Category: South Sudan
The Republic of South Sudan is the youngest nation of Africa. Juba is the capital of South Sudan.
It became an independent country in July 2011 seceding from Sudan after decades of war. Its population was estimated 12,340,000 by the United Nation in 2015. The ethno-linguistic composition of South Sudan includes the Dinka, the Nuer, the Bari, the Azande, the Shilluk and the Murle.
The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) has been the principal force of the liberation struggle and the ruling party since independence. The landlocked country has been gripped by civil war since 2013 following a power struggle between SPLM leaders, mainly President Salva Kiir and his deputy vice President Riek Machar. Machar is expected to be reinstalled as vice President in April 2016 if the two sides follow through the 2015 peace deal.
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Leaked document: South Sudan infiltrates Ethiopia’s Gambella political system
(South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) South Sudanese government agents have penetrated Ethiopia’s Gambella region political system.
South Sudan declares world’s first famine since 2012
(Council on Foreign Relations) The South Sudanese government and the United Nations declared a famine.
Potential Causes, Consequences of South Sudan becoming a “Failed State”
Potential Causes and Consequences of South Sudan becoming a “Failed State”: Political and Legal Transformation from a Liberation.
Breaking| Ethiopia: 3 killed, 5 injured in Gambella’s unrest
[Updated with details on the third death] At least three killed, six wounded as riots.
Breaking| Ethiopia: Angry protesters stoned Gambella President car
Gambella city residents staged a spontaneous demonstration after a refugee mob maimed and killed several.
Breaking news| Ethiopia: 8 “highlanders” killed by South Sudanese refugees
South Sudanese refugees killed at least eight Ethiopians, around Gambella town, on Thursday, locals told HornAffairs..
Ethiopian troops are conducting broad area search at two locations close and inside South Sudan,.
Ethiopian troops identified and surrounded the areas where South Sudanese gunmen are keeping the abducted.
Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn confirmed 108 children are being held hostage, in his first statement.
Two hundred killed in Ethiopia-South Sudan border areas
An attack by South Sudanese men and Ethiopian retaliations have so far cost at least.