South Sudanese President “alive”, clarifies spokesperson
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir is alive and healthy, his spokesman Ateny Wek Ateny said, dispelling rumors that the former was “dead”. “We would like...
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Russia rejects calls for arms embargo on South Sudan
Russia on Tuesday said it was opposed to calls for arms embargo on South Sudan, in the wake of reports that the Juba government had...
South Sudan undermines deal to send more peacekeepers: UN
Aconfidential letter from the U.N. secretary-general says South Sudan’s government is undermining a U.N. Security Council decision to deploy an additional 4,000 peacekeepers, risking an...
Regional Impact of South Sudan Crisis Growing as Civilians Flee Insecurity
South Sudan – Nearly three years after conflict erupted in South Sudan, the regional impact of the crisis is rising alarmingly as the number of...
Sudan, South Sudan forge safety roadmap pact
Sudan and South Sudan have signed a high-level agreement yesterday which will assist South Sudan in taking greater responsibility for the air navigation services obligations...
100,000 people trapped in South Sudan town: UN
GENEVA: The United Nations warned Friday that around 100,000 people were trapped in the South Sudanese town of Yei, where they were facing serious shortages...
Number of refugees fleeing South Sudan tops one million: United Nations
A spokesman for President Kiir, Ateny Wek Ateny, told Al Jazeera that the allegations in the report were “completely rubbish” and threatened to take the...
South Sudan’s Riek Machar Calls for Armed Struggle
Former South Sudan First Vice President Riek Machar has called for an armed struggle against the government of President Salva Kiir — a move that...
‘WITHOUT PEACE WE CANNOT RETURN TO SUDAN’
A woman says she’s heartbroken after being separated from her husband by the conflict in her country. SOUTH SUDAN – A South Sudanese woman living...
Are There Prospects for Peace and Stability in South Sudan?
The political situation within South Sudan is becoming increasingly unstable. In early July, clashes between government forces and soldiers loyal to Riek Machar, the former...
