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South Sudan reports first coronavirus case
Authorities say the patient is an employee of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan
South Sudan citizens 'deliberately starved' by warring parties – U.N.
A United Nations panel delivers a damning indictment of 'predatory and unaccountable elites' and the suffering of civilians after 6 years of conflict
Locust swarms arrive in South Sudan, threatening more misery
Billions of desert locusts, some in swarms the size of Moscow, have already chomped their way through Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Djibouti, Eritrea, Tanzania, Sudan and Uganda
South Sudan rebels reject president's peace compromise
The main contention is the number of states in Sudan, which the rebels say can 'cause problems' as borders determine divisions of power in the country
Sudan, rebels agree on plan to end conflict in Darfur
Mediators aim to reach a final deal by February 2020
South Sudan rivals agree to form unity gov't by deadline – president
'We...have said that after the 100 days we have to form the government,' says South Sudan President Salva Kiir
U.S. calls back ambassador from South Sudan
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the US will "re-evaluate our relationship with the government of South Sudan"
PH has most number of unsolved journalist killings – report
The 2019 Global Impunity Index lists 41 unsolved media killings in the Philippines over the last 10 years
Sudan agrees to aid, ceasefire, in peace talks with rebels
'The political declaration will pave the way for political negotiations and is a step towards a just, comprehensive and final peace in Sudan,' says General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, a key figure in Sudan's transitional government
PH bans deployment to South Sudan
This follows the raising of Alert Level 4 by the Department of Foreign Affairs, which means 'evacuation/mandatory repatriation' of Filipinos
Sudan, South Sudan leaders vow to seek peace in their troubled nations
Sudan's new prime minister Abdalla Hamdok meets with South Sudanese President Salva Kiir on his first official visit since becoming premier, following the overthrow of Omar al-Bashir
South Sudan adversaries meet in bid to save peace deal
Representatives of South Sudan's rival parties gather in Addis Ababa for a meeting called by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development
Vatican says to host South Sudan warring rivals
The arch-rivals will attend 'an occasion for encounter and reconciliation, in a spirit of respect and trust,' the Vatican says in a statement
Bashir declares year-long state of emergency across Sudan
Protesters accuse the government of mismanaging their economy and call on President Omar al-Bashir to step down
Blame for mass rapes points to South Sudan army – U.N. report
'Collected evidence seems to suggest that the perpetrators of rapes in the Bentiu area are men who have the opportunity to come and go at ease within [Sudanese People's Liberation Army],' the report says
South Sudan's Riek Machar refuses to sign peace deal – mediator
Sudanese Foreign Minister Al-Dierdiry Ahmed says the opposition's refusal to sign spelled the end of the current Khartoum talks
South Sudan president pardons rival, rebels – state radio
The announcement comes days after the two men signed a power-sharing deal in the Sudanese capital Khartoum aimed at ending a nearly 5-year civil war that has killed tens of thousands and uprooted millions
South Sudan foes meet after 2 years
The official scope of the talks is broad but analysts say the outcome remains unclear given their notoriously volatile relationship and entrenched positions
South Sudan to join Chemical Weapons Convention – watchdog
That would leave Israel, Egypt and North Korea as the only countries yet to join the arms treaty which came into force in 1997
UN reports 31 allegations of sex abuse and exploitation
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is 'obviously disappointed and saddened that these actions continue,' says UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric
U.S. to resume refugee admissions; 11 countries still blocked
The United States will resume accepting refugees after a 120-day ban, but arrivals from 11 'high-risk' countries, most of them home to Muslim majorities, will still be blocked
U.S. reporter killed covering South Sudan clashes
The American citizen was killed with 18 others when clashes broke out in Kaya between insurgent troops and government forces
UN calls on South Sudan to stop impeding its peacekeepers
Egypt s envoy to the world body Amr Abdellatif Aboulatta says that UN Security Council members have also asked all parties to the conflict to put a halt to offensive operations
On the front lines of humanitarian work for families fleeing conflict
UNHCR places the spotlight on 4 Filipino humanitarian workers on the front lines of protecting families on the run from conflict violence and persecution
Contaminated vaccines kill 15 children in South Sudan
During the vaccination of 300 people in Kapoeta local officials failed to follow guidelines storing the vaccine unrefrigerated for 4 days and using a single syringe for the entire campaign a probe into the deaths shows
60 aid workers forced to flee South Sudan fighting – UN
The outbreak of violence in the eastern Jonglei region comes after fierce clashes in southern Pajok and western Wau in the past 2 weeks
UK says South Sudan violence amounts to 'genocide'
South Sudan s Information Minister Michael Makuei slams International Development Minister Priti Patel s comments as unfortunate and misleading
Sudan opens 'humanitarian corridor' for famine-hit South Sudan
100 000 people face starvation and another million are on the brink of famine in the world s youngest nation
Plane crash-lands in South Sudan with 45 onboard
UPDATED Images circulating on social media show thick black smoke billowing from the aircraft which was completely burned out except for the tail clearly bearing the insignia of local carrier South Supreme Airlines
South Sudan buys weapons during famine – UN report
The report obtained by Agence France Presse calls for an arms embargo on South Sudan – a measure that has been backed by the United States but was rejected by the Security Council during a vote in December
World faces worst humanitarian crisis since WWII – UN
UN s humanitarian chief Stephen O Brien calls for an urgent mobilization of funds for northeastern Nigeria Somalia South Sudan and Yemen to avert a catastrophe
1.4 million children face famine in 4 countries – UNICEF
These children in Nigeria Somalia South Sudan and Yemen could die from severe malnutrition this year
South Sudan suffering 'man-made' famine
Nearly 5 million people are facing starvation and famine the government says
Tom Hiddleston criticized for Golden Globes speech on South Sudan
Memes of the audience s reactions go viral on social media
U.S. seeks UN arms embargo against South Sudan
Britain and France back the proposed arms embargo but Russia reaffirms its opposition and China expresses reservations
UN says 145 child soldiers released in South Sudan
Freed children are disarmed given civilian clothes and drafted into a reintegration program They receive counselling and efforts are made to trace their families
UN demands South Sudan cooperate on regional force
The UN Security Council urges South Sudan s government to take immediate steps to allow a new regional force to deploy in Juba as it weighs imposing an arms embargo
South Sudan leaders profit from deadly war – report
South Sudan s warring leaders and their cronies have amassed fortunes while prosecuting a murderous conflict a watchdog group which counts George Clooney as a founder says in a report
UN panel blames South Sudan leaders for Juba violence
The confidential report points the finger at President Salva Kiir and army chief of staff Paul Malong as having ordered the large scale attacks that began on July 8
South Sudan leader agrees to extra UN peacekeepers
South Sudan s President Salva Kiir agrees to the deployment of a regional protection force to beef up the UN s large UN peacekeeping mission
S. Sudan new VP to visit Khartoum
Taban Deng Gai s first visit to Sudan comes just weeks after he replaced former rebel leader Riek Machar as vice president
Filipino aid worker remembers ordeal in South Sudan attack
During the 4 hour rampage by South Sudanese troops at the Hotel Terrain in July Giano Libot along with other international humanitarian workers witnessed a colleague killed by the soldiers
UN launches probe of South Sudan violence
The United Nations launches a probe of a hotel attack in South Sudan in which soldiers raped women and assaulted aid workers while UN peacekeepers allegedly failed to act
UN inquiry finds peacekeepers failed to defend South Sudan base
A UN board says that the peacekeepers on guard duty found themselves unable to stop the intruders and abandoned their positions
South Sudan accepts deployment of regional force – IGAD
The intervention force can be used to help implement an August 2015 peace deal while protecting civilians and carrying out humanitarian duties
South Sudan refugee Olympians run for glory of lost home
The refugee team was selected by the IOC in June to compete under the Olympic flag as the world struggles with its biggest migrant crisis since World War II
South Sudan ex-rebel leader fires possible rival
I will nominate his replacement as soon as I return to Juba once the security arrangement is put in place by a 3rd party force says South Sudan s vice president and former rebel leader Riek Machar
South Sudan struggles to avert 'catastrophe'
The violence which dominated an African Union summit on Sunday July 17 is the latest in a war that broke out in December 2013
South Sudan violence tops African Union summit agenda
South Sudan is just one of the crises shaking the continent that African leaders will address during the summit
At least 300 killed in latest S.Sudan violence – UN
It s over 300 deaths since July 8 says World Health Organization spokesman Tarik Jasarevic The UN however said it did not have the number of injured
