Dec 20 Watch Political clash in world’s youngest country grows into wider South Sudan unrest Political clash in world's youngest country grows into wider South Sudan unrest… 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 13 Watch A Grim Exile in South Sudan Jonathan Miller of Independent Television News reports from the border of South Sudan on a flood of refugees who fled to escaped the violence, only to encounter grim conditions in camps on the Sudanese border. Continue watching
Jul 13 Relief Workers Decry Living Conditions in South Sudan Refugee Camp By Larisa Epatko Sudanese taking refuge in a tent camp in Jamam, South Sudan, may have escaped the fighting around their homes but are finding their plight is not over yet. Continue reading
Jul 09 South Sudan’s Independence Gets a ‘Rocky’ Start By Larisa Epatko In the year since South Sudan became an independent country, it has seen violent flare-ups between ethnic groups and a financial squeeze brought on by its decision to cut off oil to its northern neighbor, Sudan. Continue reading
May 09 Desperate in Sudan’s Nuba Mountains: ‘They’ve Started Eating Leaves’ By Larisa Epatko Disputes along the border of Sudan and newly independent South Sudan blow hot and cold. Last month, fighting between the northern and southern armies over Sudan's Heglig oil fields took the conflict to a new high. Although the battles there… Continue reading
May 09 Seeking Safety in Sudan By Larisa Epatko Sudanese living in volatile border areas are leaving to find safety and shelter in South Sudan. Continue reading
Mar 14 George Clooney on Sudan: ‘It Gets in Your Bloodstream’ By Larisa Epatko With violence putting people in the Nuba Mountains region of Sudan in peril, actor and human rights activist George Clooney said Wednesday in an interview with the NewsHour's Judy Woodruff that it was only right to bring attention to the… Continue reading
Feb 22 What’s at the Crux of Sudan and South Sudan’s Oil Dispute? By Larisa Epatko When South Sudan gained its independence from Sudan in July, one of the major sticking points between the two countries was how to handle oil production. Now, more than seven months later, with accusations of "stealing" and "extortion" flying, the… Continue reading
Dec 30 In Photos: World Events of 2011 By Larisa Epatko It's a year that will be remembered as one that ended authoritative regimes in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen. In 2011, the most-wanted fugitive in the world was killed in Pakistan and severe weather battered the global population. Continue reading