by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 16, 2017 | World
South Sudanese opposition groups tried to forge a united front on Monday ahead of an expected resumption of peace talks, in the first such meeting since the start of their country’s civil war nearly four years ago, attendees told Reuters. South Sudan’s civil war,...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 26, 2017 | World
A United States citizen working in South Sudan as a freelance journalist was among 19 people killed on Saturday during fighting between government troops and rebels in Yei River state, the rebels and the military said. Christopher Allen, who worked for various news...
by Mustafa Sirri | Nov 2, 2016 | Interviews
London–South Sudan’s former first vice president and prominent opposition leader Riek Machar is frank about his aspirations to rule the country despite it being difficult due to the country’s demography. Machar who belongs to the ethnic Nuer group -the second...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 17, 2016 | Middle East
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced that more than one million people have fled the conflict in South Sudan and have taken refuge in neighbouring countries. The agency’s spokesman in Geneva said that “The number of South Sudanese...
by Mustafa Sirri | Sep 15, 2016 | Interviews
London- Government spokesperson Michael Makuei has stressed that the internal situation of South Sudan is stable after First Vice President Riek Machar left its territories. Makuei urged Machar to refrain from any aggressive practices and to wait until next year’s...
