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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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34 Dead, 2,000 Sick With Suspected Cholera In Yemen

Thirty-four people have died of cholera-related causes and more than 2,000 have been taken ill in less than two weeks...

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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 Child Refugees Top One Million

War has now forced more than one million children to flee South Sudan and uprooted 1.4 million others within the...

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Hundreds of Suspected Cholera Cases In Yemen

At least 570 suspected cases of cholera have surfaced in war-torn Yemen in the past three weeks, sparking fears of a...

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Ghanaian Peacekeepers Praised By UN For Foiling Attack In South Sudan

Ghanaian peacekeepers have been praised by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) for foiling an attack at...

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Charity Warns S.Sudan ‘man-Made’ Famine Could Kill 6 Million

The famine ravaging South Sudan and its neighbours could claim six million lives, a charity warned Friday, as the...

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UN Force Condemns ‘callous’ Attack On South Sudan Base

The UN peacekeeping force in South Sudan said Thursday it had repelled a "callous" attack by armed assailants on a base...

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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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Britain Sending 400 Troops To Join UN’s S.Sudan Force

About 400 British soldiers will join the UN peacekeeping force in South Sudan in the next weeks in one of Britain's...

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UN Calls For Halt To South Sudan Fighting

The United Nations on Saturday called for a halt to fighting in South Sudan after the government launched a new...

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Civilians ‘cut Off Without Water’ Over South Sudan Clashes

Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) charity says that in the past three days 25,000 South Sudanese have been...

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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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South Sudan Forces Launch New Offensive

South Sudanese government forces on Wednesday launched an offensive on a town in the north, displacing civilians who...

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US Troops Hunting LRA Warlord Kony Begin C.Africa Pullout

US special forces on Wednesday began to pull out from Central Africa, ending a five-year hunt for brutal LRA warlord...

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US Pushes UN To Again Consider Arms Embargo On South Sudan

The United States on Tuesday urged the divided UN Security Council to back an arms embargo and sanctions against South...

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Uncatchable, Brutal Rebel Chief

Brutal rebel commander Joseph Kony has sowed terror across four African nations for three decades, even evading capture...

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After Six Years, US Troops End Hunt For LRA Warlord Kony

US special forces on Wednesday begin pulling out of Central African Republic where they deployed in 2011 to help hunt...