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A refugee from South Sudan drinks water at a well during celebrations to mark World Refugee Day at the Kakuma refugee camp in Turkana District, northwest of Kenya’s capital Nairobi, June 20, 2015. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya
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Women try to avoid dust as a plane, carrying nutrition supplements brought in by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), lands in Leer July 15, 2014. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu
South Sudan: First Cabinet Meeting without Machar
London-South Sudan’s opposing army factions participated in a cabinet meeting held in Juba and attended by South Sudan’s president, Salva Kiir, amidst the absence of First Vice President, Riek Machar. This is the first cabinet meeting following the bloody events...Caption:
South Sudan: Salva Kiir Declares Ceasefire Agreement With Machar
The President of South Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit declared a ceasefire across the entire country, including the capital Juba which has seen violent and bloody fighting over the past week, up until yesterday. The fighting was between government forces and the army of...Caption:
People arrive in procession for a mass in Juba on December 15, 2014, to commemorate one year since the outbreak of South Sudan’s civil war. (AFP PHOTO / SAMIR BOL)
Tens of thousands dead in South Sudan conflict: UN
Nairobi, AP—Tens of thousands of people have died in South Sudan during one year of warfare and the country’s leaders are putting their “personal ambitions” ahead of the nation’s future, the UN secretary-general said Monday. A year ago Monday...Caption:
South Sudan President Salva Kiir (L), Tanzania’s President Jakaya Kikwete (C) and South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar (R) pose as they met for talks on October 20, 2014 in the northern Tanzanian tourist town of Arusha. (AFP Photo)