By Emiola Osifeso The United Nations Security Council will, on Tuesday morning November 11th, hold an open briefing and closed-door consultations on the situation in South Sudan and the work of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, is expected to brief on the Secretary-General’s latest 90-day report, which was circulated to…

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The Netherlands’ caretaker Minister of Justice, Foort van Oosten, is preparing to travel to Sierra Leone in the coming days to raise direct pressure on the West African nation over the extradition of convicted Dutch drug trafficker, Jos Leijdekkers, popularly known as “Bolle Jos.” Dutch authorities have grown increasingly impatient, accusing Sierra Leone of dragging its feet despite the…

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