south sudan war

Can China Still Claim 'Non-Interference' In Africa?

An expert from the China Africa Project weighs in.
By Eric Olander and Cobus van Staden, The China Africa Project

South Sudan Security Forces Are Raping And Killing Civilians: UN

Investigators documented at least 217 cases of sexual violence in just 17 days in the capital last month.
By Reuters

Fears Of Renewed Civil War After Hundreds Killed In South Sudan Fighting

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the latest violence highlighted a lack of commitment to the peace process.
By Denis Dumo, Reuters

A Major Breakthrough Brings The World's Youngest Nation Closer To Peace

The peace deal was hanging by a thread until the opposition leader's homecoming.
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Photos Show Devastation After Fighting At A U.N. Site In South Sudan

At least 18 people died in deadly fighting in a United Nations Protection of Civilians site.
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UN Accuses South Sudan Forces Of Deliberately Raping, Killing Civilians

"The report contains harrowing accounts of civilians suspected of supporting the opposition, including children and the disabled, killed by being burned alive, suffocated in containers, shot, hanged from trees or cut to pieces."
By Tom Miles, Reuters

South Sudan's War Has Raged For Two Years, Making Some People Very Rich

"Greed is driving the calculations of South Sudan’s government and rebel leaders," the leader of one advocacy group said.
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Report Finds Forced Cannibalism, Mass Graves In South Sudan

Tens of thousands have died and more than 2 million displaced in the ongoing conflict.
By Jason Patinkin, Associated Press

U.S. Proposes UN Arms Embargo On War-Torn South Sudan

The brutal conflict has exacted a terrible price on civilians in this young nation.
By AP