South Sudan News – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Sat, 29 Jul 2017 12:16:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png South Sudan News – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 South Sudan army’s sights on oil town Malakal after reclaiming Bor https://www.theinfostride.com/south-sudan-armys-sights-on-oil-town-malakal-after-reclaiming-bor/ Sun, 19 Jan 2014 21:20:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=11797 South Sudanese troops fought Sunday to win back the key oil town of Malakal from rebels loyal to sacked vice president Riek Machar, the army said, a day after reclaiming the strategic town of Bor. The army said its troops were launching an offensive…

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]]> UN envoy reports child soldiers in South Sudan https://www.theinfostride.com/un-envoy-reports-child-soldiers-in-south-sudan/ Fri, 17 Jan 2014 14:50:00 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=11235 A top UN rights envoy in South Sudan said child soldiers are fighting in the more than month-long conflict, with mass killings reported to have taken place. "The reports that we have come across involve mass killings, extrajudicial killings, widespread…

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]]> UN says South Sudan death toll rising ‘substantially’ https://www.theinfostride.com/un-says-south-sudan-death-toll-rising-substantially/ Thu, 09 Jan 2014 22:56:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=9573 The United Nations said Thursday the South Sudan conflict death toll is "very substantially" higher than the 1,000 given so far, as it stepped up efforts to shelter civilians. The UN mission in South Sudan has cut all military links with the government…

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]]> South Sudan rivals battle over key oil region https://www.theinfostride.com/south-sudan-rivals-battle-over-key-oil-region/ Thu, 09 Jan 2014 19:53:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=9526 South Sudanese government forces were Thursday battling to retake the key rebel-held town of Bentiu, as Washington warned the world's youngest nation was "in danger of shattering". Peace talks in neighbouring Ethiopia appeared deadlocked as fighting…

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]]> Face-to-face South Sudan peace talks as battles rage https://www.theinfostride.com/face-to-face-south-sudan-peace-talks-as-battles-rage/ https://www.theinfostride.com/face-to-face-south-sudan-peace-talks-as-battles-rage/#comments Sun, 05 Jan 2014 11:58:56 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=8242 Face-to-face peace talks between South Sudan's warring factions are set to begin in earnest Sunday, with artillery fire in Juba's government district underlining the risk of a slide into all-out civil war. US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday…

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/face-to-face-south-sudan-peace-talks-as-battles-rage/feed/ 1 South Sudan rivals to start ceasefire talks as fighting rages https://www.theinfostride.com/south-sudan-rivals-to-start-ceasefire-talks-as-fighting-rages/ Wed, 01 Jan 2014 11:40:30 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=7233 South Sudan's warring parties were on Wednesday due to start talks aimed at ending more than two weeks of bloodshed but rebel leader Riek Machar has warned his forces will keep fighting until a ceasefire deal is reached. Machar has rejected face-to-…

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]]> Many South Sudan ex-VP’s supporters ‘halt advance’ on key town https://www.theinfostride.com/many-south-sudan-ex-vps-supporters-halt-advance-on-key-town/ Sun, 29 Dec 2013 22:13:13 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=6905 Thousands of young South Sudanese fighters loyal to ex-vice president Riek Machar have peeled away from an advance on a key town, the government said Sunday, but there was no immediate confirmation from Machar's supporters. As the UN voiced concern…

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]]> South Sudan rivals under international pressure to end violence https://www.theinfostride.com/south-sudan-rivals-under-international-pressure-to-end-violence/ Sun, 29 Dec 2013 00:00:22 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=6786 International pressure bore down Saturday on the two sides in South Sudan's bloody violence to open peace talks to keep the young nation from sliding into civil war. East African and Horn of Africa peace brokers gave until December 31 for President…

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]]> UN peacekeeper reinforcements start arriving in S.Sudan https://www.theinfostride.com/un-peacekeeper-reinforcements-start-arriving-in-s-sudan/ Sat, 28 Dec 2013 06:43:52 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=6676 The first UN peacekeeping reinforcements arrived Friday in South Sudan, where the government is said to have agreed an immediate ceasefire after nearly two weeks of heavy fighting with rebels. Seventy-two members of a police contingent, moved from the…

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]]> US to cut S. Sudan aid if government toppled: official https://www.theinfostride.com/us-to-cut-s-sudan-aid-if-government-toppled-official/ Thu, 26 Dec 2013 23:34:48 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=6553 The United States on Thursday reaffirmed its vow to cut aid to violence-wracked South Sudan if the government of President Salva Kiir is overthrown in a coup. Troops loyal to Kiir have been battling forces allied to former vice president Riek Machar…

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]]> South africa names chan squad https://www.theinfostride.com/south-africa-names-chan-squad/ Wed, 25 Dec 2013 22:56:41 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/south-africa-names-chan-squad/ South Africa names CHAN squadHosts South Africa have named a relatively strong 23-man squad for next year’s Orange African Nations Championship (CHAN). Head coach Gordon Igesund’s final team for the tournament was without players from Orange CAF Champions League losing finalists, Orlando Pirates, Ajax Cape Town and Amazulu due to fixture congestions in the South [...]

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]]> Bodies litter liberated South Sudan town https://www.theinfostride.com/bodies-litter-liberated-south-sudan-town/ Wed, 25 Dec 2013 21:44:51 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=6427 In the shade of a tree close to the slow waters of the White Nile river, a body killed during the fighting over South Sudan's town of Bor gathers flies. On the bumpy road towards the heavily fortified compound of the United Nations peacekeepers, another…

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]]> Mass grave found as South Sudan slides towards civil war https://www.theinfostride.com/mass-grave-found-as-south-sudan-slides-towards-civil-war/ Tue, 24 Dec 2013 18:28:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=6307 A mass grave has been found in South Sudan, the United Nations said Tuesday, amid fresh reports of brutal ethnic killings and ongoing battles that threaten to tip the young nation into civil war. UN rights chief Navi Pillay said a mass grave had been…

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]]> Fuel queues in Sudan amid concern over South’s oil flow https://www.theinfostride.com/fuel-queues-in-sudan-amid-concern-over-souths-oil-flow/ Sat, 21 Dec 2013 17:09:00 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=5978 Dozens of buses queued for fuel on Saturday at Khartoum-area petrol stations but an oil ministry official said there was no connection with fighting in the oil fields of South Sudan. Between 35 to 50 minibuses, which move passengers throughout the Sudanese…

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]]> South Sudan fighting escalates, US plane shot at https://www.theinfostride.com/south-sudan-fighting-escalates-us-plane-shot-at/ Sat, 21 Dec 2013 15:12:50 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=5936 Fighting escalated on Saturday in South Sudan, with a top commander in the country's key oil-producing region defecting to the rebels and foreign governments scrambling to evacuate their nationals. A US military aircraft was shot at as it was engaged…

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]]> Foreigners flee slaughters in South Sudan https://www.theinfostride.com/foreigners-flee-slaughters-in-south-sudan/ Sat, 21 Dec 2013 01:37:31 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=5907 Battles between rival ethnic groups spread across South Sudan on Friday as foreign governments scrambled to get their nationals away from reported slaughters and a refugee buildup. African ministers pushed President Salva Kiir to start talks with his…

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]]> Sudan fears South Sudan fighting could affect oil flow https://www.theinfostride.com/sudan-fears-south-sudan-fighting-could-affect-oil-flow/ Fri, 20 Dec 2013 17:48:28 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=5860 Sudan expressed fears Friday over the fate of vital oil flows as fighting between rival army factions spread in neighbouring South Sudan. Sudan's cash-starved economy is to receive an estimated $1.5 billion (1.1 billion euros) in fees from South Sudan…

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]]> Ban, Security Council urge South Sudanese parties to cease hostilities, exercise restraint https://www.theinfostride.com/ban-security-council-urge-south-sudanese-parties-to-cease-hostilities-exercise-restraint/ Fri, 20 Dec 2013 01:35:11 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/ban-security-council-urge-south-sudanese-parties-to-cease-hostilities-exercise-restraint/ 18 December 2013 – Amid the ongoing fighting in South Sudan, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is reaching out to key leaders in the region seeking a political end to the crisis, while the Security Council has urged all parties to immediately cease hostilities and exercise restraint to prevent the further spread of violence. Mr. Ban told [...]

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]]> US deploys 45 troops to South Sudan: White House https://www.theinfostride.com/us-deploys-45-troops-to-south-sudan-white-house/ Fri, 20 Dec 2013 01:00:17 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=5745 The United States has deployed 45 troops to South Sudan, amid intensifying fighting between rebels and government forces and fears the country is sliding toward civil war, the White House said Thursday. In a letter to Congress, President Barack Obama…

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]]> UN troops missing as South Sudan civil war fears grow https://www.theinfostride.com/un-troops-missing-as-south-sudan-civil-war-fears-grow/ Thu, 19 Dec 2013 22:31:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=5722 The United Nations said Thursday it had lost contact with one of its bases in South Sudan as continued fighting between rebels and government forces increased fears the world's youngest state was sliding towards civil war. The UN said it has lost contact…

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]]> South Sudan on brink of civil war: analysts https://www.theinfostride.com/south-sudan-on-brink-of-civil-war-analysts/ Thu, 19 Dec 2013 10:36:15 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=5610 South Sudan risks sliding into all-out civil war, analysts warned Thursday, after days of battles between rival army factions that began in the capital spread to other volatile regions. Fighting was sparked by what President Salva Kiir says was a coup…

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]]> US flies 120 people out of South Sudan https://www.theinfostride.com/us-flies-120-people-out-of-south-sudan/ Wed, 18 Dec 2013 17:48:54 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=5503 The United States flew 120 people out of South Sudan on Wednesday in three plane-loads amid fierce fighting in the capital, US officials said. Two C-130 planes plus a charter aircraft took off from Juba "carrying non-emergency chief of mission personnel…

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]]> Amid fighting in South Sudan, senior UN officials urge protection for all communities https://www.theinfostride.com/amid-fighting-in-south-sudan-senior-un-officials-urge-protection-for-all-communities/ Wed, 18 Dec 2013 01:35:30 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/amid-fighting-in-south-sudan-senior-un-officials-urge-protection-for-all-communities/ 17 December 2013 – Amid reports of continued clashes today in South Sudan, senior United Nations officials are calling for restraint and protection of civilians, regardless of their communities. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on leaders of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA), whose members are fighting with each other in the capital, Juba, “to [...]

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]]> South Sudan: UN envoy urges calm as thousands flee violence to UN bases https://www.theinfostride.com/south-sudan-un-envoy-urges-calm-as-thousands-flee-violence-to-un-bases/ Mon, 16 Dec 2013 16:52:35 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/south-sudan-un-envoy-urges-calm-as-thousands-flee-violence-to-un-bases/ 16 December 2013 – The United Nations peacekeeping in South Sudan is deeply concerned about a new bout of fighting that has forced some 7,000 civilians – many women and children – to seek refuge at the UN base in Juba. “I urge all parties in the fighting to cease hostilities immediately and exercise restraint,” [...]

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]]> South Sudan troops clash in capital in night of fighting https://www.theinfostride.com/south-sudan-troops-clash-in-capital-in-night-of-fighting/ Mon, 16 Dec 2013 09:38:05 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=5075 Heavy fighting broke out overnight in South Sudan's capital Juba, officials said on Monday, amid mounting political tensions in the newly-independent nation. Diplomats and security sources said the fighting appeared to have erupted in a barracks close…

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]]> EU: maintained commitment towards South Sudan's state-building process, call MEPs https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-maintained-commitment-towards-south-sudans-state-building-process-call-meps/ Tue, 10 Dec 2013 13:55:02 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/eu-maintained-commitment-towards-south-sudans-state-building-process-call-meps/ BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, December 10, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Two years after South Sudan’s independence, MEPs call on the EU and the international partners to maintain their commitment to development and state-building and to human security for all South-Sudanese people, in a resolution passed on Tuesday. MEPs call also on the South Sudanese [...]

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]]> Sudan: ICRC facilitates handover of five soldiers in Darfur https://www.theinfostride.com/sudan-icrc-facilitates-handover-of-five-soldiers-in-darfur/ Wed, 04 Dec 2013 15:55:02 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/sudan-icrc-facilitates-handover-of-five-soldiers-in-darfur/ GENEVA, Switzerland, December 4, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) assisted in the transfer of five Sudanese Armed Forces personnel released today by the Sudan Liberation Army – Ali Karbino (SLA-AK), an armed opposition group in Darfur. The soldiers were handed over to the Sudanese authorities in Al [...]

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]]> Assessment in South Sudan to Determine Migrant Health Needs https://www.theinfostride.com/assessment-in-south-sudan-to-determine-migrant-health-needs/ Tue, 03 Dec 2013 12:55:03 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/assessment-in-south-sudan-to-determine-migrant-health-needs/ GENEVA, Switzerland, December 3, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — IOM South Sudan released the findings of its recent Migrant Health Assessment last week, providing health partners in the country with an up-to-date overview of the health challenges encountered by migrants. Funded by the IOM Partnership on Health and Mobility in East and Southern Africa (PHAMESA), [...]

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]]> South sudan clubs to play in caf inter-clubs competition https://www.theinfostride.com/south-sudan-clubs-to-play-in-caf-inter-clubs-competition/ Tue, 03 Dec 2013 03:10:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/south-sudan-clubs-to-play-in-caf-inter-clubs-competition/ The newest Member Association of The Confederation of African Football (CAF), South Sudan will be fielding two clubs in the 2014 CAF inter-clubs competition. South Sudan Football Association , General Secretary, William Okot de Toby informed CAF that , Atlabara FC winners of the 2013 South Sudan championship will participate in the Orange CAF Champions [...]

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]]> Sudan rebels, govt clash again south of rail town https://www.theinfostride.com/sudan-rebels-govt-clash-south-rail-town/ Mon, 02 Dec 2013 17:17:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=3208 Rebels and government forces in Sudan's South Kordofan state have clashed again south of a railway town the insurgents briefly occupied last month, both sides said on Monday. Fighting in the state has intensified since early November, at the start of…

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]]> Statement by Ms Kyung-Wha Kang, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, on her mission to South Sudan / The situation has improved but millions of people are still in need of help https://www.theinfostride.com/statement-by-ms-kyung-wha-kang-assistant-secretary-general-for-humanitarian-affairs-on-her-mission-to-south-sudan-the-situation-has-improved-but-millions-of-people-are-still-in-need-of-help/ Wed, 20 Nov 2013 11:50:00 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/statement-by-ms-kyung-wha-kang-assistant-secretary-general-for-humanitarian-affairs-on-her-mission-to-south-sudan-the-situation-has-improved-but-millions-of-people-are-still-in-need-of-help/ JUBA, South Sudan, November 20, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — “Between 17 and 20 November, I visited South Sudan, the world’s newest country. I held talks with members of the government and humanitarian partners about how aid operations can save lives while building the resilience of communities and government systems and reducing reliance on emergency [...]

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]]> Head of UNAMID urges tribal leaders in South Darfur to resolve conflicts by peaceful means https://www.theinfostride.com/head-of-unamid-urges-tribal-leaders-in-south-darfur-to-resolve-conflicts-by-peaceful-means/ Tue, 19 Nov 2013 15:30:00 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/apr/2013/11/19/head-of-unamid-urges-tribal-leaders-in-south-darfur-to-resolve-conflicts-by-peaceful-means/ JUBA, South Sudan, November 19, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The AU- UN Joint Special Representative (JSR) for Darfur, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, urged tribal leaders in South Darfur to embrace the principle of resolving conflicts through dialogue, negotiations and other peaceful means and to guard against repeating the same patterns that have caused so much [...]

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]]> South Sudan Humanitarian Appeal Sets New Direction for International Aid https://www.theinfostride.com/south-sudan-humanitarian-appeal-sets-new-direction-for-international-aid/ Thu, 14 Nov 2013 11:56:00 +0000 http://apo.theinfostrides.com/africa/south-sudan-humanitarian-appeal-sets-new-direction-for-international-aid/ JUBA, South Sudan, November 14, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press release from Government of South Sudan and OCHA The Government of South Sudan and aid agencies launched the humanitarian appeal for 2014-2016 today, unveiling an innovative new direction for humanitarian action in South Sudan. The three-year appeal seeks US$1.1 billion to meet the needs [...]

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