South Sudan

South Sudan military denies UN report of arms embargo violations

UN experts found violations of the arms embargo imposed on South Sudan, reporting "alarming levels" of sexual violence, hunger and human rights abuses in the war-scarred country

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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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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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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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UN bars Nigerian peacekeeper for sexually exploiting woman in Democratic Republic of Congo

A Nigerian man who was a UN peacekeeper has been sent home and barred from peacekeeping after investigators found he had sexually exploited a woman in 2017

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UN says South Sudan government ‘must establish control’ over forces after peacekeeper shot

South Sudan must establish control over its forces, the UNMISS head said, days after a peacekeeper was shot by a government soldier

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South Sudan President Kiir and rebel leader Machar sign peace deal

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar signed a much-anticipated peace deal at a regional summit in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa

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Court finds 10 South Sudan soldiers guilty of rape and murder

A South Sudan military court found 10 soldiers guilty of raping five foreign aid workers and murdering a local journalist during fighting at the Terrain hotel in Juba in July 2016.

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South Sudan rebel leader Machar agrees to sign peace deal

South Sudan rebel chief Riek Machar has agreed to sign a final peace deal with the government to end a brutal civil war after initially refusing to sign

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South Sudan rebels, including SPLM-IO leader Machar, refuse to sign peace deal

South Sudan rebel chief Riek Machar and other rebel leaders efused to sign a final peace deal with the government that aims to end a brutal civil war

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