SOUTH SUDAN MILITARY OFFICIALS QUIT OVER ‘WAR CRIMES’
Two top officials overseeing South Sudan’s military courts have resigned, saying high-level interference made it impossible to discipline soldiers accused of rape and murder amid...
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South Sudan war reaches ‘catastrophic proportions’
A confidential UN report is warning that the war in South Sudan has reached “catastrophic proportions for civilians” and the rise of militias risks spinning...
Lessons From Gambia Could End the Impasse in South Sudan
There’s still hope South Sudan can avoid becoming a full failed state. This will require radical changes in Juba’s mindset and bolder action from regional...
SOUTH SUDAN AFRICA’S ‘WORST REFUGEES’ CRISIS’ COUNTRY
The United Nations says South Sudan has become Africa’s worst refugee crisis and the third largest in the world. According to the United Nations High...
New militias emerge in South Sudan conflict, observers say
New militia groups, some “opportunists”, others “downright criminal”, have emerged in South Sudan since renewed violence erupted there last July, the head of an international...
Exxon Mobil in talks with South Sudan over oil deal
JUBA – The US-based Exxon Mobil Corporation is in secret talks with Juba to buy a stake in South Sudan’s vast untapped oil deposit, a...
President: South Sudan National Dialogue Begins in March
South Sudan President Salva Kiir says the national dialogue he proposed in December will get underway in early March. Speaking at a public rally in...
More than 52,000 flee South Sudan fighting in one month: UN
UNITED NATIONS More than 52,000 South Sudanese fled to Uganda in January alone as continued fighting risks creating a situation of mass atrocities, the UN’s...
South Sudan President Kiir to seek another term
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has announced that he will seek a new term in next year’s election. The president made the announcement in Yei...
South Sudan warns of regional conflict, accuses Egypt of bombing raid
South Sudan rebels accused Egypt on Saturday of carrying out bombing raids against their positions, drawing an immediate denial from Cairo, and warned of the...
