South Sudan

The United States is imposing visa restrictions on 14 Syrian officials, the State Department said on Friday, citing their connection to enforced disappearances. These restrictions are in addition to the 21 Syrian officials announced by…
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More than 136,000 people have fled Sudan’s southeastern Sennar state since the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces began a series of attacks on towns, the United Nations said on Thursday, the latest wave of displacement caused by Sudan’s…
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South Sudan ‘s vice president said Thursday that peace talks in neighboring Kenya have failed to acknowledge the country’s peace agreement established in 2018, alleging a new draft agreement is aimed at replacing the original peace deal.…
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Six people including a senior local administrator were killed in an ambush by armed men in the Abyei region claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan, local officials said. The oil-rich region experiences frequent bouts of violence, where…
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Saudi Arabia’s King Salman received a written message from South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir regarding ways to strengthen and develop relations between the two countries and aspects of intensifying coordination on many issues of common…
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South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir affirmed his country’s full support for Saudi Arabia’s request to host Expo 2030 in Riyadh, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday. His comments came during a meeting with Saudi Royal Court…
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The UN Security Council voted Wednesday to extend for another year its mission in South Sudan, the world’s youngest state, which is undertaking a fragile peace process but remains plagued by post-civil-war violence. Thirteen of the…
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The UN special envoy for South Sudan called 2023 a “make or break” year for the world’s newest nation that has been beset by civil war, saying Monday it’s possible the country can keep its commitment to hold elections in December 2024 but…
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Pope Francis joined other Christian leaders and the UN on Saturday in urging the protection and advancement of women in South Sudan, where rape has been a weapon of war, child brides are common and most girls do not reach secondary…
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South Sudan's internet was disrupted on Monday and security forces deployed in the streets after activists called for protests against President Salva Kiir's government, leaving the capital, Juba, quieter than usual as residents opted to…
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