Mar 15 WATCH: The U.N. Security Council discusses South Sudan and Yemen By Associated Press The United States, alongside other nations, spoke at the meeting in an effort to support South Sudan in their quest for peace. Continue reading
Sep 24 WATCH: South Sudan addresses the U.N. General Assembly By Associated Press Rebecca Nyandeng De Mabior, one of five vice presidents of South Sudan, and the country's first woman to hold the position, spoke to the United Nations General Assembly on Friday. Continue reading
Nov 20 In multiple countries, alarm over hunger crisis rings louder By Tameen Akhgar. Associated Press and Samy Magdy, Eissa Ahmed, Associated Press Dire U.N. warnings of a growing hunger crisis are becoming reality in multiple countries. The coronavirus pandemic is adding a further burden on families already struggling to feed themselves amid collapsing economies and war. Continue reading
Jun 29 Watch 5:29 Japan helps 5 South Sudanese runners keep their Olympic dreams alive By Ali Rogin The young African nation of South Sudan is facing two growing challenges: the coronavirus pandemic and ethnic violence. The dual threats mean little time or investment is left for athletes looking to compete in the Olympics -- so Japan, the… Continue watching
Feb 22 South Sudan’s rivals form unity government meant to end war By Maura Ajak, Associated Press South Sudan opened a new chapter in its fragile emergence from civil war Saturday as rival leaders formed a coalition government that many observers prayed would last this time around. Continue reading
Feb 20 South Sudan rival leaders agree to form coalition government By Maura Ajak, Associated Press The deal is a major step in the emergence from a five-year civil war that killed nearly 400,000 people and shattered life in the world’s youngest nation. Continue reading
Feb 14 South Sudan ignores reports on oil pollution and birth defects By Sam Mednick, Associated Press The oil industry in South Sudan has left a landscape pocked with hundreds of open waste pits, the water and soil contaminated with toxic chemicals and heavy metals, according to four environmental reports obtained by The Associated Press. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch 7:21 Why prosecution of Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir is an international matter Sudan's former president is one step closer to prosecution for the egregious war crimes he allegedly committed. During Omar al-Bashir’s 30 years in power, Sudan descended into civil war. Now, as the country’s transitional government conducts peace talks with rebel… Continue watching
Jul 20 War-weakened South Sudan tries to prepare for Ebola By Sam Mednick, Associated Press With the deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo now an international emergency , neighboring South Sudan and its war-weakened health system is a major concern, especially after one case was confirmed near its border. Health experts say there is an urgent… Continue reading
Jun 14 UN report: Record number of South Sudanese face critical lack of food By Sam Mednick, Associated Press Almost two million people are near starvation nine months after a peace deal ended a five-year civil war in South Sudan. Continue reading