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Ethnic clashes in Darfur could reignite Sudan’s old conflict

YoopyaFeb 9, 2021June 30, 20230

Sayid Ismael Baraka, a Sudanese-American visiting from Atlanta, was playing with his three children, and his wife was making tea, when the gunmen stormed into

UN Security Council to Consider South Sudan Sanctions

YoopyaNov 5, 2014July 15, 20230

The United Nations Security Council will consider a draft resolution on war-torn South Sudan that would impose sanctions targeting President Salva Kiir and his rival

China presses South Sudan over renewed violence

YoopyaAug 20, 2014July 16, 20230

(Reuters) – China’s foreign minister pressed his South Sudan counterpart over renewed violence in the oil-rich state, demanding an immediate ceasefire and political dialogue in

Africa: U.S. pledges up to $50 million urgent aid for South Sudan

YoopyaMay 20, 2014July 19, 20230

(Reuters) – The United States has authorized the use of up to $50 million from its emergency refugee fund to help with urgent humanitarian needs

Africa: Exclusive: U.S. to sanction both sides of South Sudan conflict in days – sources

YoopyaMay 6, 2014September 7, 20230

(Reuters) – Amid warnings that ethnic violence in South Sudan risks spiraling into genocide, the United States expects to impose sanctions on individuals on both

Africa news: South Sudan army and rebels battle over northern oil town

YoopyaMay 5, 2014September 7, 20230

(Reuters) – South Sudan’s army battled rebels in and around the northern oil town of Bentiu on Monday, hitting hopes for renewed peace efforts days

Africa: South Sudan frees leaders accused of plotting coup

YoopyaApr 25, 2014September 7, 20230

Four senior politicians accused over an alleged coup plot that sparked South Sudan’s civil war have been freed after the government dropped the treason charges

Africa: South Sudan rebels in multiple attacks

YoopyaApr 23, 2014July 21, 20230

Rebels in South Sudan are involved in fierce fighting with the army in several areas of the country, the military spokesman has told the BBC.

Africa: South Sudan government troops, rebels may have committed war crimes: HRW

YoopyaFeb 28, 2014September 30, 20230

(Reuters) – South Sudan’s government troops and rebel forces have committed serious abuses that may amount to war crimes during fighting in two oil-producing regions,

Control of South Sudan oil state capital contested, says government

YoopyaFeb 20, 2014November 1, 20230

(Reuters) – The capital of South Sudan’s main oil-producing region is divided between government troops and rebels, the president’s spokesman said, after an escalation in