South Sudan

Photos: Sudanese capital devastated by a month of brutal fighting
Nearly a million displaced and more than 1,000 people killed as civilians bear the brunt of war that erupted last month.
Published On 16 May 2023
Clouds gather over South Sudan as battles rage next door
Fighting between Sudan’s army and RSF could upend South Sudan’s shaky peace due to oil exports and demographic concerns.
Published On 12 May 2023
Photos: South Sudanese refugees return to their troubled home
More than 800,000 South Sudanese refugees lived in Sudan before fighting broke out there last month.
Published On 8 May 2023
Humanitarian fears as thousands of Sudanese flee to Chad on foot
UN estimates 100,000 people will flee Sudan conflict to Chad, which already hosts more than half a million refugees.
Published On 26 Apr 2023

Regional leaders and experts fear a civil war could lead to new crises in a region battered by conflict and drought.

New UN report says officials should face criminal investigation, prosecution for their part in abuses against civilians.

Implementation of a 2018 peace deal between President Kiir and VP Machar to end five years of civil war has been slow.

UN report raises alarm on need to invest in essential nutrition programmes for adolescent girls and women.

Hundreds of thousands have been killed and millions displaced since the conflict in Darfur began 20 years ago.

Catholic church head and other Christian leaders called for recommitment to the 2018 peace deal during the Africa trip.

Francis, who is on the first-ever papal visit to South Sudan, meets children displaced by conflict.

Pope Francis will arrive in Juba hoping to revive a peace process aimed at ending a decade-long conflict.

Pope Francis’ trip to the DRC is the first papal visit since John Paul II travelled there in 1985.

The head of the Catholic Church aims to help restore peace in two countries that have seen years of violence.

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