Pope Francis wraps up South Sudan trip, urges end of violence
Pope Francis urged the people of South Sudan on Sunday to resist the “venom of hatred” so they could achieve the peace and prosperity that...
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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...
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South Sudan’s vice president has withdrawn with his troops to outside of Juba but is not planning for war, his spokesman said on Wednesday, as...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,...
