Dem Rep. Watson Cole