First Wave of Regional Protection Force to Deploy to South Sudan Within Weeks
The outgoing United Nations undersecretary general for peacekeeping operations said Tuesday that he expects to see the first wave of a regional protection force to...
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South Sudan says will boost security in oilfields after kidnappings
South Sudan promised to increase security at oil installations on Tuesday, days after rebels kidnapped four oil workers including a Pakistani national in an effort...
South Sudan buys weapons during famine
South Sudan’s government is spending oil revenue on weapons as the country descends into a famine largely caused by President Salva Kiir’s military campaign, a...
UN report slams South Sudan’s arms purchases amid famine
A proposal for an arms embargo was supported by the United States in December, but the plan was rejected by the UN Security Council. Could...
South Sudan Government to Blame for Famine, Still Buying Arms: U.N. Report
South Sudan’s government is mainly to blame for famine in parts of the war-torn country, yet President Salva Kiir is still boosting his forces using...
South Sudan gunmen attack aid convoy, kill two
The International Organisation for Migration said Thursday that two people were killed when gunmen attacked an aid convoy in South Sudan, where chronic violence has...
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...
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...
