South sudans government
Maternal health a concern as South Sudan crisis deepens
About 3,400 South Sudanese refugees are temporarily accommodated at the Nyumanzi Refugee Transit Point.
South Sudan split away from Sudan in 2011 after decades of civil war fuelled by ethnic divides.
The authorities did not give a reason for closing the paper, which has a daily print of about 2,500 copies.
Cyril Ramaphosa has reaffirmed his commitment in aiding the establishment of peace in the country.
A hunger crisis affecting 4.8 million people could turn catastrophic unless aid is urgently stepped up.
The fighting prompted the UN to authorise the deployment of the additional UN troops to bolster its mission.
Nearly three years ago political rivalry between President Salva Kiir and Riek Machar sparked a civil war.
East African regional bloc IGAD pushed for a protection force and has pledged to provide troops.
East African regional bloc IGAD pushed for a regional protection force and has pledged to provide the troops.
The 15-member council met with President Salva Kiir’s cabinet and visited two compounds in Juba.
Kerry arrived in the Kenyan capital late on Sunday, after a two-week summer break, for his second trip.
The authorisation follows several days of heavy fighting involving tanks and helicopters in Juba last month.
Kiir filled the vacant posts with people linked to a breakaway faction of Machar’s SPLM-IO party.
Many of the refugees pouring into neighbouring countries carrying malnourished children.
UN said it continued to receive deeply disturbing reports of sexual violence, including rape and gang rape.
Riek Machar was sworn in as first vice president only last April, eight months after a peace agreement.
The refugees, nearly all women and children, were escaping stepped-up fighting.
The US troops will be initially stationed in neighboring Uganda, Obama said in a notice to the US Congress.
Forces loyal to rivals Vice President Riek Machar and President Salva Kiir fought street battles in Juba.