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South Sudan: Regional Leaders Give Warring Rivals Ultimatum
Capital FM, 27 December 2013
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has given South Sudan President Salva Kiir and former Vice President Riek Machar until Tuesday to hold face-to-face talks. Read more »
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South Sudan: Region Moots Power-Sharing to End S. Sudan Crisis
Sudan Tribune, 27 December 2013
Leaders from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) are considering the release of political prisoners and a power sharing deal as a possible solution to South… Read more »
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South Sudan: S. Sudan Releases Two Political Detainees, Calls for Ceasefire
Sudan Tribune, 27 December 2013
South Sudan on Friday released two of the 11 senior members of its ruling party (SPLM), held in connection with an alleged failed coup attempt in the country, two weeks ago. Read more »
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South Sudan: South Sudan's Kiir Government Offers Ceasefire to Machar Rebels
DW, 27 December 2013
East African leaders have welcomed a pledge by South Sudan's government to agree to an immediate ceasefire following weeks of fighting with rebels. They've called on the opposing… Read more »
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South Sudan: South Sudan's Deteriorating Humanitarian Situation
UNIRIN, 27 December 2013
As fighting continues across South Sudan, the United Nations is reporting that some 1,000 people may have been killed,while aid agencies estimate that in a worst-case scenario,… Read more »
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South Sudan: Heavy Fighting in South Sudan Oil State
VOA, 27 December 2013
Thousands of people have sought shelter at the United Nations base in Malakal, the capital capital of oil-rich Upper Nile state in South Sudan, and scores have been treated for… Read more »
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South Sudan: South Sudan Agrees to Ceasefire to End Violence
VOA, 27 December 2013
South Sudan's government on Friday has agreed to a ceasefire in a bid to end fighting that swept across Africa's newest nation that has left at least 1,000 people dead and led more… Read more »
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South Sudan: Regional Leaders Meet for Crisis Talks
Capital FM, 27 December 2013
Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) member states were on Friday morning expected to meet for an extraordinary session to discuss the situation in South Sudan and… Read more »
East African Leaders Give S. Sudan Leaders Ultimatum
East African heads of statement have told South Sudan leaders to convene talks by Tuesday, while the government in Juba has agreed to observe a ceasefire.Video
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26 December 2013
Progess in Efforts to Broker End of S.Sudan Civil War
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- Agence France-Presse
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Heavy fighting was raging Thursday in South Sudan's key oil-producing north, officials said, although neighbours Kenya and Ethiopia said they had made ... see more »
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26 December 2013
African Mediators Say Hold Candid Talks With South Sudan's Kiir
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- Wochit
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Ethiopian Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom said African mediators trying to broker a peace deal in South Sudan after 12 days of fighting that has ... see more »
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25 December 2013
Bodies Litter Streets in South Sudan's Bor
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- Al Jazeera
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Al Jazeera's Haru Mutasa reports from Bor, in Jonglei, which has been recaptured by government forces. Bodies litter the streets though, with ... see more »
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South Sudan stands poised between two stark alternatives on Christmas Eve: an escalation of fighting as government forces prepare to launch an assault on the rebels who have seized ... Read more »
During the height of the fighting in Bor, civilians sought refuge at a compound of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan.
