South Sudan

UN report says hundreds killed, hundreds of thousands displaced during fighting; women and girls abducted and raped.

Top UN official says coronavirus pandemic has also hampered efforts to protect children in conflict zones.

Attackers repelled by gunmen in incident that came days after clashes in restive region left hundreds dead.

Nearly a million people displaced or isolated for months by the worst flooding in memory are now threatened by famine.

A report by Christian Aid found nine of the worst natural disasters of 2020 caused damages of more than $5bn each.

The country is facing extreme hunger, and aid agencies are warning of dire consequences.

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UN says a further 400 people have been abducted in communal conflicts as country struggles to emerge from years of war.

Planned deal, published on the Russian government’s website, outlines ‘logistical support centre’ to be set up in Sudan.

Parts of Yemen, Burkina Faso, Nigeria and South Sudan could slip into famine if conditions keep deteriorating.

The US president says transitional government in Khartoum agreed to pay $335m to ‘US terror victims and families’.

Sudan’s government and rebel groups ink the deal in Juba a year after the peace talks began.

Both sides are due to sign the deal in full on Saturday in Juba, the capital of neighbouring South Sudan.

Troops brought together at joint training sites across South Sudan were leaving due to a lack of food, UNMISS said.