South sudan
Pope postpones Africa visit over knee problems
"At the request of his doctors, and in order not to jeopardise the results of the therapy that he is undergoing for his knee, the Holy Father has been forced to...
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World Food Programme warns South Sudan to face its worst hunger crisis yet
More than 70% of South Sudan's population will face extreme hunger this year as conflict and climate-related disasters deepen food scarcity, the WFP warned.
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UN and US press South Sudan to prepare for elections
The US ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said that in order to 'work toward a true democracy,' the South Sudanese government needed to move swiftly to implement the provisions set out in an agreement on revitalizing the peace process.
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UN: 440 civilians killed in South Sudan clashes
The report comes on the heels of a UN warning that the world's youngest country risked a return to war, with interethnic violence and political infighting threatening to undo even limited progress in implementing a stuttering peace process.
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United Nations hastens aid to 20,000 Sudanese refugees cut off in Ethiopia
The UN said it was rushing aid to more than 20,000 Sudanese and South Sudanese refugees fleeing clashes in northwestern Ethiopia, where refugee camps have been looted and torched.
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South Sudan violence could amount to 'war crimes': Amnesty
The rights watchdog documented fighters on all sides indiscriminately murdering and mutilating civilians and razing entire villages during an upsurge in fighting between June and October in the Western Equatoria region.
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760,000 people affected by South Sudan floods: UN
Eight out of South Sudan's 10 states have now been hit by flooding, affecting access to healthcare and other services, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a briefing note.
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South Sudan dismisses UN report on corruption
The UN's Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan warned last week that the plunder risks derailing an already fragile peace process in the world's newest nation, which has struggled to emerge from five years of civil war following independence in 2011.
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South Sudanese refugees homeless again after Sudan floods
Over 288,000 residents and refugees have been affected in Sudan where heavy rains and flash floods have hit 13 of the 18 states, according to the United Nations.
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Tight security, shops shut as South Sudan warns against protests
The world's newest nation has suffered from chronic instability since independence in 2011, with deepening discontent prompting a coalition of civil society groups to urge South Sudan's leadership to step down, saying they have "had enough".
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Tight security, shops shut as South Sudan warns against protests
The government has taken a hard line against the People's Coalition for Civil Action (PCCA) and its calls for a peaceful public uprising, arresting at least eight activists and detaining three journalists this month in connection with the demonstrations, according to rights groups.
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IMF extends $334m in aid to South Sudan: central bank
Central Bank Governor Dier Tong Ngor said the IMF loan would 'substantially boost' foreign reserves and allow room to try and recover in the midst of the pandemic.
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Deadly fighting erupts between rival factions of S.Sudan VP Machar's party
The clashes erupted after Machar's rivals declared this week they had deposed him as the head of the party and its military forces.
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South Sudan's VP Machar deposed by party: rival leaders
Riek Machar, a pivotal figure in South Sudan's bloody road to independence and subsequent civil war, was deposed following a three-day gathering of senior SPLM/A-IO leaders in the country's far north, the party's military wing said.
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Riek Machar: Wily warlord with pivotal role in South Sudan's bloody history
Born in 1953 in the oil-producing state of Unity, Machar was the son of a chief and comes from the Nuer, a cattle-keeping people who are the second-biggest ethnic group in South Sudan after the Dinka.
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Salva Kiir: The man who led South Sudan to independence then war
President Salva Kiir's political rivalry with vice president Riek Machar triggered a civil war in late 2013 that was characterised by ethnic atrocities, rape, torture and the deaths of almost 400,000 people.
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'Just a dream': Hope for South Sudan dashed after horror decade
Hunger has reached levels not seen since independence. Some 60% of the population -- around seven million people -- are enduring severe food shortages, according to the UN's World Food Programme.
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From hope to despair: South Sudan marks 10 troubled years
The optimism that ushered in its hard-fought independence from Sudan evaporated as the country's new leaders went to war in 2013.
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South Sudan president announces new parliament
A decree by President Salva Kiir was then read out on the South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (SSBC) on Monday, including the names of the national assembly legislators.
