UN Report: Rights Violations, Fighting Spike in South Sudan
In a new report presented to the United Nations Human Rights Council, a top U.N. official warned that conditions in South Sudan have gone from...
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S. Sudanese rebels downplay “negative force” calls
South Sudan’s armed opposition faction (SPLM-IO) led by former Vice President, Riek Machar downplayed on Wednesday Juba’s call to designate group as “negative force” and...
South Sudan gunmen kill 28 Ethiopians
Gunmen from South Sudan have killed 28 people and kidnapped 43 others in neighbouring Ethiopia, an Ethiopian government official has said. More than 1,000 from...
South Sudan govt refuses to pay $1mn ransom for kidnapped Indian engineers
The South Sudan government has refused to pay a ransom of $1 million for two Indian oil engineers abducted by rebels last week and demanded...
Ceasefire monitors worry South Sudan’s new rebel movements threaten peace
The emergence of splinter groups among South Sudan’s warring parties is threatening to derail further efforts to bring the war-torn country to peace, an organ...
Five year-old South Sudan coming apart as inter-ethnic divisions worsen
South Sudan is heading towards disintegration as various ethnic groups form militias to defend themselves against what they call Dinka hegemony and persecution. With more...
Sudan Provides Humanitarian Aid to South Sudan
President Omar al-Bashir has directed the dispatch of 10,000 tons of sorghum in humanitarian assistance to famine-affected South Sudanese. The Rapporteur of the High Committee...
South Sudan rebels abduct two Indian oil engineers, accuse them of working with govt
South Sudan‘s armed opposition says it has abducted two Indian oil engineers and accused them of working with the government. The South Sudan News Agency...
South Sudan rebels say they have abducted two Indian engineers
South Sudan’s armed opposition says it has abducted two Indian engineers and accused them of working with the government. It was not clear when the...
South Sudanese community leaders to patrol Moomba in effort to quell trouble
A group of community leaders in fluoro yellow vests from Melbourne’s South Sudanese community will be easily identifiable among the crowd at this weekend’s Moomba festivities....
