South Sudan – a central African country of around 11.5 million people split in half by the White Nile – suffered decades of conflict prior to gaining independence from the rest of Sudan in 2011.

South Sudan – a central African country of around 11.5 million people split in half by the White Nile – suffered decades of conflict prior to gaining independence from the rest of Sudan in 2011.

The aviator’s publicity-mad husband, George Palmer Putnam, kept pushing her to risk her life for the sake of fame.

One of the most keenly affected countries is South Sudan, which became an independent state in 2011 and went on to endure its own civil war. This ended in 2018 with a tenuous peace agreement.

If South Sudan is the confirmed destination, that means people from Vietnam, Mexico and elsewhere are being sent to a nation they have no link to, thousands of miles from where they want to be.

A judge ordered that six migrants must remain in US custody in South Sudan, rejecting Trump's request and further straining tensions between the president and federal courts.

Civilian casualties mount in South Sudan amid fighting between Army and local militias Aid groups and Opposition politicians in South Sudan say that dozens of civilians have been killed or badly ...

AKOBO, South Sudan (AP) — Wiyuach Makuach sat on her bed in a dimly lit ward of a hospital near South Sudan's border with Ethiopia and rested her remaining arm ...

GENEVA - Over 165,000 people have fled increasing tensions and conflict in South Sudan in the past three months, seeking safety both within the country and across borders and deepening an already dire ...

The government of South Sudan is facing a $74.32 million penalty over a flopped investment agreement with Vivacell, a foreign telecoms company that had won huge concessions on tax payments, licence ...

South Sudan has also absorbed over a million people fleeing conflict in Sudan. Regional crisis Another 103,000 South Sudanese have sought refuge in neighbouring countries, pushing the total number ...

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