South Sudan

President of South Sudan says ready to accept peace deal

Jul 19, 2018 19:12

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir said he is ready to accept a peace deal to end a civil war and set up an inclusive new government.
South Sudan rebels reject peace deal reinstating opposition leader Machar

Jul 09, 2018 18:11

Rebels in Africa’s youngest nation, South Sudan, have rejected a peace agreement announced on Sunday, saying it lacks enough authority to fulfill their main demands for diluting President Salva Kiir’s base of power.
African Union urges action on South Sudan after ceasefire breakdown

Jul 01, 2018 12:08

The African Union (AU) has called for action regarding the situation in South Sudan, where a recent ceasefire agreement between feuding parties collapsed soon after it was reached.
South Sudan president, rebel leader set for new talks in Khartoum

Jun 25, 2018 15:41

A new round of peace talks is set to start in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, with an aim to end the bloody civil war that has been gripping neighboring South Sudan for more than four years.
Rebel leader Machar not to join government, S Sudan minister says

Jun 22, 2018 19:12

South Sudan says rebel leader Riek Machar cannot rejoin its government after five years of civil war in remarks condemned by his rebel group as “intended to derail the peace process.”
South Sudan president, rebel leader in Ethiopia for talks

Jun 20, 2018 14:42

South Sudan’s rebel leader Riek Machar has arrived in Ethiopia for a face-to-face meeting with his arch-rival, President Salva Kiir, for the first time in two years in an effort to negotiate an end to a five-year-old civil war.
South Sudan president refuses to resign as demanded by opposition

Apr 25, 2018 16:43

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has dismissed calls by the country's opposition to step down, saying there is no logic in signing a peace agreement with the opponents and then resign as president.
Sudan unable to finance its diplomatic missions: Foreign Minister

Apr 19, 2018 06:39

The foreign minister of Sudan has revealed that his country is unable to pay many of its diplomats abroad while some diplomatic missions across the world could be closed over rent problems.
S Sudan distrusts UN probe of sexual abuse by peacekeepers: FM

Mar 03, 2018 14:07

South Sudan has expressed distrust of a United Nations probe into allegations of sexual abuses by Ghanaian peacekeepers against the violence-stricken civilians they were tasked with protecting at a UN camp for the internally-displaced, demanding a role in the investigation.
UN releases report on appalling abuse in South Sudan

Feb 23, 2018 13:36

The latest report on human rights abuses in South Sudan's five-year civil war, released by a United Nations commission, says it has identified more than 40 senior military officials "who may bear individual responsibility for war crimes."