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
Aug 30 Oil-rich South Sudan to resume production in war-hit region By Sam Mednick, Associated Press Civil war-torn South Sudan says it will resume oil production in a key region next month to make up for more than $4 billion of revenue lost during years of fighting. Continue reading
Jun 29 'Permanent' cease-fire begins in South Sudan's civil war By Cara Anna, Associated Press The civil war that erupted in late 2013, just two years after South Sudan won independence from Sudan, has killed tens of thousands and created Africa's largest refugee crisis since the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Continue reading
Jun 27 Watch 5:14 News Wrap: Malta accepts stranded migrant ship, ending standstill In our news wrap Wednesday, Malta allowed a rescue ship to dock with more than 200 African migrants on board. An EU summit convenes tomorrow to focus on a long-term policy for handling migrants. Also, South Sudan’s warring parties agreed… Continue watching
Feb 02 U.S. slaps arms embargo on South Sudan, urges UN to do same By Josh Lederman and Cara Anna, Associated Press The United States is restricting all sales of defense equipment and services to all parties to South Sudan's conflict, saying it is "appalled" by the continuing violence that has defied a cease-fire. The U.S. is also calling on South Sudan's… Continue reading
Oct 15 Watch 4:30 South Sudan civil war causes Africa's worst refugee crisis By PBS News Hour The United Nations says South Sudan’s four-year-old civil war has left half of the nation’s population -- 6 million people -- in need of humanitarian aid. The conflict began when South Sudan’s army split between factions loyal to President Salva… Continue watching
Oct 15 Why reporting from South Sudan is so difficult -- and critically needed By Simona Foltyn The war has had a devastating impact on South Sudanese communities, but much of it has remained out of the limelight of international media. Continue reading