EU Sanctions 2 Current, 1 Former South Sudan Officials
The European Union imposed sanctions Friday on three current and former South Sudanese officials implicated in human rights violations and obstructions of their country’s peace...
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US to impose arms embargo on South Sudan to end conflict – sources
The United States is set to announce an arms embargo against South Sudan on Friday, three sources familiar with the decision told Reuters, stepping up...
UN sounds alarm on South Sudan as Africa’s biggest refugee crisis looms
Nearly 7 million people from South Sudan need emergency aid such as food, water and basic medicines due to a protracted civil war in the...
South Sudan Rebels Vow ‘Guerrilla War’ if Peace Talks Fail
SOUTH SUDAN — South Sudan’s opposition is threatening to resort to “guerrilla warfare” if peace talks in Ethiopia fail in the coming days as government forces...
UN agency to launch South Sudan refugee response plan
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) will Thursday launch a regional refugee response plan (RRRP) in Nairobi, an appeal for fresh funding for...
UN Refugee Chief Calls for Peace in South Sudan
UGANDA — The ratio of South Sudanese refugees to local residents in the Arua district is now 1 to 4, according to the U.N. refugee agency....
South Sudan slams African Union, US sanctions drive
South Sudan has slammed the African Union and the US for calling for all-out sanctions against Juba. Foreign Affairs ministry spokesman Mawien Makol said the...
South Sudan peace talks set to resume
Kampala- The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (Igad) has approved commencement of the second phase of the ‘High Level Revitalisation Forum’ for the South Sudan peace talks...
US calls President Salva Kiir “unfit partner”
The United States signalled a sharp shift in its South Sudan policy on Wednesday as Washington’s United Nations envoy denounced the country’s president as “an...
US calls for South Sudan arms embargo after failed truce
The United States on Wednesday called for an international arms embargo to be imposed on South Sudan following the failure of the latest ceasefire aimed...
