South Sudan – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Fri, 26 Apr 2024 19:45:12 +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 – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Dubai firm eyes 20 years of South Sudan oil for $13 billion https://www.theinfostride.com/dubai-firm-eyes-20-years-of-south-sudan-oil-for-13-billion/ https://www.theinfostride.com/dubai-firm-eyes-20-years-of-south-sudan-oil-for-13-billion/#respond Fri, 26 Apr 2024 19:45:12 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=376579 A relatively unknown Dubai-based company is currently eyeing a $12.9 billion oil-for-cash deal with South Sudan. The company seeks to lend the country $12.9 billion in exchange for oil in a deal that may last for 20 years. This deal marks one of the largest oil-for-cash deals ever brokered and has garnered significant attention from [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/dubai-firm-eyes-20-years-of-south-sudan-oil-for-13-billion/feed/ 0 South Sudan oil output declines as fields reach peak https://www.theinfostride.com/south-sudan-oil-output-declines-as-fields-reach-peak/ https://www.theinfostride.com/south-sudan-oil-output-declines-as-fields-reach-peak/#respond Sat, 03 Jul 2021 02:57:36 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=299336 South Sudan is experiencing a rapid decline in oil output, with its oilfields yielding less crude after reaching maturity, a senior government official said late on Thursday. At least five blocks “have already reached their peak and are on the decline”, Awow Daniel Chuang, Undersecretary in the Ministry of Petroleum, told Reuters. The country’s crude [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/south-sudan-oil-output-declines-as-fields-reach-peak/feed/ 0 FG Set To Evacuate Nigerians From South Sudan – Abike Dabiri https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-set-to-evacuate-nigerians-from-south-sudan-abike-dabiri/ Fri, 15 Jul 2016 10:23:40 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=136134 Nigerians have been assured that the federal government has not neglected her citizens in Juba, as discussions about their safety is ongoing. Senior Special Assistant to President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja, that plans had been on to evacuate Nigerians from [...]

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]]> Malaria Outbreak Is Unprecedented In South Sudan https://www.theinfostride.com/malaria-outbreak-is-unprecedented-in-south-sudan/ Tue, 05 Jan 2016 11:22:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=117035 Theresa Ahok is in a hurry in a remote northwest corner of South Sudan. The 35-year-old is from the village of Adiang and walked for an hour and a half before managing to flag down a truck to drive her and her sick son another hour to the hospital. “I’m racing”, she says,” and I’m worried [...]

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]]> UN Mission Chief On Challenges Of South Sudan Peace Deal {Questions & Answers} https://www.theinfostride.com/un-mission-chief-on-challenges-of-south-sudan-peace-deal-questions-answers/ Tue, 22 Dec 2015 10:16:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=114454 South Sudan recently marked the second anniversary since a brutal conflict began that has killed thousands of people and forced two million others from their homes. Under immense international pressure, President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar signed a peace deal in August. Nevertheless, fighting continues in many parts of the country with widespread [...]

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]]> The Complex Factors Of Famine In South Sudan https://www.theinfostride.com/the-complex-factors-of-famine-in-south-sudan/ Wed, 16 Dec 2015 11:03:41 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=113067 After two months of dipping and diving in the shallows of South Sudan’s swamps, surviving on water lily roots and fish, James Gul is hungry and desperate. He hasn’t eaten in two days and doesn’t know when he will get his next meal. The small patches of land that dot the world’s biggest wetlands have [...]

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]]> 15,000 Children Recruited To Fight In South Sudan https://www.theinfostride.com/15000-children-recruited-to-fight-in-south-sudan/ Tue, 15 Dec 2015 23:28:56 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=112942 Rights advocates have called on South Sudan’s government and rebel leaders to punish commanders accused of recruiting thousands of child soldiers to fight in the country’s two-year civil war. In a report released on Tuesday, Human Rights Watch named more than 15 military commanders from both the government’s Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) and the [...]

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]]> The Many Barriers To Aid In South Sudan https://www.theinfostride.com/the-many-barriers-to-aid-in-south-sudan/ Tue, 15 Dec 2015 20:18:30 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=112888 Aid organisations are unable to reach hundreds of thousands of people, and thousands more are at risk of starvation as civil war in South Sudan reaches the end of its second year, according to aid officials speaking to Al Jazeera. Despite a peace agreement signed in August, ongoing fighting has put the lives of thousands [...]

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]]> South Sudan Rebels released kidnapped UN Workers https://www.theinfostride.com/south-sudan-rebels-released-kidnapped-un-workers/ Mon, 02 Nov 2015 19:25:47 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=105097 South Sudan Rebel fighters have finally released 13 United Nations (UN) workers who were held hostage for a week, the UN has said. Around 100 rebel fighters, who have been battling the government for almost two years, seized 31 members of the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) last week. While 18 Bangladeshi peacekeepers were [...]

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]]> South Sudan > People Are Displaced and Hungry after Peace Deal https://www.theinfostride.com/south-sudan-people-are-displaced-and-hungry-after-peace-deal/ Sun, 04 Oct 2015 13:59:23 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=101885 Koch, South Sudan – Cradles and baskets balanced on their heads, thousands of women and children streamed in from the bush to two outposts in the swamps of Koch county in Unity state, the heart of South Sudan’s civil war. “I came here because at home we have nothing – no food,” said Nyapar Kueth, [...]

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]]> South Sudan > Scores killed in Fuel Tanker Explosion https://www.theinfostride.com/south-sudan-scores-killed-in-fuel-tanker-explosion/ Fri, 18 Sep 2015 23:04:56 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=99868 Officials have told our correspondent that around 100 people have died in South Sudan when a truck carrying petrol exploded. The blast on Thursday is believed to have happened when a crowd gathered to collect fuel from an oil truck that had veered off the road. The truck exploded leaving scores dead and around 50 [...]

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]]> Is peace really possible in South Sudan? https://www.theinfostride.com/is-peace-really-possible-in-south-sudan/ Thu, 27 Aug 2015 02:05:17 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/is-peace-really-possible-in-south-sudan/ By Inside Story: South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has signed a peace deal that it is hoped will end 20 months of war. The conflict has killed tens of thousands of people and brought the world’s newest country to the brink of famine and economic collapse. Rebel leader Riek Machar signed the deal last week, but [...]

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]]> Exclusive Interview: Rebel Leader Riek Machar on South Sudan Peace Deal https://www.theinfostride.com/exclusive-interview-machar-on-south-sudan-peace-deal/ Thu, 27 Aug 2015 02:05:13 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/exclusive-interview-machar-on-south-sudan-peace-deal/ South Sudan President Salva Kiir has signed a peace deal with rebels – more than a week after initially refusing to do so – at a ceremony in the capital Juba attended by African regional leaders. Rebel leader Riek Machar signed the accord in the Ethiopian capital last week, but Kiir had said on the [...]

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]]> South Sudan President Salva Kiir expected to sign Peace Deal with Rebels https://www.theinfostride.com/south-sudan-expected-to-sign-peace-deal-with-rebels/ Wed, 26 Aug 2015 11:24:27 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/south-sudan-expected-to-sign-peace-deal-with-rebels/ South Sudan President Salva Kiir is expected to sign a peace deal with rebels more than a week after refusing to do so, a presidential spokesman has said. The comments from Machar’s spokesperson come as the UN Security Council said that it would take immediate action if Kiir did not sign the agreement on Wednesday. [...]

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]]> South Sudan reporter killed days after ‘president’s threat’ https://www.theinfostride.com/s-sudan-reporter-killed-days-after-presidents-threat/ Thu, 20 Aug 2015 18:49:30 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/s-sudan-reporter-killed-days-after-presidents-threat/ By Al Jazeera Assailants have reportedly shot dead a reporter for the New Nation newspaper in South Sudan in an apparently targeted attack, days after President Salva Kiir allegedly made a thinly veiled threat to target journalists who reported “against the country”. Colleagues, who gathered at the hospital in the capital Juba where Moi Peter [...]

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]]> US proposes UN arms embargo on South Sudan https://www.theinfostride.com/us-proposes-un-arms-embargo-on-south-sudan/ Thu, 20 Aug 2015 00:31:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/us-proposes-un-arms-embargo-on-south-sudan/ The US is proposing that the UN Security Council impose an arms embargo on South Sudan after its leader surprised rebels and observers by refusing to sign a peace deal. The US circulated a draft resolution to council members on Wednesday evening, and diplomats said they expected a vote very soon. “Imminent, I think that [...]

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]]> US to South Sudan: Sign peace deal or face UN sanctions https://www.theinfostride.com/us-to-south-sudan-sign-peace-deal-or-face-un-sanctions/ Wed, 19 Aug 2015 08:19:23 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/us-to-south-sudan-sign-peace-deal-or-face-un-sanctions/ By Al Jazeera The US says it is consulting with other countries about imposing UN sanctions on anyone who undermined the peace process in warn-torn South Sudan. Susan Rice, President Barack Obama’s national security adviser, said in a statement on Wednesday that Washington was proposing such sanctions “if an agreement is not signed by the [...]

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]]> Norway / Additional NOK 30 million for humanitarian efforts in South Sudan https://www.theinfostride.com/norway-additional-nok-30-million-for-humanitarian-efforts-in-south-sudan/ Wed, 17 Jun 2015 23:35:24 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/06/norway-additional-nok-30-million-for-humanitarian-efforts-in-south-sudan/ OSLO, Norway, June 17, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — ‘The humanitarian needs in South Sudan are massive, and they are increasing. Nearly eight million people are experiencing a critical food shortage, out of a population of just over 11 million. Norway is now increasing its support for humanitarian assistance in the country by NOK 30 [...]

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]]> UN agency airlifts lifesaving survival kits to displaced in hard-to-reach areas of South Sudan https://www.theinfostride.com/un-agency-airlifts-lifesaving-survival-kits-to-displaced-in-hard-to-reach-areas-of-south-sudan/ Wed, 17 Jun 2015 17:35:59 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/06/un-agency-airlifts-lifesaving-survival-kits-to-displaced-in-hard-to-reach-areas-of-south-sudan/ 17 June 2015 – The United Nations agriculture agency has launched an emergency airlift operation in South Sudan and has distributed to families fleeing violence in hard-to-reach areas supplies ranging from nutritional biscuits for children, mosquito nets, vegetable seeds, water purification tablets and oral rehydration salts. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced yesterday [...]

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]]> South Sudan: amid ‘intensifying’ crisis, UN and European Union mobilize $275 million in aid https://www.theinfostride.com/south-sudan-amid-intensifying-crisis-un-and-european-union-mobilize-275-million-in-aid/ Tue, 16 Jun 2015 23:35:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/06/south-sudan-amid-intensifying-crisis-un-and-european-union-mobilize-275-million-in-aid/ 16 June 2015 – To tackle the humanitarian impact of the “relentlessly deteriorating” crisis in South Sudan, the European Union and the United Nations today announced that more than $275 million has been pledged in support of the victims in the country and the wider region. The pledges were made during a high-level conference in [...]

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]]> IOM/FAO/Unicef: Survival Kits Provide Lifeline to Displaced in South Sudan https://www.theinfostride.com/iomfaounicef-survival-kits-provide-lifeline-to-displaced-in-south-sudan/ Tue, 16 Jun 2015 17:35:14 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/06/iomfaounicef-survival-kits-provide-lifeline-to-displaced-in-south-sudan/ GENEVA, Switzerland, June 16, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — UN and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in South Sudan have undertaken an emergency airlift operation to deliver survival kits, containing lifesaving supplies, to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in hard-to-reach areas of Unity State. Recent violence has affected an estimated 750,000 people in Greater Upper Nile and forced [...]

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]]> South Sudan Council of Churches backed by WCC in peace bid for war-torn country https://www.theinfostride.com/south-sudan-council-of-churches-backed-by-wcc-in-peace-bid-for-war-torn-country/ Thu, 11 Jun 2015 17:36:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/06/south-sudan-council-of-churches-backed-by-wcc-in-peace-bid-for-war-torn-country/ GENEVA, Switzerland, June 11, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The executive committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC) discussed at their meeting 8-13 June the alarming situation in South Sudan where people continue to be killed, raped, displaced and tortured. The humanitarian situation is reported to be deteriorating. The tragic conflict in South Sudan [...]

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]]> Human Rights Commissioner Christoph Strässer on the expulsion of the UN Secretary-General's Deputy Special Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator of the UN Mission in South Sudan https://www.theinfostride.com/human-rights-commissioner-christoph-strsser-on-the-expulsion-of-the-un-secretary-generals-deputy-special-representative-and-humanitarian-coordinator-of-the-un-mission-in-south-sudan/ Mon, 08 Jun 2015 17:35:40 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/06/human-rights-commissioner-christoph-strsser-on-the-expulsion-of-the-un-secretary-generals-deputy-special-representative-and-humanitarian-coordinator-of-the-un-mission-in-south-sudan/ BERLIN, Germany, June 8, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Christoph Strässer, Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Aid issued the following statement on 5 June 2015 on the expulsion of Toby Lanzer, the UN Secretary-General’s Deputy Special Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator of the UN Mission in South Sudan: The humanitarian situation in [...]

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]]> Condemning Expulsion from South Sudan of UN Deputy Special Representative https://www.theinfostride.com/condemning-expulsion-from-south-sudan-of-un-deputy-special-representative/ Wed, 03 Jun 2015 17:35:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/06/condemning-expulsion-from-south-sudan-of-un-deputy-special-representative/ WASHINGTON, June 3, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — STATEMENT BY JOHN KIRBY, SPOKESPERSON The United States condemns the Government of South Sudan’s decision to expel the United Nations Deputy Special Representative in South Sudan and Humanitarian Coordinator of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Toby Lanzer. The expulsion of Mr. Lanzer is an affront [...]

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]]> Secretary-General Urges South Sudanese Government to Immediately Reverse Decision to Expel United Nations Deputy Special Representative https://www.theinfostride.com/secretary-general-urges-south-sudanese-government-to-immediately-reverse-decision-to-expel-united-nations-deputy-special-representative/ Tue, 02 Jun 2015 17:35:17 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/06/secretary-general-urges-south-sudanese-government-to-immediately-reverse-decision-to-expel-united-nations-deputy-special-representative/ NEW YORK, June 2, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General condemns the Government of South Sudan’s decision to expel the United Nations Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General/Resident Coordinator/Humanitarian Coordinator of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Toby [...]

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]]> ETHIOPIA: NEW WAVE OF REFUGEES FLEEING ONGOING VIOLENCE IN SOUTH SUDAN https://www.theinfostride.com/ethiopia-new-wave-of-refugees-fleeing-ongoing-violence-in-south-sudan/ Mon, 01 Jun 2015 17:15:11 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/06/ethiopia-new-wave-of-refugees-fleeing-ongoing-violence-in-south-sudan/ GENEVA, Switzerland, June 1, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Intense fighting between warring parties in South Sudan has forced hundreds of thousands civilians to flee, creating a new wave of displacement in a conflict that has already displaced more than two million people. Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors without Borders (MSF) and other international aid organisations has [...]

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]]> Security Council renews mandate of UN Mission in South Sudan https://www.theinfostride.com/security-council-renews-mandate-of-un-mission-in-south-sudan/ Fri, 29 May 2015 05:35:09 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/05/security-council-renews-mandate-of-un-mission-in-south-sudan/ 28 May 2015 – The Security Council today adopted a resolution extending the mandate of the United Nations mission in the country until 30 November 2015, giving the operation authorization to use all necessary means to protect civilians, monitor and investigate human rights, and create the conditions conducive to the delivery of humanitarian assistance. Council [...]

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]]> The United States Provides $79 Million in Humanitarian Assistance for Displaced Persons in South Sudan https://www.theinfostride.com/the-united-states-provides-79-million-in-humanitarian-assistance-for-displaced-persons-in-south-sudan/ Thu, 28 May 2015 23:35:15 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/05/the-united-states-provides-79-million-in-humanitarian-assistance-for-displaced-persons-in-south-sudan/ WASHINGTON, May 28, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The United States remains deeply concerned about the widespread displacement of civilians and the denial of access for humanitarians to reach populations in need as a result of this man-made crisis. Accordingly, the United States announced today nearly $79 million in additional humanitarian assistance for refugees and [...]

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]]> IOM DG Highlights South Sudan Needs Amid Increasing Violence https://www.theinfostride.com/iom-dg-highlights-south-sudan-needs-amid-increasing-violence/ Tue, 26 May 2015 17:35:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/05/iom-dg-highlights-south-sudan-needs-amid-increasing-violence/ GENEVA, Switzerland, May 26, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — IOM Director General William Lacy Swing travelled to South Sudan 23–24 May to visit IOM’s largest emergency operation and call attention to the urgent humanitarian needs of conflict-affected and displaced populations across the country. “IOM remains committed to saving lives in South Sudan as civilians continue [...]

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]]> UN South Sudan envoy describes ‘great challenge’ of protecting civilians on visit to renovated camp https://www.theinfostride.com/un-south-sudan-envoy-describes-great-challenge-of-protecting-civilians-on-visit-to-renovated-camp/ Tue, 26 May 2015 17:35:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/05/un-south-sudan-envoy-describes-great-challenge-of-protecting-civilians-on-visit-to-renovated-camp/ 26 May 2015 – Travelling around South Sudan to see efforts made by the United Nations to protect civilians in the country, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative, Ellen Margrethe Løj, who also heads the UN Mission (UNMISS), visited Bentiu in Unity state this weekend. “We face a great challenge in ensuring the protection of the hundreds [...]

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]]> ICRC visits looted base in Leer, South Sudan https://www.theinfostride.com/icrc-visits-looted-base-in-leer-south-sudan/ Mon, 25 May 2015 23:35:29 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/05/icrc-visits-looted-base-in-leer-south-sudan/ GENEVA, Switzerland, May 25, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Residents slowly returning to the South Sudanese town of Leer, in the aftermath of fighting in and around the town last week, say they have little or no food and need advanced medical care. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which had to put [...]

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]]> Top UN official in South Sudan urges accountability for human rights violations https://www.theinfostride.com/top-un-official-in-south-sudan-urges-accountability-for-human-rights-violations/ Sun, 24 May 2015 23:35:09 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/05/top-un-official-in-south-sudan-urges-accountability-for-human-rights-violations/ 24 May 2015 – The United Nations Special Representative for South Sudan, Ellen Margrethe Løj, has urged accountability and justice for those responsible for gross human rights violations committed as a result of South Sudan’s continuing fighting. The announcement came as Ms. Løj completed a visit to a protection-of-civilians (PoC) site run by the UN [...]

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]]> As South Sudan fighting intensifies, UN rights chief warns of ‘persistent impunity’ https://www.theinfostride.com/as-south-sudan-fighting-intensifies-un-rights-chief-warns-of-persistent-impunity/ Fri, 22 May 2015 17:35:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/05/as-south-sudan-fighting-intensifies-un-rights-chief-warns-of-persistent-impunity/ 22 May 2015 – The escalation of fighting in South Sudan has resulted in “alarming gross violations” of international human rights and humanitarian law as well as having exacted a terrible toll on the young nation’s civilian population, the United Nations human rights chief confirmed today. South Sudan’s ongoing conflict began in December 2013 and [...]

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]]> Statement by Ambassador Samantha Power, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, on the Violence in South Sudan, May 20, 2015 https://www.theinfostride.com/statement-by-ambassador-samantha-power-u-s-permanent-representative-to-the-united-nations-on-the-violence-in-south-sudan-may-20-2015/ Thu, 21 May 2015 17:35:14 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/05/statement-by-ambassador-samantha-power-u-s-permanent-representative-to-the-united-nations-on-the-violence-in-south-sudan-may-20-2015/ NEW YORK, May 21, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms the May 20 mortar attacks on the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) compound in Melut, South Sudan, that resulted in the death of four people, including one child, and severely injured eight others. We extend [...]

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]]> South Sudan: UN Mission condemns heavy fighting near base which killed four civilians https://www.theinfostride.com/south-sudan-un-mission-condemns-heavy-fighting-near-base-which-killed-four-civilians/ Wed, 20 May 2015 17:35:06 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/05/south-sudan-un-mission-condemns-heavy-fighting-near-base-which-killed-four-civilians/ 20 May 2015 – The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has said today that it is deeply concerned by the disregard for civilian lives, UN personnel and facilities shown by combatants in the country after four civilians, including a woman and a child, were killed when artillery struck a Mission base in Melut, [...]

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]]> South Sudan: New Fighting Will Bring New Suffering https://www.theinfostride.com/south-sudan-new-fighting-will-bring-new-suffering/ Mon, 18 May 2015 17:35:21 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/05/south-sudan-new-fighting-will-bring-new-suffering/ GENEVA, Switzerland, May 18, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The ICRC fears that tens of thousands of civilians forced to flee new outbreaks of fighting in South Sudan will suffer from a lack of food and health care while on the run. The latest uprootings of the civilian population have occurred in the towns of [...]

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]]> South Sudan: UN says 650,000 at risk due to renewed violence, as Security Council threatens sanctions https://www.theinfostride.com/south-sudan-un-says-650000-at-risk-due-to-renewed-violence-as-security-council-threatens-sanctions/ Mon, 18 May 2015 17:35:18 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/05/south-sudan-un-says-650000-at-risk-due-to-renewed-violence-as-security-council-threatens-sanctions/ 18 May 2015 – Gravely concerned at the ongoing violence in South Sudan, the Security Council has condemned both the renewed Government-led offensive in Unity state, as well as a recent large-scale attack by opposition forces on the war-torn town of Malakal, threatening to impose sanctions on all those threatening the country’s peace, security and [...]

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]]> South Sudan rebels slaughtered ‘hundreds’ in ethnic massacres – United Nations https://www.theinfostride.com/south-sudan-rebels-slaughtered-hundreds-in-ethnic-massacres-united-nations/ Mon, 21 Apr 2014 16:54:09 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=37349 Rebel gunmen in South Sudan massacred "hundreds" of civilians in ethnic killings when they captured the oil town of Bentiu last week, the UN said Monday, one of the worst reported atrocities in the war-torn nation. In the main mosque alone, "more than…

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]]> More than 100 killed in South Sudan cattle raid https://www.theinfostride.com/more-than-100-killed-in-south-sudan-cattle-raid/ Sat, 19 Apr 2014 15:45:10 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=36965 Over 100 people have been killed in a cattle raid in South Sudan's Warrap state, a local information minister told UN radio, the latest atrocity in the war-torn nation. "We lost about 28 civilians" in a remote cattle herders' camp in the remote northern…

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]]> Child soldiers battle in worsening S.Sudan war https://www.theinfostride.com/child-soldiers-battle-in-worsening-s-sudan-war/ Thu, 17 Apr 2014 21:33:36 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=36552 Like many 13 year-olds, Gach Chuol is timid, shyly looking down at the ground as he speaks to a stranger. But he is also joining South Sudan's war to avenge the death of his parents, and brandishes an AK-47 assault rifle as he recalls why he traded…

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]]> SECRETARY-GENERAL, WELCOMING CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES IN SOUTH SUDAN, CALLS FOR ACCORD'S IMMEDIATE IMPLEMENTATION https://www.theinfostride.com/secretary-general-welcoming-cessation-of-hostilities-in-south-sudan-calls-for-accords-immediate-implementation/ Fri, 24 Jan 2014 12:35:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/secretary-general-welcoming-cessation-of-hostilities-in-south-sudan-calls-for-accords-immediate-implementation/ NEW YORK, January 24, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General welcomes the agreement on cessation of hostilities signed today in Addis Ababa by the Government of the Republic of South sudan and the sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) in opposition. [...]

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]]> How the US lost South Sudan https://www.theinfostride.com/how-the-us-lost-south-sudan/ Mon, 20 Jan 2014 22:58:13 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=12118 NAIROBI, Kenya — Few countries have invested as much goodwill and diplomatic energy in the birth of South Sudan as the United States. And few presidents have tied their legacies more tightly to the fledgling nation than George W. Bush, for whom the…

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]]> 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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]]> Sudan’s Bashir to visit Juba Monday https://www.theinfostride.com/sudans-bashir-to-visit-juba-monday/ https://www.theinfostride.com/sudans-bashir-to-visit-juba-monday/#comments Sun, 05 Jan 2014 18:41:55 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=8321 Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir will visit South Sudan Monday, state radio said, as negotiators in Ethiopia prepared formal ceasefire talks over three weeks of fighting in the world's youngest country. Radio Omdurman said Sunday that Bashir would meet…

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/sudans-bashir-to-visit-juba-monday/feed/ 1 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 ceasefire talks ‘delayed’ https://www.theinfostride.com/south-sudan-ceasefire-talks-delayed/ Sat, 04 Jan 2014 10:09:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=7867 Face-to-face talks between warring parties in South Sudan have been delayed, government and rebel delegations said on Saturday, dashing hopes of a swift ceasefire to end raging battles and risks of all-out civil war. South Sudan Information Minister…

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]]> US vows to aid S. Sudan despite embassy evacuations https://www.theinfostride.com/us-vows-to-aid-s-sudan-despite-embassy-evacuations/ Sat, 04 Jan 2014 00:11:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=7836 The United States vowed Friday that it remained committed to ending the violence in South Sudan, despite evacuating most of its remaining staff from the embassy in Juba. "Even as we draw down our personnel, we continue to be engaged in and strongly…

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