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South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir addresses delegates during the swearing-in ceremony of First Vice President Taban Deng Gai at the Presidential Palace in the capital of Juba, South Sudan, July 26, 2016. REUTERS/Jok Solomun

South Sudan Opposition Try to Forge a United Front

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,...

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United Nations peacekeepers patrol in the camp for displaced people inside the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) compound in Malakal, Upper Nile State, which is currently held by anti-government forces, March 4, 2014. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu

US Journalist among 19 Killed in South Sudan Fighting

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...

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Riek Machar. Edward Echwalu/Reuters

Riek Machar: Salva Kiir is Leading Ethnic Cleansing Operations, I’m not Preparing for New War

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...

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UN: The Number of South Sudanese Refugees Has Exceeded the 1 Million Mark

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...

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South Sudan’s opposition leader Riek Machar speaks during a briefing ahead of his return to South Sudan as vice president, in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, April 9, 2016. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

South Sudan Government Spokesperson: Machar is a Man of War

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...