Former South Sudan vice president to be reinstated – presidency
South Sudan’s former vice president Riek Machar will be reinstated in his position as part of a peace deal to end a near five-year-old war...
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Parts of South Sudan experiencing famine – government official
Parts of war-ravaged South Sudan have been hit by famine, a government official said on Monday, saying nearly half the country’s population would lack reliable...
South Sudan security forces killed, raped civilians -UN
Government soldiers and security forces in South Sudan executed civilians and gang-raped women and girls during and after ethnically-charged fighting last month in the capital...
South Sudan is not Africa
THIS is not an article on South Sudan, which is just as well because the conflicts there are almost fractal in their complexity. The mini-war...
South Sudan’s vice president ‘leaves Juba, not seeking war’
South Sudan’s vice president has withdrawn with his troops to outside of Juba but is not planning for war, his spokesman said on Wednesday, as...
South Sudanese emerge from shelters after heavy fighting
People emerged from makeshift shelters in South Sudan‘s capital on Tuesday after a ceasefire silenced days of heavy fighting that has destabilised the world’s newest...
Heavy fighting in South Sudan risks return to civil war (Updated)
Heavy fighting involving tanks and helicopters raged in South Sudan on Monday between troops loyal to the president and those backing the vice president, risking...
South Sudan’s Machar sworn in as VP
By Denis Dumo South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar was sworn in as first vice president on Tuesday, hours after he returned to the capital...
UN accuses South Sudan forces of campaign of rape and killing
By Tom Miles South Sudan‘s government operated a “scorched earth policy” of deliberate rape, pillage and killing of civilians during the civil war in 2015,...
Sudan opens border with South Sudan for first time since 2011 secession (Updated)
Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir ordered the opening of his country’s border with South Sudan for the first time since the south’s secession in 2011,...
South Sudan plane crash kills at least 41 on board and on ground
By Denis Dumo A Russian-built cargo plane with passengers on board crashed on Wednesday after taking off from the airport in South Sudan’s capital, killing...
The Horn of Africa in turmoil
By David Shinn Another refugee and internally displaced person (IDP) crisis is looming in the Horn of Africa, this time from and in South Sudan....
More than 50 million displaced worldwide
By Stephanie Nebehay More than 50 million people were forcibly uprooted worldwide at the end of last year, the highest level since after World War...
Fighting erupts in South Sudan flashpoint town, sanctions loom
South Sudanese forces fought rebels on the outskirts of the flashpoint town of Bor on Tuesday, its mayor said, as a deadline imposed by East...
Uganda’s Museveni threatens S. Sudan rebel leader with “defeat”
By Aaron Maasho and Carl Odera Uganda’s president said on Monday East African nations had agreed to unite to defeat South Sudanese rebel leader Riek...
South Sudan says it will attack rebel-held towns as peace efforts stall
South Sudan’s government said on Monday it will start a major offensive to retake two strategic towns controlled by rebels loyal to former Vice President Riek Machar,...
Travel advice for South Sudan
The foreign ministry on Wednesday issued advice for citizens of the Republic of Cyprus, who are permanent residents, visitors or those who intend to travel...
