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Kiir Opens S.Sudan Dialogue With Unilateral Ceasefire

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir declared a unilateral ceasefire Monday as he launched a national dialogue, a...

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Sacked South Sudan Army Chief Returns To Juba

Sacked South Sudanese army chief Paul Malong, returned to the capital Juba on Saturday claiming he had been asked to...

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President Seeks To Assert South Sudan Authority After Sacking Army…

South Sudan's president insisted Friday that the security situation was "normal" and that people had no reason to...

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South Sudan’s Kiir Replaces Army Chief Paul Malong

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has dismissed Paul Malong, the war-torn country's powerful army chief of staff....

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South Sudan President Sacks Controversial Army Chief

South Sudan President Salva Kiir sacked his powerful, hardline army chief Paul Malong on Tuesday, a government...

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One Million Child Refugees

Over two million children displaced following South Sudan civil war More than one million children have fled South...

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South Sudan ‘suspends’ Al Jazeera English

South Sudan's government has banned Al Jazeera English staff from working in the country, press freedom organisation...

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

More than 95,000 South Sudanese have entered Sudan so far this year, the UN said Thursday, as thousands continue to...

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UK Says South Sudan Violence Amounts To ‘genocide’

Targeted killings of specific ethnic groups in South Sudan's civil war amount to "genocide", according to Britain's...

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‘We Buried Jacob, Paul and Amos’

In the no man's land between South Sudan and Uganda wind lashes though scrubland, whipping hot dust into the eyes of...

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South Sudan Leader Acknowledges Famine

President Salva Kiir has acknowledged that the world’s youngest nation faces a famine that has left almost half of...

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Oil Workers Seized By S.Sudan Rebels Freed

Three foreign petroleum engineers abducted by South Sudanese rebels have been released after negotiations brokered by...

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Salva Kiir Is Ignoring Famine

Guterres called for South Sudan's leaders to do more to help the 7.5 million in need of aid Secretary General Guterres...

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All Passengers Survive ‘miraculous’ Landing

A commercial plane on Monday made a crash landing in poor weather at an airport in South Sudan, causing several...

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South Sudan’s President ‘prays For Forgiveness’

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has prayed for forgiveness for what he described as sins he may have committed...

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UN Team Urges Probe of South Sudan Abuses

UN human rights experts called on Monday for an international investigation into horrific abuses committed in South...

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South Sudan Military Arrests Soldiers Over Gang-Rape Accusation

South Sudan has arrested four soldiers after residents accused the army of beating and raping civilians in a small...

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Four S.Sudan Soldiers Arrested Over Village Rape Spree

Four South Sudanese soldiers have been arrested over the mass rape of about a dozen women and girls in one village last...

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S. Sudan President Vows Aid Access To Famine-Hit Areas

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir vowed Tuesday that government would ensure aid could reach areas hit by famine after...