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Sudan hosting 400k South Sudan refugees: Minister
Sep 21, 2016 15:22Sudan says it is hosting about 400,000 refugees, who fled the civil war in South Sudan that erupted in late 2013.
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UN says number of South Sudan refugees exceeds one million
Sep 16, 2016 14:58The United Nations refugee agency says fighting in South Sudan has forced more than one million people to flee the war-stricken country.
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South Sudan agrees to 4,000 more UN peacekeepers
Sep 05, 2016 06:51South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has agreed to the deployment of 4,000 additional UN peacekeepers after initially rejecting the regional protection force as a breach of its sovereignty.
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South Sudan’s Machar flees to neighboring state: Opposition
Aug 18, 2016 14:12South Sudan’s rebel leader and former first vice president Riek Machar has reportedly left for a neighboring country weeks after he fled the capital, Juba.
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Nearly one million refugees from South Sudan face dire conditions: UNHCR
Aug 15, 2016 17:14The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has warned that nearly one million refugees from South Sudan are living under dire condition in displacement camps in the conflict-ridden region.
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Two civilians, one soldier killed in South Sudan clashes
Aug 14, 2016 08:53Three people have died in clashes between government forces and militants backing the opposition in South Sudan.
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South Sudan to conditionally accept additional UN peacekeepers
Aug 13, 2016 19:28South Sudan says it will accept an additional contingent of UN peacekeeping troops if Juba can negotiate the number, mandate, weapons and the contributing countries to the force.
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Uganda not to contribute troops to regional force in South Sudan
Aug 12, 2016 19:24Uganda says it will not contribute troops to a regional protection force formed to enforce the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).
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South Sudan stands on brink of abyss, warns UN chief
Jul 29, 2016 08:59UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has expressed serious concerns about the ongoing violence in South Sudan, saying the African country stands “on the brink of an abyss.”
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South Sudan leader replaces rival Machar as vice president
Jul 26, 2016 13:27South Sudan’s president has replaced his vice president and rival Riek Machar, in a move that could undermine last year’s peace accord and trigger a fresh wave of violence in Africa’s youngest nation.