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South Sudan's Machar being replaced, aide says
Jul 23, 2016 13:25South Sudan’s opposition has declared that its leader Riek Machar, who also serves as the war-torn country’s vice president, is being replaced by one of his opponents.
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About 26,000 South Sudanese have fled to Uganda, UN says
Jul 22, 2016 10:25The United Nations Refugee Agency says over 26,000 people in South Sudan have fled to Uganda since early July, when clashes erupted in the capital Juba.
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African leaders meet to discuss ICC concerns, South Sudan
Jul 16, 2016 13:07African leaders arrived in the Rwandan capital Saturday to attend a major summit which is expected to be dominated by discussions about excessive focus of international bodies on abuses in Africa and the conflict in South Sudan.
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Ugandan military convoy enters South Sudan to evacuate citizens
Jul 14, 2016 09:58A heavily-armed Ugandan military convoy has crossed into conflict-ridden South Sudan in a bid to evacuate thousands of Ugandan citizens trapped by recent violence in the capital, Juba.
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President Kiir declares immediate ceasefire in S Sudan: State TV
Jul 11, 2016 17:22South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has ordered a unilateral ceasefire after days of fierce fighting between troops loyal to President Salva Kiir and rebels backing former vice president, Riek Machar, claimed hundreds of lives in the capital Juba.
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Renewed heavy fighting breaks out in South Sudan capital
Jul 11, 2016 12:26Heavy fighting has continued in South Sudan between troops loyal to President Salva Kiir and rebels backing former vice president, Riek Machar, for the fifth day in a row.
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UN Security Council meets as South Sudan fighting rages
Jul 11, 2016 03:30The United Nations Security Council has called on South Sudan’s neighbors to help end renewed fighting between government forces and former rebels in the country.
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People flee fighting to UN base in western South Sudan
Jul 08, 2016 09:17Some 200 people have been forced to seek refuge at a United Nations (UN) compound in South Sudan following the eruption of armed violence among various groups in the area.
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Sudan summons UNAMID’s chief over mandate extension
Jun 20, 2016 04:05Sudan has summoned the head of the UN peacekeeping force in Darfur to protest the extension of its mission in the country.
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South Sudan unity government takes oath of office
Apr 29, 2016 13:58South Sudan has formed a transitional unity government with 30 ministers sworn in, bringing an end a two-year deadly conflict in the country.