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S.Sudan's Kiir Holds Urgent Talks Over Shootout At Ex-spy Chief's Home

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir held an urgent meeting of top security brass on Friday after a shootout at the home of powerful former spy chief Akol Koor, who was sacked almost two months ago amid rumours of a coup plot.

International Business Times

South Sudan Probes Shootout At Sacked Spy Chief's Home

South Sudan security forces were investigating Friday a shootout at the home of the troubled nation's powerful former spy chief Akol Koor, who was sacked almost two months ago amid rumours of a coup plot.

International Business Times

South Sudan probes shootout at sacked spy chief's home

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South Sudan Rejects 'Malicious' Report On Kiir Family Businesses

South Sudan on Thursday rejected claims by a US-based watchdog that President Salva Kiir's family had built up a vast corporate empire in one of the world's poorest countries.

International Business Times

Nearly 380,000 people displaced by South Sudan floods, UN says

A surge in malaria is reported in several states and is overwhelming the health system, according to a UN agency.

Al Jazeera

South Sudan Floods Affect 1.4 Million, Displace 379,000: UN

Devastating flooding in South Sudan is affecting around 1.4 million people, with more than 379,000 displaced, according to a United Nations update that warned about an upsurge in malaria.

International Business Times

Salva Kiir: South Sudan’s president fought for independence, but then fuelled division, violence and corruption

Salva Kiir Mayardit has served as South Sudan’s president since the country’s independence in 2011. South Sudan’s secession from Sudan came on the heels of a long and bloody civil war that resulted in a referendum on independence.

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Presidents of South Sudan and Kenya push for a resolution in stalled peace talks

South Sudan peace talks, previously held in neighboring Kenya, will resume under a directive from South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and his Kenyan counterpart, William Ruto, who met Wednesday and directed the mediation team to reconvene and resolve all outstanding issues within two weeks

The Independent UK

Almost two dozen countries at high risk of acute hunger, UN report reveals

Sudan, South Sudan, Mali, Palestine and Haiti rated at level of highest concern in latest six-monthly analysis

The Guardian - UK

UN Report Warns Of Severe Food Crises In Vulnerable Regions

UN report highlights dire food crises in vulnerable regions due to conflicts, climate shocks, and reduced funding, urging immediate humanitarian action.

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Conflict-induced famine, hunger deaths likely in Gaza, Sudan in months: UN

‘Hunger hotspots’ include South Sudan, Mali and Haiti where millions are being pushed to the brink, new report says.

Al Jazeera

Nuer people have a sacred connection to birds – it can guide conservation in Ethiopia and South Sudan

The Nuer are a large pastoralist community living in western Ethiopia and South Sudan in east Africa. They rely on livestock keeping and have special beliefs and customs about how to live with nature. These are passed down from parents to children through the telling of stories.

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In South Sudan, hunger complicates plans to end wildlife poaching

Conservationists urge the protection of wildlife, but in absence of food, many communities say they are forced to hunt.

Al Jazeera

A teenage bride wed for a record price: the ‘marriage competition’ that divided a nation

Underage marriage is illegal in South Sudan yet so commonplace it rarely attracts attention. But the case of Athiak Dau Riak, who her mother says is only 14, polarising her family and the country

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South Sudan medics trial AI app to identify snakes and improve bite treatment

Software with database of 380,000 pictures aims to aid quick and accurate identification and ensure correct use of antivenoms

Radio France Internationale

South Sudan postpones elections, extends transitional period

South Sudan said Friday that long-awaited elections would be postponed for a further two years, once again extending a transitional period agreed in a peace deal.

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South Sudan floods: the first example of a mass population permanently displaced by climate change?

Enormous floods have once again engulfed much of South Sudan, as record water-levels in Lake Victoria flow downstream through the Nile. More than 700,000 people have been affected. Hundreds of thousands of people there were already forced from their homes by huge floods a few years ago and were yet…

France 24

After years of civil war, South Sudan turns its focus to wildlife conservation

The world’s youngest nation of South Sudan, which emerged after decades of civil war, is home to the world’s biggest conservation project twice the size of Portugal. The conflicts have had an unintended consequence: they delayed development, meaning few roads were built, keeping poachers out and allowing wildlife to flourish.…

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South Sudan’s long-delayed election will be a landmark moment − but economic decline and political strife put vote at risk

Elections are pivotal milestones in post-conflict countries – and nowhere is voter anticipation felt more keenly than in South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation.

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Shaquille O’Neal wasn’t impressed with Team USA winning the gold medal

Lakers great Shaquille O'Neal seems disappointed with how Team USA played in the Olympics and felt it should've been much more dominant.

The Guardian - UK

UN warns that South Sudan faces ‘existential crisis’ ahead of uncertain polls

Head of UN mission calls for more peacekeepers as security council told that the nation is far from prepared for its first election as an independent country

France 24

Sudan crisis: UN reports record number of aid workers killed last year

To mark World Humanitarian Day, the UN released its annual statistics for the number of humanitarian workers killed on the job. 2023 has broken all records, with 280 workers having lost their lives worldwide. Most of them – 163 – were killed in Gaza, but South Sudan and Sudan also…

The Independent UK

She fought to become a midwife. Now she’s fighting to save mothers and their babies in South Sudan

Elizabeth Nyachiew was 16 when she watched her neighbor bleed to death during childbirth

The Independent UK

South Sudan's security bill allowing warrantless arrests becomes law

South Sudan’s parliament says controversial security legislation allowing the arrest of people without warrants has become law even though the president has not signed it

The Independent UK

UN envoy says South Sudan is not ready to hold its first post-independence elections in December

The U.N. envoy for South Sudan says the troubled African country is not ready to hold its first post-independence elections in December and political players are discussing whether voting should be held this year

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