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South Sudan's rival leaders Kiir, Machar to form unity government
South Sudan President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar agreed Thursday to form a unity government on Saturday, a long-delayed step towards ... Middle East -
South Sudan cuts number of states from 32 to 10, unlocking stalled peace deal
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir said on Saturday he was cutting the number of states from 32 to 10, unlocking a stalled peace deal and paving ... Middle East -
Pope, Canterbury archbishop send Christmas ‘peace’ wishes to South Sudan
Pope Francis and the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby on Wednesday sent wishes of “peace and prosperity” to South Sudan as ... World News -
S. Sudan rebel leader seeks further delay to unity government
South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar said on Sunday that he wants to further postpone the formation of a power-sharing government, warning that ... Middle East -
S.Sudan rebel leader in Juba for talks as peace deal falters
South Sudan’s exiled rebel leader Riek Machar arrived in Juba on Saturday in a bid to salvage a peace deal with less than a month to go until he ... Middle East -
UN Security Council urges progress in South Sudan
The UN Security Council said on Tuesday that a peace deal in South Sudan signed a year ago is “a window of opportunity” to end the civil ... Middle East -
South Sudan jails prominent economist over media interviews
A South Sudanese court sentenced a prominent economist to two years in prison on Tuesday for disturbing the peace because he gave interviews to ... Middle East -
South Sudan refugees flood into DR Congo
Refugees are flooding into the remote northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo from South Sudan as a September 2018 peace deal hangs in the ... World News -
South Sudan president: Formation of unity government should be delayed
The president of oil-rich South Sudan said on Wednesday that the formation of a unity government should be delayed by at least a year, despite a May ... Middle East -
South Sudan President urges rebel chief to join unity government
South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Saturday urged opposition leader Riek Machar to return home “urgently” to help form a government of ... Middle East -
Pope kisses feet of South Sudan leaders, urging them to keep the peace
Pope Francis, in a dramatic gesture after an unprecedented retreat at the Vatican, knelt to kiss the feet of South Sudan’s previously warring ... Middle East -
South Sudan rebel leader Machar arrives in capital, first time since 2016
South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar returned to the capital Juba on Wednesday, according to a Reuters witness, more than two years after he fled the ... Middle East -
Mediator: South Sudan’s Machar refuses to sign peace deal
South Sudan rebel chief Riek Machar on Tuesday refused to sign a final peace deal with the government that aims to end a brutal civil war, a Sudanese ... North Africa -
War-torn south Sudan debates bill on extending president’s term
South Sudan has started debating a bill extending the tenure of the interim government headed by President Salva Kiir by three years at a time when it ... Middle East -
South Sudan president to seek election in 2018
Kiir was elected in 2010, a year before the East African country gained independence from Sudan North Africa -
South Sudan’s opposition figure ‘not dead politically’: UN
Senior diplomats met to discuss South Sudan on Friday on the sidelines of the annual UN gathering of world leaders North Africa -
Displaced South Sudanese appeal to UN to urgently send more troops
The 15-member council met with President Salva Kiir’s cabinet, religious and civil society leaders North Africa -
UN council in S. Sudan to press govt to cooperate or face arms embargo
The 15-member council agreed last month to consider an arms embargo on South Sudan, the world’s newest nation North Africa -
UN: About 243,000 South Sudanese refugees in Sudan
Tens of thousands of South Sudanese have also sought refuge in other neighboring countries Africa -
South Sudan leader fires 5 ministers close to opposition
Kiir accused Machar of planning a coup, setting off a cycle of retaliatory killings that degenerated into a ruinous civil war North Africa -
UN warns South Sudan president over replacement of rival
An August peace agreement states that the vice president must be chosen by the South Sudan Armed Opposition North Africa -
Peacekeepers flee as fighting enters fifth day in troubled Juba
Considerable fighting has centered around the UN base in the Jebel area, where some 30,000 civilians have taken refuge Features -
Sudan hopes rebel chief’s return brings peace to South Sudan
South Sudan won independence from Sudan under a peace agreement in 2011 but the world’s newest country is now caught in a ferocious civil war North Africa -
S. Sudan oil production pollution threatens thousands: rights group
Dangerous heavy metals used in oil production in South Sudan have leaked into drinking water sources used by 180,000 people Energy -
U.N. official says at least 50,000 dead in South Sudan war
The U.N. said that South Sudan’s warring parties are killing, abducting and displacing civilians and destroying property North Africa -
Over 200,000 S. Sudanese sheltering from war inside U.N. bases
Ceasefire monitors called on rival forces to allow food into conflict zones where aid workers have warned tens of thousands may be dying of starvation News -
‘Children massacred’ in South Sudan battles
Civil war began in December 2013 when President Salva Kiir accused his former deputy Riek Machar of planning a coup Middle East -
U.N. threatens sanctions if South Sudan peace deal isn’t kept
The council called for an immediate end to fighting in a statement after a closed-door meeting Africa -
‘Spoil peace, face consequences:’ U.S. warns South Sudan over ceasefire
A truce is aimed at ending the brutal civil war between government and rebel forces in South Sudan Africa -
South Sudan leader signs peace deal amid sanctions threat
South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Wednesday signed a peace deal with rebels, more than 20 months since the start of fighting Africa