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UN Urges Ceasefire as Fighting Flares Between South Sudan Rivals
The United Nations called for a cessation of hostilities between the army and fighters loyal to South Sudan’s deputy ...
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For Pope Francis, 'evil' was the pursuit, sale and use of weapons
N o Pope had ever kissed the feet of leaders, begging them to bring peace to their country. But in April 2019, Pope Francis ...
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South Sudan Retakes Opposition Stronghold, but Violence Is Set to Worsen
Crisis Group's Daniel Akech on stirrings of renewed civil war in South SudanThe South Sudanese army recaptured the town of Nasir on 19 April, in a setback for the opposition militia that had seized it ...
Two years on: Sudan’s civil war spreads amid worsening humanitarian disaster
As the gateway to the Sahara, the Sahel and the Horn of Africa, Sudan’s location gives it enormous geostrategic importance ...
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South Sudan Poised for Return to Civil War
There are alarming signs that history is about to repeat as domestic political factions position themselves for a return to ...
The Latest: Pope Francis dies at age 88 after a stroke
Pope Francis died Monday at age 88. The Vatican said Francis suffered a stroke which led to a coma and his heart to fail, as ...
South Sudan's military recaptures key town from White Army militia
South Sudan's army said it had recaptured a key town in Upper Nile state that it lost to an ethnic Nuer militia in March in ...