South Sudan
South Sudan clashes: US says violence «must stop»
The United States has said an outbreak of violence that has left hundreds dead in South Sudan "must stop". Anyone impeding efforts to end the fighting would be held fully accountable, the White House warned. The UN has called for an immediate arms embargo, as well as attack helicopters to strengthen its peacekeeping...
South Sudan: ‘Riek Machar forces under fire’ in Juba
Forces loyal to the vice-president of South Sudan say their positions in the capital, Juba, have been attacked by government troops. UN representatives reported heavy exchanges of gunfire near their headquarters in the suburb of Jebel. The clashes follow days of fighting between supporters of President Salva Kiir and...
South Sudan clashes ‘leave dozens dead’ in Juba
Dozens of people have been killed by clashes in South Sudan's capital Juba, military, medical and journalistic sources have said. Gunfire broke out on Friday evening near the state house where President Salva Kiir was meeting his sometime rival, Vice-President Riek Machar. Estimates of the death toll vary, but most accounts...
British Peacekeepers Arrive in South Sudan for UN Mission
The first of 379 British troops have arrived in South Sudan's capital, Juba, to serve in a United Nations peacekeeping mission, a U.N. spokeswoman said Monday. A five-person advance team landed Friday while the rest will begin arriving in the coming weeks, joining 11,990 peacekeepers from other nations, said Ariane...
South Sudan militias raped women in lieu of wages, UN says
Militias allied to the South Sudanese army have been allowed to rape women in lieu of wages during fighting against rebel forces, a UN report says. Investigators found that 1,300 women were raped last year in the oil-rich Unity state alone, it added. In a separate report, Amnesty International says more than 60 men and boys...
18 killed in clashes at U.N. compound in South Sudan
Clashes inside a United Nations compound in South Sudan killed at least 18 people, including two Doctors Without Borders staffers, the organization said Thursday. The fighting erupted Wednesday evening and continued Thursday at a U.N. civilian protection site in the northeastern city of Malakal, officials said. Doctors Without...
The country on the verge of famine — where $6bn has gone missing
In part three of James Cusick's special reports on South Sudan, he explains how the country is on the verge of going bust — but not everyone is suffering They are an incongruous sight in a neglected, run-down African capital city. Lines of smart black SUVs with tinted windows can be seen parked outside the handful of...