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Powers exasperated by broken ceasefires in South Sudan
Uganda tells warring sides to shelve egos and sign agreement to end 20-month-old conflict
Celebrations forgotten as South Sudan tears itself apart
Four years after gaining independence, world’s newest nation locked in internal conflict
3,000 South Sudan child soldiers to be released
Some of the children, aged between 11 and 17, had been fighting for four years
Rebels kill hundreds in South Sudan massacre, says UN
Men, women and childred hunted down after rebels seize oil hub of Bentiu
Why we must keep faith with South Sudan
Opinion: Tragic nation has huge potential so let’s not dismiss it as just hopelessly violent
South Sudan government and rebels sign ceasefire deal
More than half a million have fled their homes, prompting IGAD to initiate talks
More than 200 drown in South Sudan fleeing violence
Women and children tried to escape Malakal after rebels warned of attack, officials say
At least 200 people fleeing South Sudan die as boat sinks
Passengers included women and children attempting to escape violence
Thousands flee South Sudan rebel stronghold of Bentiu
Government troops advance on capital of oil producing Unity state
South Sudan rejects rebels’ call to free prisoners to help end weeks of fighting
Meetings in neighbouring Ethiopia are aimed at brokering a ceasefire to halt violence
South Sudan peace talks face delay as gun clashes take place in capital
Juba residents on edge amid rumours of rebel advance on city
South Sudan talks start slowly as US pulls out more staff
More than 1,000 people killed and 200,000 displaced in three weeks of fighting
South Sudan rebels forcing civilians to march, says army
Fighting underscores mediators’ challenge in nudging rival leaders towards negotiating table
Rebels seize parts of strategic city in South Sudan
River banks transformed into impromptu camp as tens of thousands flee fighting
South Sudan forces clash with feared ‘White Army’ militia
More than 1,000 people killed since clashes broke out in capital two weeks ago
South Sudan accuses rebels of mobilising ‘White Army’
Accusation comes despite government offer of a truce to end two weeks of conflict
South Sudan warns over ceasefire rejection
Olive branch offered to rebels, eight out of 11 detained politicians to be released
South Sudanese rebels seize oil wells as mediators meet president
UN says about 58,000 civilians have sought refuge in its compounds
South Sudan says it will attack rebel-held towns
Announcement deepens fears that conflict could result in ethnic violence between tribes
US aircraft ‘hit by incoming fire’ over South Sudan
Three injured, one critically, in incident which saw plane divert to Kampala in Uganda
Obama urges end to South Sudan violence
UN says youth breached compound in Jongeli state area and killed three peacekeepers
UN base in South Sudan stormed
UN peacekeepers among the casualties as Uganda called upon to urgently mediate
Returned diaspora still grappling with scale of challenges faced by postwar South Sudan
Oil-rich state lies near the bottom of almost every development index
Up to 500 killed in South Sudan clashes, UN told
Government says 10 politicians arrested in connection with ‘foiled coup’
South Sudan facing biggest test in its short history as power struggle turns violent
There are fears that recent unrest could trigger a wider ethnic conflagration
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