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South Sudan: Army Barrel Bombs Spark Exodus As South Sudan Peace Deal Crumbles
The New Humanitarian, 20 May 2025
"If things don't improve, I'll leave for Ethiopia and become a refugee there." Read more »
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South Sudan: Ethiopia, South Sudan Military Officials Pledge Joint Efforts Against 'Illegal Elements' in Border Areas
Addis Standard, 22 May 2025
Addis Abeba- Military officials from Ethiopia and South Sudan have agreed to enhance joint operations targeting what they described as "illegal elements" active along their shared… Read more »
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South Sudan: Refugees Flee Escalating Violence On South Sudan-Ethiopia Border
MSF, 23 May 2025
As violence intensifies across the South Sudan-Ethiopia border, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has decided to relocate our medical services from the border town of… Read more »
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South Sudan: UN Security Council Extends South Sudan Mission Amid Rising Instability
UN News, 8 May 2025
The Security Council has extended the mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) for another year, as the world's youngest nation teeters on the brink of renewed conflict. Read more »
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South Sudan: UN Readies for Critical Vote On South Sudan's Arms Embargo
Crisis Group, 6 May 2025
The annual renewal of the UN arms embargo on South Sudan comes up for a vote in May. In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Maya Ungar warns that ending the mandate entirely would… Read more »
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South Sudan: Ethnic Profiling and Attacks On Hospitals As South Sudan Hurtles Back Into Civil War
People's Dispatch, 6 May 2025
The government has profiled the country's second-largest ethnic community, splitting the counties where they are dominant into "friendly" and "hostile". Read more »
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UNHCR, 2 May 2025
A generous contribution of US$ 6 million by the King Salman Humanitarian and Relief Centre (KS Relief), has enabled UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency to conclude a project providing… Read more »
More Flee Escalating Violence At South Sudan-Ethiopia Border
The aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has called on the warring parties in South Sudan to create a safe humanitarian space to protect civilians and aid workers, as fighting escalates on the country's border with Ethiopia. Thousands of South Sudanese refugees in the area have been forced to flee further into Ethiopia.
This comes as military officials from Ethiopia and South Sudan agreed to enhance joint operations targeting what they described as "illegal elements" active along their shared border.
Ethiopia's Gambella region is experiencing a "dual emergency", as more people are becoming infected and affected by an expanding cholera outbreak, the MSF statement said.
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Deadly fighting has erupted between rival factions of South Sudan Vice President Riek Machar's SPLA-IO, his military spokesman said in a statement. Armed forces led by a rival ... Read more »
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The idea of a National Dialogue was first mooted in December 2016 when South Sudan was arguably at its lowest point. Three years into the war, fighting engulfed the entire country ... Read more »
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Abraham Kuol, professor of political science at the University of Juba, said: "The government does not make the people who are culprits responsible for their mistakes and as a ... Read more »
South Sudanese refugees who have been staying in Burbiye, Gambella region of Ethiopia preparing to relocate to Mattar due to the ongoing conflict in Burbiye.
