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Amman, Jordan | AFP | Three-quarters of the population of South Sudan needs humanitarian aid after four days of deadly fighting, the UN’s World Food Programme director Etharin Cousin told AFP on Tuesday. Between Friday and Monday, the capital Juba was rocked by clashes between forces loyal to President Salva …

NBS: Fighting between warring factions has almost never stopped since South Sudan got independence. Only two years ago forces loyal to VP Riek Machar took up arms to fight President Salvar Kiir’s SPLA forces, causing masses to flee the country. The story is not any different now with the world …

  Let me be clear: UPDF has not deployed in South Sudan. We do not have even a single soldier in Juba. — Paddy Ankunda (@defenceuganda) July 10, 2016 Uganda will deploy troops in South Sudan only when requested by the government there, UPDF chief spokesperson Paddy Ankunda has said. …

Juba, South Sudan | AFP | Gunfire was once again heard in South Sudan’s capital on Sunday as former rebels and government soldiers exchanged fire on the outskirts of the city. “Gunshots, heavily armed exchange UN House area once again; going on now since approx. 0825 (0525 GMT),” the UN …

Juba, South Sudan | AFP | South Sudan rebel chief Riek Machar finally returned to Juba on Tuesday and was sworn in as vice-president of a unity government formed to end more than two years of civil war in the world’s newest country. His return (CLICK HERE FOR “Machar Return” …

Juba, South Sudan | AFP BREAKING: Plane carrying South Sudan rebel leader and first vice president designate Riek Machar touches down at Juba International Airport. — Allan Olingo (@allanolingo) April 26, 2016 South Sudan’s rebel chief Riek Machar finally returned to Juba on Tuesday and was sworn in as vice-president …

  Sources: RIEK MACHAR has now boarded the UNMISS aircraft at Gambela Airport, en route to Juba. — Allan Olingo (@allanolingo) April 26, 2016 Juba, South Sudan | AFP After a weeklong delay, South Sudan rebel chief Riek Machar is finally expected back in Juba on Tuesday to join a …

Juba, South Sudan | AFP | South Sudan’s top rebel military commander Simon Gatwech Dual returned to Juba Monday in a key step forward in a floundering peace process, calling for an end to war. “We are one South Sudan,” rebel chief of staff Dual shouted, waving a walking stick …

Juba, South Sudan | AFP | In a country awash with guns, a faltering peace deal aimed at ending over two years of intense civil war in South Sudan came down to a dispute over just two dozen weapons. The issue, while apparently minor, reflects the huge mistrust between the …

Juba, South Sudan | AFP | The giants dance barefoot in circles, strips of leopard print skirt flapping, before one lunges in to topple his opponent and thump him down on the grass. There is a wild roar of support from hundreds of supporters crammed into the national football stadium …