Tag: South Sudan

FILE - In this Friday, May 11, 2012 file photo, a young South Sudanese soldier who appeared to be drunk reaches for a lighter for his cigarette at the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) headquarters in Bentiu, Unity State, South Sudan. The U.N.'s top official for children and armed conflicts Leila Zerrougui said during a stop in Kenya on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014 that the use of child soldiers and violence against children is commonplace in South Sudan's year of warfare. (AP Photo/Pete Muller, File)

Children used as child soldiers in South Sudan

Jason Straziuso · August 21, 2014 4:08 pm

UN Security Council threatens S. Sudan sanctions

Jason Straziuso · August 12, 2014 3:37 pm

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Here’s the ridiculous reason why Meriam Ibrahim was rearrested

Ashe Schow · June 25, 2014 3:52 pm

UN to focus on protecting civilians in South Sudan

Edith Lederer · May 28, 2014 1:35 am

S Sudan famine risk remains despite $600M pledge

Jason Straziuso · May 23, 2014 5:09 pm

UN: 13 dead in cholera outbreak in South Sudan

Washington Examiner · May 21, 2014 6:39 pm

US pledging $300M in aid to South Sudan

Washington Examiner · May 19, 2014 10:19 pm

UN chief urges special tribunal for South Sudan

Edith Lederer · May 12, 2014 10:25 pm

In this Friday, May 9, 2014 image made from video, South Sudan's President Salva Kiir, left, and rebel leader Riek Machar, right, shake hands and pray before signing an agreement of the cease-fire of the conflict in South Sudan in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The South Sudan's president has reached a cease-fire agreement with the rebel leader, an African regional bloc said Friday, after a vicious cycle of revenge killings drew international alarm. (AP Photo/AP Video)

South Sudan peace deal hailed, but will it hold?

Jason Straziuso · May 10, 2014 8:00 pm

FILE - In this Monday, Jan 20, 2014, file photo, South Sudan's President Salva Kiir speaks to the media at a press conference in Juba, South Sudan. Kiir has reached a cease-fire agreement with a rebel leader, a U.S. official said Friday, May 9, 2014, after a vicious cycle of revenge killings drew international alarm.(AP Photo/Mackenzie Knowles-Coursin, File)

South Sudan leaders reach cease-fire; US approval

Washington Examiner · May 10, 2014 3:14 am

South Sudanese Foreign Minister Barnaba Marial Benjamin, right, welcomes US Secretary of State John Kerry upon his arrival at Juba International Airport, South Sudan, Friday May 2, 2014. Kerry, landing in the capital Juba on Friday, carried the threat of U.S. sanctions against prominent South Sudanese leaders if the rampant violence doesn't stop. But more than anything, he sought to compel authorities on both sides of the fight to put aside personal and tribal animosities for the good of a nation that declared independence three years ago to escape decades of war. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)

Fierce fight in S. Sudan oil town; rebels counter

ELIAS MESERETJASON STRAZIUSO · May 5, 2014 10:28 pm

US Secretary of State John Kerry holds a media conference in Luanda, Angola, Monday, May 5, 2014. Kerry on May 4, praised oil-rich Angola's leadership role in efforts to solve long-drawn conflicts on the African continent, and suggested the need to set a date for democratic elections. (AP PHOTO / Saul Loeb)

Kerry continues to push for South Sudan talks

Lara Jakes · May 5, 2014 6:35 pm