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South Sudan: What Is Causing Inter-Communal Fighting?
VOA, 25 June 2020
Hundreds of people have been killed in inter-communal violence raging in South Sudan’s Jonglei state in recent weeks, and the cycle of attacks and revenge attacks is only… Read more »
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South Sudan: At Risk of Rape Outside and Violence in South Sudan POC Camp - Will Women and Girls Ever Be Safe?
UNFPA, 18 June 2020
Staying at home may be the safest way to avoid infection with the coronavirus, but for women and girls in Bentiu, South Sudan, it means greater vulnerability to gender-based… Read more »
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South Sudan: Mabior - Partial Execution of Juba Peace Deal Undermining Democracy
East African, 18 June 2020
South Sudan Assistant Minister for Interior Garang M. De Mabior, who resigned from the Transitional Government on June 3, after only four months in office, spoke with Fred Oluoch. Read more »
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South Sudan: Salva Kiir, Riek Machar Reached Key Deal
Cameroon Tribune, 19 June 2020
For several months, they have been feuding on the mudos-operandi to select Governors. Read more »
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South Sudan: UN Security Council Renews Mandate of Peacekeepers in South Sudan
East African, 22 June 2020
The UN Security Council has extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Read more »
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Africa: AU Sanctions Juba for Non-Payment
VOA, 23 June 2020
Representatives of South Sudan have been banned from taking part in an African Union meeting after their government failed to pay overdue fees totaling more than $9 million. Read more »
What Is Causing Inter-Communal Fighting in South Sudan?
Abraham Kuol, professor of political science at the University of Juba, said: "The government does not make the people who are culprits responsible for their mistakes and as a result of that it encourages them because the government is not doing anything. So, apart from the committee, there should be serious laws that should be put in place that should be able to deter people from such practices."
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Local officials have said armed youths suspected of being from the Greater Pibor Administrative Area carried out attacks in four villages. The attacks left more than 200 people ... Read more »
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Investigations into the ongoing disarmament, demobilisation and rehabilitation by rights group, Amnesty International, reveals that all armed groups in the country have received ... Read more »
