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South Sudan: UN Envoy Warns of Election Risks
VOA, 25 August 2017
The U.N. Special Envoy for South Sudan warned Thursday that the country risks falling deeper into conflict if serious issues are not addressed before planned elections next year. Read more »
UN Envoy Warns of Election Risks in South Sudan
The U.N. Special Envoy for the country, Nicholas Haysom, says investigations suggest that self enrichment is the reason both sides are involved in the war.
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South Sudan: ICRC Chief Urges Renewed Dialogue to End War
VOA, 22 August 2017
The warring factions in South Sudan and the country’s neighbors must leave no stone unturned in finding a political solution to the three-and-a-half-year civil war. That was… Read more »
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South Sudan: What the Country's War Means for Northern Uganda's 'Relative Peace'
Atlantic Council, 24 August 2017
Ten years after the guns of the three-decade-long Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) insurgency went silent, northern Uganda's local leaders are concerned that the deadly war raging… Read more »
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South Sudan: President Salva Kiir Downplays Refugee Crisis
DW, 24 August 2017
The flood of refugees fleeing South Sudan aren't "a big deal," says President Salva Kiir in an exclusive interview with DW, adding that many were "chased away by social media" in a… Read more »
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South Sudan: A War Without End - Neighbours Carry the Burden of Fleeing Millions
IRIN, 17 August 2017
More than a million South Sudanese refugees have now crossed the border into Uganda in what is the world's fastest-growing refugee crisis. Analysts say the chances of forging peace… Read more »
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Civil society activists say this decision by regional leaders to exclude Riek Machar September peace talks will ensure that the country "remains engulfed in war". Read more »
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Soldiers Assume We Are Rebels is a new 52-page report by Human Rights Watch which calls for sanctions against President Salva Kiir, former Vice President Riek Machar, former army ... Read more »
