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Official: South Sudan lawmakers may vote to secede
South Sudanese celebrate independence-referendum possibility. Official: Southern Sudan parliament may vote to secede if January independence vote is delayed. Southern Sudan’s parliament may vote to...
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South Sudan becomes an independent nation
The BBC's Will Ross describes the celebrations in the capital Juba. South Sudan has become the world’s newest nation, the climax of a process made possible by the 2005 peace deal that ended a long and...
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Thousands massacred as two tribes go to war in South Sudan
More than 3,000 people have been reported killed in South Sudan during a week of clashes between two tribes in the world’s newest state. Hundreds of children are missing and entire villages are said...
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Sudan says it will retaliate against South for rebel attack
Soldiers from the Sudan People's Liberation Army during a military parade rehearsal in Juba, southern Sudan on July 5, 2011 Sudan says it will retaliate against South Sudan for backing a rebel attack...
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New war between Sudan and South Sudan possible?
Negotiations between Sudan and South Sudan, aimed to conclude a contract on the borders between the two countries, continue in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. The contract will allow the countries...
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Sudan – South Sudan security deal ends long conflict
South Sudan President Salva Kiir South Sudanese President Salva Kiir says that the recent border security agreement reached between the two Sudans will end long-time conflict between the two countries....
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Violence continues to spread across South Sudan
Clashes continue between government forces and troops loyal to fugitive former vice president, Riek Machar, as violence spreads across several regions of South Sudan. The UN says the unrest has now...
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Thousands killed in South Sudan violence: UN
The United Nations says there is “no doubt” that thousands of people have been killed in the weeklong fighting across South Sudan, while official figures put the death toll at nearly 500. “Absolutely...
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South Sudan to attack Bentiu if truce rejected
A South Sudanese minister has threatened that the government will attack the main stronghold of rebel forces if they reject Juba’s offer for a ceasefire. On Saturday, South Sudan Information Minister...
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Cholera outbreak kills at least 18 in South Sudan
South Sudan’s Health Ministry says at least 18 people have died of cholera in the strife-torn country, which has declared an outbreak of the highly contagious disease. Minster of Health Riek Gai Kok...
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52 killed in South Sudan clashes
Fifty two soldiers and rebels have been killed in recent fighting in South Sudan’s troubled state of Unity. The fatalities came in recent clashes in South Sudan’s contested state of Unity, said a...
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272 dead in South Sudan, mortars & RPGs fired near UN compound
Heavy fighting has broken out again in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, according to the United Nations mission to the country. The death toll has risen to 272 people, while gunfire has been reported...
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US launches airstrike against al-Shabaab in Somalia using enhanced powers
US and Somali forces have conducted a joint operation against the Islamist group al-Shabaab, destroying a major training camp and command outpost days after a deadly attack on a military base in...
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