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Villagers Fear S.Sudan Famine

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South Sudan’s northwest is untouched by civil war, yet hunger still wreaks havoc: here food shortages are cyclical and the annual “hunger gap” is about to begin. About 800 kilometres (500 miles) from Juba, where a new conflict erupted in late 2013, the northern state of Bahr el Ghazal has some of the highest levels … Read more

Over 95,000 S.Sudanese Fled To Sudan In 2017

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More than 95,000 South Sudanese have entered Sudan so far this year, the UN said Thursday, as thousands continue to flee war and famine in the world’s youngest nation. South Sudan, which split from the north in 2011, has declared famine in parts of the country, saying a million people are on the brink of … Read more