How South Sudan Returned to the Brink of War
An attack on a U.N. helicopter has highlighted rising tensions in the world’s youngest country, where a seven-year-old peace ...
Why is South Sudan on edge again?
South Sudan's security situation is volatile as civil war-time leadership divisions deepen. The UN has expressed concerned, ...
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‘Transition fatigue’ in South Sudan ramps up tensions
The recent conflict is rooted in repeated extensions of the transition timeframe and enduring political and security problems ...
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US orders nonemergency government staff to leave South Sudan as tension grows over fighting
(AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File) NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The U.S. State Department on Sunday ordered nonemergency government ...
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Sudan clashes intensify as army reinforcements arrive and paramilitaries hold the palace
Fierce fighting continues in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum. Government army troops from the south have now joined forces ...
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Instability in South Sudan
forming the newly independent Republic of Sudan. After independence, internal divisions between the wealthier north and less-developed south triggered decades of violent conflict, including two ...
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Uganda deploys special forces to South Sudan to protect the government as fears of civil war grow
The U.N. is warning of “an alarming regression that could erase years of hard-won progress” in South Sudan. The latest ...
Trump administration weighs travel ban on dozens of countries, memo says
The move harkens back to President Donald Trump's first term ban on travelers from seven majority-Muslim nations.
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Sudan army makes gains as battle for Khartoum intensifies
Sudanese army forces advancing on Khartoum converged on Monday with troops in the capital's centre, a military spokesman said ...
UN Peacekeeper, South Sudan Soldiers Die in Evacuation Mission
One person working with the United Nations peace-keeping mission to South Sudan and several members of the South Sudan People ...
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Ebrahim Rasool’s remarks ‘unacceptable’ – US; South Sudan party pulls out of peace process
Remarks by South Africa’s ambassador to the US, Ebrahim Rasool, about President Donald Trump were ‘unacceptable’, a State ...
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US orders nonemergency government staff to leave South Sudan as tension grows over fighting
NAIROBI, Kenya — The U.S. State Department on Sunday ordered nonemergency government personnel to leave South Sudan’s capital as tension escalates because of fighting in the north. The travel ...