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Apr- 2021 -27 AprilAfrica
UN Report Warns South Sudan at Risk of Return to ‘Large-Scale Conflict’
A UN report warned that the slow implementation of a revitalized peace accord in South Sudan is putting the country at risk of relapse into a "large-scale conflict."
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Aug- 2020 -21 AugustAfrica
Rebel Splinter Group Withdraws From Sudan Peace Process
A dissenting wing of an armed Sudanese rebel group dropped out of a peace process protesting the alleged human rights violations of the government's chief negotiator.
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Jun- 2020 -26 JuneAfrica
Thousands Flee ‘Intense Fighting’ in Eastern South Sudan: MSF
Thousands of people have fled a fresh wave of intercommunal clashes in South Sudan's eastern region of Pibor, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said Thursday.
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May- 2020 -20 MayAfrica
Three Aid Workers Killed as South Sudan Clashes Leave ‘Many’ Dead
South Sudan’s U.N. peacekeeping mission said Wednesday it was investigating reports that “many people” had died in a surge of intercommunal violence that killed three aid workers and left several missing. Clashes between members of the Murle and Lou Nuer communities broke out over the weekend in the northeastern town of Pieri, where peacekeepers have been interviewing survivors, the U.N. mission said in a statement. “The team is investigating reports that many people were killed, injured and lost their homes,” the statement said, adding that “many” huts were burnt to the ground. “However, it is difficult to verify the number of casualties given conflicting reports and claims,” it said. Moses Majok Gatluak, a member of the Lou Nuer group and former local official in the area, told AFP that 211 people were killed and 300 injured, but that toll could not be independently verified. He said the Murle had attacked Lou Nuer villages. The attack comes after a strike by the Lou Nuer against the Murle earlier this year — part of a decades-old pendulum swing of violence and revenge by the two cattle-rustling communities. The fighting often leaves hundreds dead, with one attack in 2009 killing up to 750, according to the …
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Dec- 2019 -17 DecemberAfrica
South Sudan rivals Kiir and Machar agree to form unity government by deadline
South Sudan President Salva Kiir and opposition leader Riek Machar agreed to form a unity government by a February deadline
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Nov- 2019 -7 NovemberPeace
South Sudan’s Kiir and Machar meet in Uganda ahead of peace deal deadline
South Sudan President Salva Kiir and SPLM-IO leader Riek Machar will hold face-to-face talks as time runs out to form a power-sharing government
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Sep- 2019 -9 SeptemberAfrica
South Sudan rebel leader Machar visits Juba in peace deal push
South Sudan's exiled rebel leader Riek Machar arrived in Juba for the first time in a year to meet President Salva Kiir and try salvage a stalled peace agreement
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Nov- 2018 -5 NovemberAfrica
South Sudan’s Kiir to mediate peace talks with rebels in Sudan
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir will mediate peace talks between Sudan and rebels in the Blue Nile, South Kordofan and Darfur conflict zones
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Oct- 2018 -31 OctoberAfrica
South Sudan glimpses hope for peace as Machar and Kiir meet in Juba
South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar visited Juba for the first time since 2016, joining with President Salva Kiir to celebrate a September peace agreement
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30 OctoberAfrica
South Sudan rebel leader Machar to return for peace ceremony, 2 years after fleeing
South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar will return to the capital Juba after two years to take part in a peace ceremony with President Salva Kiir
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