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South Sudan:
Who's Behind Return to Fighting?
African Arguments, 11 July 2016
Despite President Kiir and Vice-President Machar's call for calm, hundreds have been killed and thousands displaced in Juba over the past few days. Read more »
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South Sudan:
Nation Stares Down the Barrel of Another Civil War
Daily Maverick, 11 July 2016
Independence Day in South Sudan was marked by battles between rival factions as the civil war - which officially ended in April - raised its brutal, bloody head again. Can South… Read more »
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Sudan:
Massive Influx of Refugees in Sudan
Dabanga, 10 July 2016
More than 38,000 South Sudanese refugees arrived in Sudan during the month of June, marking the largest monthly arrival rate to the country since the conflict broke out in Juba in… Read more »
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Sudan:
Bakri Informed On Conditions of Nationals in South Sudan
SNA, 10 July 2016
The First Vice - President of the Republic, Lt. Gen. Bakri Hassan Salih, received in his office Sunday the State Minister at the Council of Ministers and chairman of the committee… Read more »
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Sudan:
Govt Expresses Concern Over Developments in South Sudan
SNA, 10 July 2016
The Sudanese government on Sunday expressed deep concern over the sorry developments that occurred in sister South Sudan, leading to military confrontations that resulted in the… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Confusion Reigns As Gun Fire Rocks South Sudan Palace
Citizen, 10 July 2016
Gunfire erupted near the presidential palace in South Sudan's capital Juba on Friday, further straining a shaky ceasefire the day after five soldiers were killed. Read more »
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South Sudan:
Salva Kiir's 'I Told You So' Moment
Daily Maverick, 11 July 2016
When fighting broke out in Juba on Friday 8 July just hours ahead of the fifth Independence Day commemorations, there were many people who were not surprised that the fragile peace… Read more »
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South Sudan:
UN Condemns Heavy Fighting in South Sudanese Capital, Urges Calm, Access to Displaced Civilians
UN News, 10 July 2016
The United Nations is again urging calm in the wake of heavy fighting in and around the South Sudanese capital of Juba, with the UN mission reporting that it has mobilized… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Gunfire Erupts Again in Juba
Al Jazeera, 10 July 2016
Fierce fighting has killed an estimated 272 people in recent days in South Sudan's capital, Juba, as an increasingly tense security situation threatened to send the young country… Read more »
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South Sudan:
'Scores Dead' On Independence Anniversary
Al Jazeera, 9 July 2016
Soldiers have taken scores of bodies to a hospital in South Sudan's capital, reports said, after gun battles broke out across the city on the eve of the country's fifth… Read more »
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South Sudan:
UN Calls for Calm As Fighting Breaks Out
DW, 8 July 2016
There has been heavy fighting outside the presidential compound in Juba, sparking fears of a renewed civil war. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed for calm and said he was… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Clashes On Eve of Independence Anniversary
Al Jazeera, 8 July 2016
Clashes took place in the centre of South Sudan's capital on the eve of the fifth anniversary of the country's independence, several sources have told Al Jazeera. Read more »
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Kenya:
Govt Disappointed By Resurgence of Violence in South Sudan
Capital FM, 9 July 2016
The government has expressed concern over the flare-up of violence in South Sudan's Juba capital with spokesman Eric Kiraithe calling for a cessation of hostilities. Read more »
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South Sudan:
Over 100 Dead On Fifth Anniversary of Independence
DW, 9 July 2016
The bodies of more than 110 soldiers and civilians have been counted in Juba after gunbattles. Rival factions have appealed for calm as fragile South Sudan marks its fifth… Read more »