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This October, there have been reports of many Ugandans returning to South Sudan where many suffered during the recent deadly clashes in parts of the country. And, with the volatility that has wrecked the newly independent country, it is always a matter of time before another round of clashes takes …

VIDEO: Uganda and South Sudan have reached an agreement to form a joint security block that will operate across borders along the Juba-Nimule high way pending a peace deal to end the violent clashes in the world’s youngest nation. The agreement was reached in Kampala after several hours of a …

United Nations, United States | AFP |  A UN panel of experts has found evidence of “well-established networks” of arms suppliers in Eastern Europe and the Middle East that are fueling the war in South Sudan. In a confidential report to the Security Council obtained by AFP on Thursday, the …

Aweil, South Sudan | AFP | A serious food crisis in the north of South Sudan is reaching critical levels, as a biting drought across much of east Africa serves up even more woes for the troubled country. In Northern Bahr Al Gazal it is not the incessant cycles of …

Kenya’s parliament threatens sanctions on Machar after renewed South Sudan fighting Malakal, South Sudan | AFP | At least 56 rebels and four government troops were killed in heavy weekend clashes in northeastern South Sudan, in a worrying surge of violence in the world’s youngest nation. Sudan People’s Liberation Army …

Khartoum, Sudan | AFP |  South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar, a pariah for the West since his call last month for renewed civil war, headed to South Africa for medical check-ups on Wednesday, an AFP correspondent reported. In what he billed as his first media appearance since he fled …

Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | A road ambush blamed on South Sudanese rebels left 21 people dead over the weekend, police said Monday, as the UN warned of a surge of violence in the world’s youngest nation. Police spokesman Dominant Kawcgwok said a group of mostly women and children — …

International community slams fresh call for war in S.Sudan Nairobi, Kenya | AFP |  The international community on Thursday hit out at a call from South Sudan’s rebel leader Riek Machar for renewed war with the government, raising concerns about heavy fighting in recent weeks. Machar, the former vice president, …

VIDEO: The volatile situation in South Sudan continues to have a bearing on Ugandan businesses. Steel manufacturers Roofings reveal that the company is struggling especially after their biggest market was shut due to the unending conflict. Roofings business development manager Jason Mwesigwa says that the company has lost millions of dollars …

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP |  The United Nations warned Friday that around 100,000 people were trapped in the South Sudanese town of Yei, where they were facing serious shortages of food and medicine. Yei is situated some 150 kilometres (93 miles) southwest of Juba, near the borders with Uganda and …