Sources: BBC
Five people are dead after a small cargo plane belonging to Optimum Aviation Ltd. crashes shortly after take-off from the airport in Juba, South Sudan. 2021-11-2
The transitional government of Sudan signs a peace deal with the main rebel groups fighting in the conflict. The Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North, which had refused to engage in previous talks, joined this time. The U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan, Donald Booth, hails the deal as a "historic achievement". 2020-10-3
South Sudan accuses Sudan of bombing its territory along a disputed border. 2012-07-21
Sudanese forces advance on the town of Heglig that is occupied by South Sudanese forces during days of cross-border clashes. 2012-04-14
North and South Sudan agree to demilitarise the disputed Abyei region. 2011-06-13
Fighting in Sudan's South Kordofan state between northern and southern-allied rebels kills six people. 2011-06-7
Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir vows not to recognise South Sudan if it tries to claim oil-producing Abyei. 2011-04-28
The commission overseeing the independence referendum in Southern Sudan rejects a lawsuit to halt the referendum on the basis that the commission violated the law. 2010-12-27
Crowds gather in the South Sudan capital Juba to mark one month until the referendum on independence. 2010-12-9
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir accuses authorities in Southern Sudan of breaching a peace deal and warns of a possible new conflict if issues are not resolved before the independence referendum. 2010-10-10