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South Sudan:
Army Deserters Blamed As Fighting Rocks South Sudan State
VOA, 16 July 2014
At least 29 people have been killed in clashes between pro- and anti-government forces in Northern Bahr el Ghazal in South Sudan, shattering the fragile peace in a state that has… Read more »
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South Sudan:
South Sudanese Rivals Clashes Leave Over 60 Dead in N. Bahr El Ghazal
Sudan Tribune, 17 July 2014
Clashes between South Sudanese rival forces in Northern Bahr el Ghazal left over 60 people dead, several legislators and state officials told Sudan Tribune Thursday Read more »
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South Sudan:
UN Humanitarian Chief Warns of 'Major Humanitarian Crisis' in South Sudan
VOA, 17 July 2014
The United Nations' top humanitarian official, Valerie Amos, said this week the international community must intervene quickly in South Sudan, or watch the young country sink even… Read more »
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Sudan:
Urgent Call On UN Security Council for Action in Sudan, South Sudan
Dabanga, 17 July 2014
UN Emergency Relief Coordinator and Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs, Valerie Amos, on Wednesday briefed the UN Security Council (UNSC) on the humanitarian… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Arms Embargo Crucial After Massive Chinese Weapons Transfer
AI London, 17 July 2014
The United Nations Security Council must impose a comprehensive arms embargo on South Sudan, Amnesty International urged after receiving reports of Chinese small arms and… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Campaign Group Demands Arms Embargo On S. Sudan
Sudan Tribune, 17 July 2014
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) must impose a comprehensive arms embargo on South Sudan after reports emerged that its warring parties were involved in the proliferation… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Army Defends New Weapons Purchase
VOA, 17 July 2014
The spokesman for South Sudan's military says the army, with the constitutional responsibility to protect the country, has the right to arm itself. This comes as reports say South… Read more »
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South Sudan:
18 Killed, Six Wounded in Jonglei's Pigi County - Official
Sudan Tribune, 17 July 2014
At least 18 people were killed and six others wounded after unknown gunmen attacked a village north of South Sudan's Jonglei state on Wednesday, an official said. Read more »
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Sudan:
Do Not Abandon Us, South Sudan Tells East African Community
New Times, 17 July 2014
The Vice President of South Sudan, James Wani Igga, has appealed to the East African Community (EAC) bloc not to abandon the continent's youngest state, saying his government is… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Five Killed in Fighting in Sudans' Disputed Abyei Area
VOA, 17 July 2014
Officials in the disputed area of Abyei on the border between South Sudan and Sudan say five people have been killed in clashes between residents and Arab Misseriya nomads. Read more »
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South Sudan:
U.S. Official Pleads for End to South Sudan War, Says Aid Not Limitless
VOA, 15 July 2014
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration, Anne Richard, on Tuesday called the violence in South Sudan a tragic chapter in the country's short… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Civil Society and the Crisis
African Arguments, 16 July 2014
The inclusion of civil society in efforts to defuse the South Sudan crisis has so far been fraught. The parties to the conflict (see our recent report South Sudan: A Civil War by… Read more »