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October 29, 2023
Ugandan Officials Worry About Infection Rates Among Youth

KAMPALA — Health officials in Uganda are concerned about the spread of HIV among young people, notably girls. Officials say at least 25% of new cases in the past year were people between 15-35 years of age, adding poverty, ignorance and social cultural norms are responsible for the spread.
June 12, 2018
US Official Urges Uganda, Kenya to Stop Corrupt South Sudanese Investments

US Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence says Ugandan and Kenyan leaders must stop allowing South Sudanese officials from buying up property with corrupt proceeds
May 04, 2017
Freedom Gone but Work Goes On for South Sudan Journalists

Reporters forge ahead in face of killings, arrests, censorship
June 16, 2016
Deadly Attack in Raja Town Prompts Governor to Flee

Dozens of people are feared dead after fighting broke out between government forces and an unknown armed group
June 08, 2016
Activists: Kiir-Machar Proposal Would Undo South Sudan Peace Deal

Leaders make pitch for South Sudan to have a hybrid court, not truth commission as specified by August agreement
June 02, 2016
President Kiir, Former Rebel Leader Machar Meet But Don't Resolve Disputes

A 15-member committee to be formed to study dispute over 28 states that Kiir unilaterally created last year
July 09, 2015
Amid War and Suffering, South Sudan Marks 4 Years of Independence

Hundreds celebrate South Sudan's fourth birthday in Juba even as fighting continues to rage in other parts of the country.
May 11, 2015
Civilians Flee, Aid Agencies Pull Out as Fighting Flares in South Sudan State

Two key aid agencies pull international staff out of the town of Leer in Unity state, leaving thousands of people vulnerable to hunger, illness and violence.
March 12, 2015
South Sudan Women Break the 'Grease' Ceiling

In a country where most women can't read and write and girls are married off in their teens, Elizabeth Yacob held onto her dream of doing something more with her life.
December 25, 2014
For South Sudan's Displaced, Merry Christmas is But a Memory

Thousands of South Sudanese are spending their second consecutive Christmas in camps for the displaced, some of them separated from their loved ones.
December 19, 2014
South Sudan Rebels Targeted, Killed Civilians in Bentiu, UN Says

UNMISS accuses rebel forces of killing at least 11 civilians, including a baby and a teenaged boy, and of kidnapping and raping women when they retook the town of Bentiu in October.
December 11, 2014
Three Killed in Latest Crash on South Sudan Road

The head-on crash between a bus and a truck occurred on the Juba to Nimule highway, the same road on which a similar crash in September claimed nearly 60 lives.
December 10, 2014
South Sudan Conflict Brings Media Crackdown, Journalists Say

Newspapers have been confiscated, radio stations shut down, and reporters have been warned not to air or publish the views of the opposition.
December 08, 2014
South Sudan Economy Hit Hard by Conflict

Hundreds of thousands of workers have been displaced, oil production is down by around a third, and investors are fighting shy of the world's newest nation.
November 07, 2014
'Wave South Sudan' Promotes Unity, Peace Via Social Media

The campaign, created by musician Manasseh Mathiang, asks people to post a picture on themselves waving the South Sudanese flag on Facebook or Twitter, along with a positive message and the hashtag #wavesouthsudan.
October 14, 2014
Rwanda Genocide Courts Hold Lessons for South Sudan

A Rwandan officials says South Sudan could benefit from a system like the gacaca courts, which tried 1.2 million suspects in Rwanda's 1994 genocide.
September 17, 2014
South Sudan Government Says Foreign Workers Directive Misunderstood

The Minister of Labor issues a statement, clarifying parts of the new employment rules.
September 12, 2014
South Sudan 'Disappointed' At Khartoum Decision on Abyei

Media reports say Sudan's National Election Commission plans to include the contested border region in the country's 2015 general elections.
September 09, 2014
UN Probe Shows South Sudan Helicopter Was Shot Down

An UNMISS spokesman says it is still too early to apportion blame for the attack, but indicates in a statement that militia leader Peter Gadet threatened to shoot down U.N. aircraft around a week before the Aug. 26 crash.
September 05, 2014
On Dusty South Sudan Field, Children Dare to Dream

Around 50 South Sudanese boys have pooled their pocket money and bought a football, and they train with it almost every night on a rutted, dusty field near Juba.

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