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In line with the terms of the 2018 peace deal signed between the country鈥檚 warring factions, South Sudan鈥檚 president Salva Kiir has dissolved parliament. 550 lawmakers from different political parties will now be appointed to constitute the new parliament.

Meanwhile, more than 100 Ethiopian soldiers who served as peacekeepers with the UN mission in Darfur, Sudan have applied for asylum in that country. Recently a group of Tigrayan soldiers refused to go back to Ethiopia, citing fear of persecution.

And Canada-based Djiboutian musician Shay Lia talks to DJ Edu about being named as one of Michelle Obama鈥檚 favourite artists.

(Photo: South Sudan鈥檚 president Salva Kiir; Credit: Getty Images)