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South Sudan: Fresh Violence Tempers Hopes After Peace Deal
VOA, 6 March 2020
Humanitarian workers say they hope the formation of a national unity government in South Sudan under a peace deal last month will ease suffering in the country, but those… Read more »
Fresh Violence Tempers Hope After South Sudan Peace Deal
Humanitarian workers say they hope the formation of a national unity government in South Sudan under a peace deal last month will ease suffering in the country, but those expectations have been tempered by reports of continuing violence.
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South Sudan: Why Refugees Won't Return Home Yet
East African, 4 March 2020
To South Sudanese refugees living in Uganda, last month's peace deal between Dr Riek Machar and President Salva Kiir was the beginning of an end of an emotional roller coaster. Read more »
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South Sudan: Country On Road to 'Sustainable Peace' but International Support Still Key - UN Official
UN News, 4 March 2020
Positive developments in South Sudan have "moved the country further along the road to sustainable peace", the top UN official there told Security Council members on Wednesday. Read more »
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South Sudan: Govt Split Over Who Takes What Ministry
East African, 1 March 2020
The formation of the transitional government in South Sudan could be unduly delayed following disagreements over portfolio balance between President Salva Kiir and first Vice… Read more »
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South Sudan: Freeing South Sudan's Captive Women and Girls
HRW, 19 February 2020
In a significant development earlier this month, South Sudan's rebel movement released 78 women and 50 children who'd been held captive for months. Read more »
InFocus
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A day after President Salva Kiir dissolved the previous government, opposition leader Riek Machar was sworn in as his deputy. It is the third time that bitter foes Machar and Kiir ... Read more »
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United Nations investigators are accusing South Sudan's government and opposition forces of deliberately starving their citizens. Commission member Andrew Clapham, says more than ... Read more »
