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Ghanaian UN peacekeepers deported for ‘paying for sex’

46 Ghanaian UN peacekeepers who were accused of paying for sex while serving in South Sudan have returned to their home country after they...

South Sudan peace talks end without deal

Talks in Ethiopia to revive South Sudan’s failed 2015 peace pact and end the country’s civil war broke up on Wednesday without a deal, mediators said, potentially prolonging a conflict that has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced millions.

Salva Kiir invites exiled rebel leader back home

The President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir has promised to provide the needed security for his former deputy, Riek Machar who is now in exile.

10 aid workers gone missing in South Sudan

Ten aid workers have gone missing in South Sudan’s Yei town in unclear circumstances, a U.N. official said on Thursday, the latest incident involving relief staff in the country.

UN peacekeepers ‘pay’ for sex in South Sudan

The United Nations mission in South Sudan says it has recalled a 46-member peacekeeping police unit after some members allegedly paid local women living in a protection camp for sex.

Oxfam faces fresh sexual abuse claims in South Sudan

Scandal-hit British charity Oxfam was reeling on Tuesday after fresh claims of sexual assault and rape, this time between aid workers in South Sudan.

15 prisoners released by South Sudan rebels

A South Sudanese rebel group said on Monday it had released 15 army soldiers it had been holding to The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in line with a ceasefire agreed by the government and rebel groups last month.

South Sudan: Clashes break out in truce violation

Clashes have broken out near South Sudan’s capital Juba between government troops and rebels, officials said on Friday, the latest violation of a ceasefire signed last month.

South Sudan rebels claim army attacked them after ceasefire deal

A South Sudanese rebel group on Friday accused government troops of attacking their base only a day after the parties signed a ceasefire in a four-year war that has killed tens of thousands of people.

South Sudan: Government and rebels sign ceasefire deal

The government of South Sudan has once again signed a ceasefire agreement with the rebels in the country.

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