South Sudan’s President Says Will Consider U.N. Troops
16/08/2016By Denis Dumo South Sudan will consider a United Nations plan to send in troops and stop the country’s episode of violence, President Salva Kiir said on Monday, confirming a.
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UN Peace Force in S. Sudan to Stay Longer; Expansion Possible
02/08/2016The United Nations has extended its peacekeeping mission in South Sudan until August 12, amid increasing reports of renewed violence in the country’s southern states. The mandate for the U.N..
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South Sudan to Swear in New First Vice President
26/07/2016The apparent disarray in South Sudan’s Transitional Government of National Unity comes full circle Tuesday when former rebel leader and First Vice President Riek Machar is formally replaced by his.
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Vatican Envoy Urges Peace in South Sudan
21/07/2016A top Vatican envoy is urging South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and First Vice President Riek Machar to peacefully end the wave of recent violence that gripped the capital,.
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China to Send Special Envoy to Africa over South Sudan Crisis
21/07/2016China is sending its special envoy for Africa to the continent to help with efforts to resolve the political crisis in South Sudan, China’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday. Veteran.
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UN Ready to Work on Proposal for Combat Force in South Sudan
15/07/2016The United Nations is ready to work with east African bloc IGAD to refine the group’s proposal for an intervention force within the U.N. peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, U.N..
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South Sudan crisis: Donors pledge $600m at conference
23/05/2014The conflict in South Sudan has left people with little access to food Donors including the US and the UK have pledged more than $600m (£360m; 440m euros) in aid.
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