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South Sudan

Bol Gai Deng, South Sudanese-American presidential candidate. Photo: Bol Gai Deng

Meet the South Sudanese-American running for president of his home country from the US

USAugust 02, 2024

Mona, played by Eiman Yousif, left, and Julia, played by Siran Riak, in Mohamed Kordofani’s Goodbye Julia. Photo: Station Films

Goodbye Julia star on film offering hard truths about state of Sudan

Film & TVJune 30, 2024

Sudanese army chief Gen Abdel Fattah Al Burhan boards a plane in Port Sudan for his visit to South Sudan. AFP

Sudan army chief Al Burhan travels to South Sudan

MENASeptember 04, 2023

About 3.2 million people have experienced internal displacement and an additional 900,000 have sought refuge in neighbouring countries such as Chad. Reuters

More than 4 million people displaced in Sudan, UN says

WorldAugust 09, 2023

Members of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Tension between the Sudanese military and the RSF erupted into violence in mid-April. AFP

US calls on Sudan's warring parties to resume transition to civilian rule

USMay 09, 2023

Military trainees at a training centre in Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan, in June 2020. AP

UN demands end to fighting in South Sudan as it extends mission

AfricaMarch 16, 2023

Women and a children waiting at a nutrition centre at the Kalma camp for the displaced outside Nyala, the provincial capital of South Darfur state. AFP

UN urges South Sudan to remove humanitarian access barriers

USMarch 06, 2023

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir, right, and Vice President Riek Machar. AFP

South Sudan president ditches peace deal terms and sacks ministers

AfricaMarch 04, 2023

Pope Francis greets the congregation at John Garang Mausoleum in Juba, South Sudan, on Sunday. Reuters

Pope ends Africa visit with plea for peace in South Sudan

AfricaFebruary 05, 2023

The faithful waiting in Juba for the arrival of Pope Francis on Friday. AP Photo

Pope Francis arrives in South Sudan after day of bloodshed

AfricaFebruary 03, 2023

Michel Aoun, President of Lebanon, addressing the 75th General Assembly of the United Nations in 2020. EPA

Lebanon to pay UN $1.8m arrears after losing voting rights

LebanonJanuary 20, 2023

Negotiations between the government and rebel groups began in 2019 but have failed to curb violence in the south of the country, despite a ceasefire signed in January 2020. AFP

South Sudan peace talks fall apart as UN warns of increasing humanitarian need

MENANovember 25, 2022

Young soldiers at a military graduation ceremony in the capital, Juba. AFP

Fleeing civilians drown amid new attacks in South Sudan

MENASeptember 09, 2022

A supporter with US and South Sudan flags during the graduation ceremony for new members of the unified forces at Dr John Garang Mausoleum in Juba on August 30, 2022. AFP

South Sudan's former rebels join unified army

WorldAugust 31, 2022

South Sudan President Salva Kiir's transitional government has been slow to write a new constitution and pave the way for elections. AFP

South Sudan postpones elections for two years

MENAAugust 05, 2022

Pope Francis, pictured in a wheelchair following knee treatment, has postponed a visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan. AFP

Pope Francis cancels trip to Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan due to bad knee

MENAJune 11, 2022