AU URGES DE-ESCALATION AS FIGHTING DISPLACES OVER 180,000 IN SOUTH SUDAN’S JONGLEI STATE. (PHOTO).

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 AU urges de-escalation as fighting displaces over 180,000 in South Sudan’s Jonglei state The Chairperson of the African Union Commission called for immediate de-escalation and strict adherence to South Sudan’s 2018 peace agreement, as renewed fighting in Jonglei State displaced more than 180,000 people and raised fears of further civilian harm. In a statement, African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf said he was deeply concerned by the deteriorating security situation in parts of the country, particularly Jonglei, where escalating violence and inflammatory rhetoric have put civilians—including women and children—at heightened risk. South Sudanese authorities estimate the number of displaced in Jonglei at more than 180,000, the United Nations humanitarian agency OCHA said last week. He urged all parties to exercise maximum restraint, de-escalate tensions immediately, and comply fully with the permanent ceasefire and power-sharing arrangements under the agreement, T...

SOUTH AFRICA'S LAMOLA CITES "POSITIVE VIBES" ON AGOA . (PHOTO).


 South Africa's Lamola cites "positive vibes" on AGOA 


Trade talks between South Africa and the United States are "very positive", and there is hope that the U.S. congress could renew a key free trade agreement with the continent before the end of the year, South Africa's minister of International Relations and Cooperation said on Tuesday.


Minister Ronald Lamola told the FT Africa Summit in London that there are "positive vibes" coming from U.S. Congress about the renewal of the AGOA trade agreement, which expired last month, and that ongoing bilateral trade talks were also productive, Reuters reported.


"Negotiations are going very well," he said of trade talks with the United States.

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