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Five South Sudanese soldiers, one Ugandan soldier, and one civilian are killed in a shooting at two villages in Yumbe District, Uganda, in a retaliatory strike against the South Sudan People's Defence Forces after the killing of a Uganda People's Defence Force soldier during border clashes on Monday. Both countries have agreed to an immediate ceasefire.
2025-07-30

An international human development agency says that 13 Jiye-Jie people have died from conditions related to famine in Kapoeta, South Sudan, while hundreds of others are on the verge of starvation.
2023-04-5

The United Nations Security Council approves a resolution drafted by the United States to extend the arms embargo imposed on South Sudan since 2018 until May 31, 2022, due to the increasing violence and repeated human rights abuses in the country.
2021-05-28

A long-awaited report released by an African Union investigative team led by former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo describes atrocities and the discovery of mass graves in South Sudan, citing government forces and their allies as responsible parties.
2015-10-29

Fighting resumes in South Sudan after the failure to reach a deal between tribes loyal to the president and tribes loyal to the former vice-president.
2015-08-19

Dozens of civilians sheltering in a UN base in the South Sudan town of Bor are killed in an attack by armed men.
2014-04-18

The United Nations claims that about 20,000 people have fled the Abyei region for Agok in Southern Sudan after Sudanese forces took control.
2011-05-24

At least 16 people have been killed the Southern Sudanese state of Jonglei, breaking a ceasefire agreed last month.
2011-02-10

Southern Sudanese leader Salva Kiir calls on the people of South Sudan to forgive the north for killings during the civil war.
2011-01-16

Fears mount that the Ugandan rebel group, the Lord's Resistance Army, which has ties to the Sudanese government, is poised to destabilize South Sudan as it prepares for a referendum on independence.
2010-10-18