Mainers with roots in South Sudan call for global attention
A fragile peace deal that ended a devastating civil war in South Sudan is now on the verge of falling apart — sparking fear and sorrow among Maine’s South Sudanese community, many of whom still have ...
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Who is Salva Kiir? From rebel leader to president
Born in 1951 to a family of cattle herders, Kiir joined the southern rebellion against the Sudanese government in the 1960s in what would become Africa's longest civil war. Tensions between Kiir's ...
Sudan's paramilitary RSF chief says war with army is not over
Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, said on Sunday that his war against the army was not over and his forces would return to Khartoum ...
The world’s youngest country fought for decades to govern itself. Now it’s on the cusp of another civil war
A peace deal ending a conflict that killed tens of thousands in South Sudan is in danger of collapsing, raising fears that ...
UN chief: World leaders must speak with one voice to prevent a new civil war in South Sudan
The United Nations chief is urging regional and international leaders to prevent South Sudan from falling “over the abyss” ...
Who is Salva Kiir, the former rebel leading fractured South Sudan?
When South Sudan declared independence from Sudan in 2011 to a chorus of worldwide congratulations and celebrations, ...
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Anglicans keep South Sudan on UN radar
In his statement to the UN, the Reverend Glen Ruffle, the Anglican Communion’s UN Representative in Geneva, highlighted the ...
Fears of civil war in South Sudan stem from political rivalry between the president and his deputy
Tensions are rising in the oil-rich east African nation of South Sudan after Riek Machar who serves as a vice president was ...