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South Sudan rebels attack oil areas in Unity State
South Sudan rebels attack oil areas in Unity State BENTIU/MAYOM/JUBA (14 Apr.) Link to web article here. Opposition forces loyal to the former Vice President Riek Machar launched attacks in the...
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Abyei community warns of consequences of ignoring conflictLink to web article here. April 13, 2014 (JUBA) – Leaders from the contested oil-producing region of Abyei have warned the international...
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Treason trial: Majak says minister saw no evidence
Treason trial: Majak says minister saw no evidence JUBA (15 Apr.) Link to web article here. The third of four defendants on trial for treason at the High Court premises in Juba testified today to his...
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S. Sudan admits losing Unity state’s Bentiu to rebel forces
S. Sudan admits losing Unity state’s Bentiu to rebel forcesLink to web article here. April 15, 2014 (JUBA) - A South Sudanese government official has officially admitted that rebel forces were "in...
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Bentiu falls to rebel assault, SPLA regrouping
Bentiu falls to rebel assault, SPLA regrouping BENTIU (15 Apr.) Link to web article here. The capital of Unity State has fallen to the SPLM/A-in-Opposition, marking the end of a three-month period of...
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Khartoum critical to IGAD’s approach in South Sudan negotiations
Khartoum critical to IGAD’s approach in South Sudan negotiationsLink to web article here. April 15, 2014 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudanese government has sharply criticised the role of the regional block, the...
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S. Sudan clerics warn of looming humanitarian situation
S. Sudan clerics warn of looming humanitarian situationLink to web article here. April 14, 2014 (JUBA) – South Sudanese religious leaders have warned of a looming humanitarian disaster in the country,...
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Rebels aided by foreign mercenaries in S. Sudan’s Bentiu: SPLA
Rebels aided by foreign mercenaries in S. Sudan’s Bentiu: SPLALink to web article here. April 16, 2014 (JUBA) – The South Sudanese army (SPLA) says it is preparing to launch a major offensive to retake...
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US pledges ongoing support for humanitarian efforts in S. Sudan
US pledges ongoing support for humanitarian efforts in S. SudanLink to web article here.April 16, 14(BOR) – The US government’s humanitarian agency USAID has pledged to continue support for hundreds of...
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Officials blame bureaucratic bungling for fall of Bentiu town
Officials blame bureaucratic bungling for fall of Bentiu townLink to web article here. April 16, 2014 (JUBA) – South Sudan’s government is sharply divided over the recapture of Unity state capital...
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President Kiir orders roadblocks removed
President Kiir orders roadblocks removed JUBA (17 Apr.) Link to web article here. President of South Sudan Salva Kiir has instructed the Ministers of Interior, Defense and National Security to remove...
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5 key reasons fighting continues in South Sudan
5 key reasons fighting continues in South Sudan BY DANIEL VAN OUDENAREN (16 Apr.) Link to web article here. Four months into the conflict in South Sudan, fresh fighting erupted this week after a lull...
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Sudan army preparing for major offensive in Nuba Mountains
Sudan army preparing for major offensive in Nuba Mountains WASHINGTON (16 Apr.) Link to web article here. Satellite photographs have revealed the deployment of more Sudanese troops and equipment into...
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Sudan president’s decree on political activities called unlawful
Sudan president’s decree on political activities called unlawful KHARTOUM (16 Apr.) Link to web article here. A number of prominent lawyers and opposition parties in Sudan have questioned the new...
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Humanitarians ‘outraged’ at South Sudan fighting
Humanitarians ‘outraged’ at South Sudan fighting JUBA (16 Apr.) Link to web article here. The top UN aid official in South Sudan has expressed ‘outrage’ at the continuing fighting in the country saying...
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30 people killed following clashes at UN base in Jonglei: reports
30 people killed following clashes at UN base in Jonglei: reportsLink to web article here. April 17, 2014 (JUBA) – At least 30 people were killed in Jonglei state capital Bor on Thursday during clashes...
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UN condemns “deadly attack” on Jonglei’s Bor camp
UN condemns “deadly attack” on Jonglei’s Bor campLink to web article here. April 17, 2014 (JUBA) – The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has strongly condemned Thursday’s alleged attack by...
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S. Sudan says US sanctions could hasten peace process
S. Sudan says US sanctions could hasten peace processLink to web article here. April 17, 2014 (JUBA) - South Sudan on Thursday downplayed the significance of the sanctions which the United States...
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Armed youth, uniformed gunmen attack UN camp in Bor killing 60
Armed youth, uniformed gunmen attack UN camp in Bor killing 60 BOR (17 Apr.) Link to web article here. At least 60 people sheltering at a UN-protected camp in Bor, South Sudan, were killed when armed...
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Hundreds feared dead in Bentiu massacres
Hundreds feared dead in Bentiu massacres BENTIU (17 Apr.) Link to web article here. Hundreds of people are unaccounted for and feared dead after rebel forces overran Bentiu town in Unity State of South...
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