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Thousands of Child Soldiers Released in S. Sudan

This is being hailed as one of the largest-ever demobilizations of children in a conflict zone.

South Sudan: UN Welcomes Demobilization of Child Soldiers

UN News, 27 January 2015

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is celebrating the release of some 3,000 South Sudanese child soldiers today in what is being hailed as one of the largest ever… Read more »

Photo: IRIN

Child soldiers at an SPLM/A training centre in southern Sudan.

South Sudan: Govt Releases 280 Child Soldiers - UN

Sudan Tribune, 27 January 2015

280 child soldiers from South Sudan Democratic Army (SSDA) Cobra Faction, a former rebel group based in Jonglei state, have been set free, the United Nations said Tuesday. Read more »
South Sudan: David Yau Yau and the Internal Wager With Self-Determination

African Arguments, 23 January 2015

Amidst protracted conflict with Nuer rebels and a peace-negotiation impasse in Addis Ababa, the Government of South Sudan (GOSS) is also one year in to a brave political experiment… Read more »

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South Sudan Rivals Factions Sign Pact

The warring factions of the ruling party have agreed on a unity deal which could serve as a roadmap towards ending the country's civil war. Read more »
- Tanzania: Blackout Hits as South Sudan Pact Signed
- South Sudan: Warring Leaders Sign Peace Deal
Educational Impacts of Conflict in South Sudan

The conflict in South Sudan is continuing to have a devastating impact on children's education one year after violence first erupted, warns charity Plan International. Before the ... Read more »
- South Sudan: South Sudan Conflict Having Devastating Impact On Education
- Ethiopia: South Sudanese Students Leaving to Pursue Studies in Ethiopia
War Threatens South Sudan Despite Peace Talks

Despite eleven months of peace talks, South Sudan's civil war threatens to intensify in the coming weeks. says the International Crisis Group in a new report. Read more »
- Kenya: Kenya and Uganda Key Losers in South Sudan War - Report
- South Sudan: Civil War Threatens to Intensify

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