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First virus death in S.Sudan, alarm over cases in camps
The country, emerging from a devastating six-year civil war, has recorded 231 cases since its first case on April 5. The number was just 35 two weeks ago.
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South Sudan's Kiir unveils new cabinet
A presidential decree naming the 34 ministers and 10 deputies was read out on state television.
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S.Sudan's Kiir, Machar agree to form unity government on Saturday
Salva Kiir confirmed that they had agreed to join together for the third time in government -- an experiment which has twice previously ended in disaster.
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South Sudan cuts number of states from 32 to 10, unlocking peace process
The regional group IGAD had given the government until Saturday to find a solution over the number of states the country should have.
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S.Sudan's Kiir says no compromise to end peace deal deadlock
Kiir and rebel chief Riek Machar are under increasing pressure to resolve their differences by 22 February and form a unity government as part of a peace agreement.
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S. Sudan 'unity' army not ready for peace as deadline looms
The disarray comes as President Salva Kiir and the rebel leader, Riek Machar, face intense pressure to form a coalition government by 22 February, a major step in the transition to peace.
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No more delays to South Sudan peace deal, East Africans warn
President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar, whose fall out in 2013 sparked a conflict that has left hundreds of thousands dead, face a 22 February deadline to form a government.
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'Think about your people' : UN chief tells South Sudan rivals
President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar have failed to break a deadlock over key terms of a power-sharing agreement with just two weeks until they are to form a unity government.
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S. Sudan president, ex-rebel leader agree to form unity government - Kiir
Kiir and Riek Machar, who is now opposition leader, met over the past three days in the capital Juba to resolve outstanding disputes that prevented the formation of a coalition government in time for a 12 November deadline.
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US to reevaluate South Sudan ties after unity govt deadline passes
US State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said the US would also seek 'to establish a new paradigm to achieve peace and a successful political transition in South Sudan' with others in the region.
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Sudan PM Hamdok arrives in Juba on first official trip
Hamdok, heading an 18-member transitional government following the overthrow of Omar al-Bashir, is set to meet South Sudan President Salva Kiir as well as Sudanese opposition leaders on his two-day visit
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South Sudan's Machar says ready for talks with rival Kiir
In a letter to Kiir's security adviser, seen by AFP Friday, Machar laid out a series of demands before the pair could sit down face-to-face in Juba.
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Sudan talks resume after shootings mar breakthrough
The Alliance for Freedom and Change - the protest movement umbrella group negotiating with the ruling military council - said the shootings were an attempt to "disturb the breakthrough".
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South Sudan president urges rebel chief to join unity government
A failure by the former vice president to do so would destroy any hope for peace in the war-torn country, South Sudan President Salva Kiir said.
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President of war-torn South Sudan to mediate Sudan peace talks
Successive rounds of peace talks between Khartoum and the rebels have ended without a deal.
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South Sudan pardons SA mercenary from death sentence
William Endley, an ex-defence force colonel, was sentenced to death in February for espionage and conspiring to overthrow the government.
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President Kiir apologises to South Sudan for years of civil war suffering
He was speaking at a peace ceremony in the capital Juba attended by the returned rebel leader Riek Machar who’s been restored a vice president.
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Rebel leader to attend peace ceremony in South Sudan
It will be the first time Riek Machar has set foot in the city since he fled two years ago under a hail of gunfire when an earlier peace deal collapsed.
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UN: S Sudan warring parties abducted hundreds of women & girls
The abuses were committed during a civil war by forces loyal to the government of President Salva Kiir and rebels fighting for Riek Machar.
