South Sudanese General Resigns, Citing ‘ethnic Cleansing’
A senior South Sudanese general has quit, accusing President Salva Kiir and top members from his majority Dinka tribe of ...
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South Sudan General Quits, Cites Army Abuses and Ethnic Bias
A South Sudanese general has resigned, citing abuses by the security forces against civilians and what he called increasing ethnic ...
South Sudan’s Central Bank Governor, Other Senior Government Officials Sacked
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has sacked his longer – serving central bank governor Korneilo Koryom Mayik and his deputy ...
Machar Denounces Propaganda That He Is Under House Arrest In S. Africa
Former South Sudan first vice-president Riek Machar has described as propaganda, reports that he is effectively being held under house ...
‘Unprecedented’ Numbers Face Severe Hunger In South Sudan
Some 3.6 million people in South Sudan face severe food shortages - the highest levels ever experienced at harvest time ...
South Sudan Agrees To Deploy Regional Protection Force
The South Sudan government has agreed to accept the deployment of a UN-mandated regional force in Juba, a spokesman said, ...
US Wants UN To Backlist South Sudan’s Machar, Malong
The United States proposed on Friday that the United Nations Security Council blacklist South Sudan opposition figure Riek Machar, South ...
U.S. Proposes U.N. Arms Embargo On South Sudan, Sanctions
The United States circulated on Thursday to the 15-member United Nations Security Council a draft resolution to impose an arms ...
South Sudan’s Independence And The Irony Of Defeat In Victory
For more than 25 years the people of South Sudan fought their powerful common enemy to a standstill. The enslaving ...
Is Gen. Taban Deng A Machiavellian Schemer Or Unheralded Prince Of Peace?
If anybody had told me then, or over any succeeding ten (10) years from the CPA interim period to 15th ...
Over 16,000 Children Still With Armed Groups In South Sudan
The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday said there are still over 16,000 South Sudanese children involved in active combat ...
Peace Eludes The Worlds Newest Nation
On the eve of the fifth anniversary of South Sudan’s independence on 9 July, sporadic gunfire rent the air in ...
11 Football Fans Killed, 16 Injured In South Sudan Shooting
At least 11 people are dead and 16 others have been injured after an attack on football fans in South ...
Football Fans Killed In South Sudan Shooting
At least 11 people are dead and 16 others have been injured after an attack on football fans in South ...
UN Mission In South Sudan ‘failed To Protect Civilians’
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has sacked the commander of a peacekeeping force in South Sudan following a damning report that ...
Ethnic Tensions Rising In South Sudan
Ethnic tension is rising in South Sudan’s Bahr-el-Ghazal state where leaflets ordering those from Central Equatoria to leave or face ...
Rebels ‘abduct 30 Children’ In South Sudan
A group of around 150 armed rebels have abducted at least 30 children after they attacked two schools in South ...
South Sudan Rebel Leader Says He Could Return Next Month
South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar says he could return to the turbulent country as early as next month, even ...
South Sudan’s Second City Scorched By Renewed Fighting
This used to be South Sudan's second largest city, a bustling center on the White Nile River of more than ...
South Sudan’s Ex-VP Machar Is ‘broke’
South Sudan's former Vice-President Riek Machar says he is "broke" and struggling to pay rent for the house where his ...