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UN envoy urges Security Council to try to prevent renewed civil war in South Sudan

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The top United Nations official in South Sudan urged the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday to use its clout to...

Salva Kiir Announces New Foreign Minister for South: Ramadan Mohamed Abdallah Dismissed

The President of the Republic of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit, has issued a decree dismissing the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation,...

Salva Kiir assures the Ugandan President of commitment to implementing the peace agreement.

Juba - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, one of the guarantors of the 2018 peace agreement that ended a five-year civil war, held closed-door talks...

S.Sudan govt says Vice President Machar ‘under house arrest’

Juba (AFP) – The South Sudan government said on Friday that First Vice President Riek Machar was "under house arrest," two days after he was...

South Sudan’s Vice President Riek Machar placed under house arrest as UN warns of slide into civil war

On Wednesday, forces affiliated with South Sudan's Ministry of Defense and National Security stormed the residence of First Vice President Riek Machar in the...

South Sudan opposition condemns bombing of its base, Washington warns of violence

The opposition in South Sudan announced that one of its military bases near the capital Juba was bombed on Monday night, while Washington expressed...

Cholera outbreak the latest crisis affecting those fleeing war into South Sudan

Bavita Nybvol waves her hand in front of her face. It’s 37C inside the cholera clinic. There is no air. Beside her on the pallet...

The government of South Sudan threatens the “White Army” amid fears of a civil war.

JUBA, South Sudan -Al-Yurae-(News Agences) — South Sudan's defense minister warned that White Army militia members will be disarmed unless they surrender their weapons...

South Sudan “on the brink of civil war”… Berlin closes its embassy in Juba

Germany has decided to temporarily close its embassy in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, amid fears of renewed civil war, as announced by...

Salva Kiir dismisses Upper Nile State governor after clashes

Nairobi (Reuters) - South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has dismissed the governor of Upper Nile state in the northeast, where clashes between government forces...

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister announces the inauguration date of the Renaissance Dam and rules out war with Eritrea

Addis Ababa  - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Thursday that his government will not seek conflict with Eritrea over access to the...

Residents: Airstrike Kills 19 in South Sudan

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Residents said at least 19 people were killed in an airstrike carried out by South Sudan's air force in the east...

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