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South Sudan:
For Some, Fear Still Stalks Bustling Capital
VOA, 25 February 2014
South Sudan's capital, Juba, is bustling after months of internecine fighting devastated it and many of the young nation's other major towns. But not everyone is sharing in the… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Nation's Uncertain Future - First End Ugandan Military Support for Kiir
African Arguments, 24 February 2014
As the IGAD led mediation talks resume in Addis Ababa, South Sudan's political future looks uncertain. Despite the signing of a ceasefire, fighting continues in three of the most… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Malakal Deserted, Destroyed in New South Sudan Fighting
VOA, 25 February 2014
International anti-poverty NGO Oxfam has pulled its staff out of Malakal in South Sudan, describing the town in Upper Nile as deserted, with dead bodies in the streets and… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Was It a Failed Coup or a Failed Assassination?
SSNA, 26 February 2014
"They [Kiir's group] may have thought that these people did not come to the meeting and so they were maybe planning a coup. So they made a decision that these people would be… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Jonglei's Twic East Hit By Raids and Abductions, Many Displaced
Sudan Tribune, 26 February 2014
Cattle raids, child abduction and fear of rebel attacks have hit Twic East county in Jonglei, forcing the civilians to flee the areas to Lakes state according to the commissioner,… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Upper Nile State Claims Government Troops Fighting Rebels Inside Malakal
Sudan Tribune, 26 February 2014
Upper Nile state's information minster Philip Jiben Ogal said on Wednesday that troops loyal to the government have re-entered Malakal town, capital of the state. Read more »
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South Sudan:
Doctors Without Borders Reports 'Disturbing' Attacks On Hospitals
VOA, 26 February 2014
Aid group Doctors Without Borders said fighters in South Sudan have destroyed and looted hospitals in what it calls "disturbing" incidents against medical facilities, staff and… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Patients, Medical Facilities Targeted in Malakal Clashes - MSF
Sudan Tribune, 26 February 2014
Warring factions in South Sudan have burned medical facilities, shot dead patients in their beds and looted equipment in a series of disturbing attacks on healthcare services,… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Fresh Water Brings Life Back to Traumatized South Sudan Village
UNHCR, 26 February 2014
Would you want to live in a village where dead bodies contaminated the only source of water? That was the predicament that confronted residents of Amadi village when they tried to… Read more »
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South Sudan:
South Sudanese Seek Refuge in Swamps
VOA, 26 February 2014
Tens of thousands of people in South Sudan's Unity state have been displaced by fighting between government and rebel forces which has left countless dead and whole villages… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Actualizing the Signs of a Failed State (part I)
SSNA, 25 February 2014
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South Sudan:
South Sudan - the Intransigent Government
SSNA, 26 February 2014
To begin with, does anyone think South Sudan government wants a viable peace in the country? The answer of this question as of my view point is a big NO. It does not want peace to… Read more »
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Kenya:
President Kenyatta in Juba for Talks With President Salva Kiir
The Star, 26 February 2014
President Uhuru Kenyatta arrived in Juba this morning for talks with President Salva Kiir on the South Sudan crisis. The President's visit comes a day after the National Security… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Medical Care Under Fire in South Sudan
MSF, 26 February 2014
As entire towns in South Sudan suffer devastating attacks, medical care has also come under fire, with patients shot in their beds, wards burned to the ground, medical equipment… Read more »
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South Sudan:
U.N. Report On South Sudan Paints Grim Picture
IPS, 26 February 2014
An interim human rights report released by the beleaguered U.N. peacekeeping mission in South Sudan is being tentatively hailed by rights groups and observers who have pressured… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Govt Recalls Top Envoys Amid Conflict
VOA, 26 February 2014
South Sudan's foreign minister has denied media reports that top envoys to Washington and other countries were recalled after they failed to convince the host countries that there… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Hospitals, Patients Attacked in South Sudan, MSF Says
VOA, 26 February 2014
Medical care in South Sudan has come under heavy fire since fighting broke out in December, with patients shot in hospital beds, wards burned to the ground, medical equipment… Read more »