South Sudan

South Sudanese vice president's convoy attacked: Official

May 09, 2017 15:03

Gunmen attacked the vice president's convoy in South Sudan on Tuesday and wounded three of his bodyguards, a government official said, underscoring worsening insecurity in the oil-rich nation.
Four countries face serious risk of famine: FSIN

Mar 31, 2017 16:30

Global food crises notably deteriorated last year, a report says, adding that conditions will further worsen in 2017.
South Sudan govt. troops blamed for torching village homes

Mar 31, 2017 10:06

South Sudan’s government troops destroyed thousands of homes in late 2016 as a three-year civil war continues in the country.
Norway: South Sudan crisis is man-made, government must act

Mar 21, 2017 13:12

Norway's foreign minister says South Sudan's leaders have inflicted a massive humanitarian crisis on the population threatened by a famine, adding that a stop in fighting in the civil war is needed urgently.
S. Sudan government still buying arms despite famine: UN

Mar 18, 2017 03:21

South Sudan's government is mainly to blame for famine in parts of the war-torn country, yet President Salva Kiir is still boosting his forces using millions of dollars from oil sales, according to a confidential United Nations’ report.
Armed men kill two aid workers in South Sudan

Mar 17, 2017 03:27

Armed men have attacked an aid convoy of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), killing two people and injuring three others in South Sudan, where an ongoing civil war has led to famine.
Rights, aid groups denounce South Sudan’s sharp increase in visa fees for aid workers

Mar 11, 2017 16:15

Rights and aid agencies have censured South Sudan for its controversial decision to significantly raise the cost of foreign aid work permits as the crisis-wracked country is desperately struggling with an unprecedented famine and starvation that threaten millions of lives.
Former South Sudanese general forms anti-government rebel group

Mar 07, 2017 08:15

A former South Sudanese army general, who resigned last month, has formed a new anti-government rebel group, pledging to topple President Salva Kiir.
Famine declared in parts of South Sudan

Feb 20, 2017 11:18

Authorities in conflict-stricken South Sudan have declared famine in two areas of the African country, which is the world’s youngest.
UN rejects US-drafted resolution on South Sudan

Dec 23, 2016 15:20

The UN Security Council has rejected a resolution drafted by the US that would have imposed an arms embargo on South Sudan.