Jun 02 Radio drama encounters real-life trauma in South Sudan By Larisa Epatko A new radio drama in South Sudan called Sawa Shabab coaches young listeners on life skills and getting along with others. But just as production was set to begin, violence erupted in the country -- the same violence the show's… Continue reading
May 02 Watch Warning of genocide, Kerry urges meeting between South Sudan rivals By PBS News Hour Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to South Sudan to urge President Salva Kiir to meet the opposition and halt a four-month civil war. In recent weeks, hundreds of civilians have been slaughtered in the Bentiu, and more than a… Continue watching
Dec 17 U.S. suspends embassy activity in South Sudan By Larisa Epatko The State Department urged U.S. citizens in South Sudan to "depart immediately" and suspended embassy operations until further notice because of increasingly violent activity in the capital Juba and elsewhere. Continue reading
Jul 11 July 9, 2011: South Sudan’s Birthday By Larisa Epatko On July 9, 2011, South Sudan became its own country -- the culmination of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement that ended 22 years of fighting between the North and South. Continue reading