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South Sudan's independent media under pressure

AfricaWaakhe Simon Wudu, Deutsche Welle | 2019-07-10 08:18:00

Eight years after independence, South Sudan still struggles to address media challenges. Independent journalists continue to fear for their...

More than 100 civilians killed in fresh South Sudan violence, UN says

AfricaAgency | 2019-07-03 13:00:00

The United Nations said on Wednesday that conflict had intensified in a region of South Sudan since a peace deal was signed, with hundreds of...

Suspicion and secrecy surround South Africa’s dealings with South Sudan

AfricaSimon Allison | 2019-06-21 00:00:00

The deal looked dodgy from the start. Just days before South Africa’s general election in May, outgoing energy minister Jeff Radebe popped up in...

Kiir urges rival Machar to return to South Sudan

AfricaAgency | 2019-05-14 16:58:00

South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Tuesday urged rebel chief Riek Machar to return to Juba during a speech to parliament in which he vowed to uphold a...

South Sudan rivals meet in bid to salvage stalled peace deal

AfricaAgency | 2019-05-02 07:59:00

South Sudan's warring parties will hold talks in Addis Ababa on Thursday, in a bid to salvage a stalled peace deal, with just days to go until a...

South Sudan’s bid to build a new army is troubled

OpinionGwinyayi A Dzinesa | 2019-02-20 00:00:00

A fortnight ago, the United Nations envoy to South Sudan, David Shearer, noted that, after five years of civil war and many botched peace deals,...

Hope, scepticism as warring South Sudan leaders sign peace deal

AfricaChris Stein | 2018-09-13 09:36:00

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar signed a much-anticipated peace deal on Wednesday, the latest attempt to end five...

SA’s new foreign policy agenda must embrace human rights

OpinionRobert Shivambu | 2018-05-16 14:38:00

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South Africa takes sides in South Sudan

AfricaSimon Allison | 2018-03-02 00:00:00

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South African sentenced to death in South Sudan

AfricaJason Patinkin | 2018-02-23 13:31:00

A South Sudanese court sentenced a South African retired army colonel to death by hanging Friday for his alleged role in supporting rebels during...

Stakes high as Kiir boots army boss

AfricaSimon Allison | 2017-05-12 00:00:00

On Tuesday evening, President Salva Kiir unceremoniously dismissed army chief Paul Malong, plunging South Sudan into yet more political instability. Malong, once considered the power behind Kiir’s throne, is now fighting for his political life. South Sudan nervously awaits the...

South Sudan's crisis is complex, but there's a way out of war and fragility

AnalysisSarah Logan | 2017-02-07 15:15:00

South Sudan has faced significant challenges since civil war broke out in December 2013. The...

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