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South Sudan:
US Proposes UN Arms Embargo
Al Jazeera, 20 August 2015
The US is proposing that the UN Security Council impose an arms embargo on South Sudan after its leader surprised rebels and observers by refusing to sign a peace deal. Read more »
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South Sudan:
Kiir Govt Calls Peace Deal a 'Sellout'
DW, 18 August 2015
Not even a day after South Sudan President Salva Kiir attended a signing ceremony in Addis Ababa for a new peace accord with rebels, his government stated that they will not accept… Read more »
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South Sudan:
South Sudan's Half a Peace Agreement
Al Jazeera, 19 August 2015
Internal scuffles, uncompromising language and 180-degree turns marked the days leading up to the August 17 deadline to sign a peace agreement, leaving observers confused and with… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Late-Night Govt, Rebel Talks End in Failure
DW, 17 August 2015
A representative of President Salva Kiir's government has signed a peace agreement with rebel leader Riek Machar in Addis Ababa but the president announced he needed two weeks to… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Sign Peace Deal or Face UN Sanctions, Says U.S.
Al Jazeera, 19 August 2015
The US says it is consulting with other countries about imposing UN sanctions on anyone who undermined the peace process in warn-torn South Sudan. Read more »
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South Sudan:
Split in Opposition Jeopardises Juba Peace Deal
East African, 15 August 2015
The political crisis in South Sudan looked set to continue as it emerged that the warring parties will not meet the August 17 deadline to sign peace agreement. Read more »
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South Sudan:
May Peace Reign in Juba
Nation, 17 August 2015
The South Sudan peace deal signed on Monday in Addis Ababa will need plenty of careful baby-sitting. Read more »
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South Sudan:
Kiir Threatens to Kill Journalists
CPJ, 17 August 2015
The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns statements made by South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Sunday in which he threatened to kill journalists for reporting "against the… Read more »
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South Sudan:
President Kiir Refuses to Sign Peace Deal
News24Wire, 17 August 2015
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir on Monday refused to sign a peace deal that was accepted by rebel leader Riek Machar, as the two came under strong international pressure to end… Read more »