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South Sudan President integrates rival’s officers into army
JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudan President Salva Kiir ordered military officers loyal to his vice president, Riek Machar, to be...
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South Sudan government and opposition re-commit to peace deal
JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudan President Salva Kiir and his vice president, Riek Machar, have agreed to resume talks about...
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U.S. warns South Sudan’s leadership is failing to meet peace deal milestones
By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has found that South Sudan's leadership is failing to implement parts...
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Pope to make often delayed visit to South Sudan in July
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis will visit South Sudan in July, the Vatican said on Thursday,...
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Hundreds killed in violence in South Sudan between June-Sept 2021, UN says
NAIROBI (Reuters) - At least 440 people were killed in violence between warring parties in the South Sudanese county of...
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China appoints new special envoy for turbulent Horn of Africa region
BEIJING (Reuters) -China has appointed senior diplomat Xue Bing to a newly created post of special envoy for the Horn...
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Shun polarisation, try dialogue to heal divided world, pope says at Christmas
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis in his Christmas message on Saturday decried increasing polarisation in personal and...
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COVID shots are finally arriving, but Africa can’t get them all into arms
By Maggie Fick and Edward McAllister SEKENANI, Kenya (Reuters) - When a group arrived at the Sekenani health clinic in...
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Floods cut off communities in South Sudan’s Unity state
By Denis Dumo JUBA (Reuters) - Severe flooding has hit South Sudan's northern state of Unity, cutting off communities from...
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South Sudan’s president sacks finance minister and interior minister
JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has sacked his finance minister and his interior minister, without giving reasons...
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Five killed in South Sudan cargo plane crash
JUBA (Reuters) - Five people died on Tuesday when a small cargo plane crashed shortly after take-off from Juba Airport...
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Exclusive-Flouting U.N. sanctions in Africa? No one at U.N. watching after Russia move
By Michelle Nichols and Jonathan Saul UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia is delaying the appointment of panels of independent experts...
Read moreSudan protesters agree to resumption of South Sudanese oil exports
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's government reached an agreement with tribal protesters on Sunday to allow the resumption of exports of...
Read moreProtesters in eastern Sudan shut oil import pipeline – ministry
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Protesters in eastern Sudan shut a pipeline that carries imported crude oil to the capital Khartoum, but...
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