East African bloc urges South Sudan to free arrested officials
A bloc of East African nations on Wednesday called for South Sudan's government to release detained officials and lift ...
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Situation Update: Tensions Escalate in South Sudan
Recent tensions have received international attention with the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan warning of “alarming regression” in the peace process and the United States ordering the ...
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U.N. Helicopter Attacked as South Sudan Teeters on Brink
By Declan Walsh Reporting from Nairobi, Kenya Gunmen attacked a United Nations helicopter on an evacuation mission in a volatile part of South Sudan on ... is the chief Africa correspondent ...
The New York Times6d
Climate Change Made South Sudan’s Heat Wave 10 Times as Likely, Study Finds
South Sudan, in the tropical band of East Africa, was torn apart by a civil war that led to independence from Sudan in 2011. It’s also one of the countries least responsible for the greenhouse ...
New Vision on MSN11h
S.Sudan clashes pushing country closer to 'brink of war': E.Africa bloc
AFPAn east African regional bloc warned on Wednesday that recent clashes in South Sudan were pushing the country "ever closer to the brink of war".Throughout its short history, the impoverished nation ...
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US orders nonemergency government staff to leave South Sudan as tension grows over fighting
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The U.S. State Department on Sunday ordered nonemergency government personnel to leave South Sudan’s capital as tension escalates because of fighting in the north.
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South Sudan situation deteriorating at alarming pace, UN rights body says
NAIROBI, March 8 (Reuters) - Increased violence and political friction in South Sudan threaten its fragile peace process, a United Nations rights body said on Saturday, days after the arrests of ...
AllAfrica.com6d
South Sudan: Ruto Urges Kiir and Machar to Dialogue in a Bid to Foster Peace
Nairobi — President William Ruto has urged South Sudan President Salva Kiir and the ... AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing 500 news and ...
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South Sudan president calls for calm after deadly attack on UN helicopter
The UN Mission in South Sudan condemned the attack on its personnel as a potential war crime. South Sudan President Salva Kiir urged citizens to remain calm and assured them that the country would not ...
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Army surrounds South Sudan vice president’s home as his allies are arrested
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudanese soldiers surrounded Vice President Riek Machar’s home in the capital on Wednesday and several of his allies were arrested after an armed group allied to ...
Daily Maverick on MSN3d
South Sudan peace process teetering – UN; South Africa rejects ‘megaphone diplomacy’
Increased violence and political friction in South Sudan threatened its fragile peace process, said a United Nations rights ...
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South Sudan: Three Vaccinations That Are Critical to Women's Health
Nyakuola Nguot Gang lives with her extended family in Fangak county, South Sudan, where a deadly hepatitis ... AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and ...