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Uganda is only postponing South Sudan’s day of judgment
A government built along ethnic designs undermines the state by relying on blood brothers who work for the tribe and not the ...
Fears of civil war in South Sudan stem from political rivalry between the president and his deputy
Tensions are rising in the oil-rich east African nation of South Sudan after Riek Machar who serves as a vice president was ...
The world’s youngest country fought for decades to govern itself. Now it’s on the cusp of another civil war
A peace deal ending a conflict that killed tens of thousands in South Sudan is in danger of collapsing, raising fears that ...
Violence in South Sudan is rising again: what’s different this time, and how to avoid civil war
The recent outbreak of violence in South Sudan doesn’t appear to have been motivated by political directives from the country ...
Who is Salva Kiir, the former rebel leading fractured South Sudan?
When South Sudan declared independence from Sudan in 2011 to a chorus of worldwide congratulations and celebrations, ...
Who is Riek Machar, South Sudan's embattled vice president?
The reported house arrest of Riek Machar, the former bush rebel leader who became South Sudan's First Vice President, marks ...
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How social media is fanning tensions in South Sudan
Misinformation and online hate speech is fuelling panic and division in South Sudan at a time of acute political tensions that observers fear could drive the country back to war.
South Sudan’s Vice President Has Been Placed Under House Arrest, Party Says
The United Nations warned that the detention of Vice President Riek Machar threatens to push the world’s youngest country ...
South Sudan is teetering on the edge of renewed civil war, UN envoy says
The top U.N. official in South Sudan is warning that the country is teetering on the edge of renewed civil war ...
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Who is Salva Kiir, the former rebel leading fractured South Sudan?
When South Sudan declared independence from Sudan in ... Tensions between Kiir's Dinka people, the country's largest ethnic group, and Machar's Nuer community have lingered, with both men accused ...
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Fears of civil war in South Sudan stem from political rivalry between the president and his deputy
But they are from rival ethnic groups: Kiir is from the Dinka, the largest ... an estimated 400,000 people. What does Machar want? Machar has served as South Sudan’s No. 2 official on and ...