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Six people are killed during an ambush in the Abyei region, an area disputed between Sudan and South Sudan.
2024-01-1

South Sudan receives its first shipment of 152,950 doses of the single-dose Janssen COVID-19 vaccine.
2021-09-14

A cargo aircraft crashes upon takeoff from Juba International Airport in Juba, South Sudan, en route to the cities of Aweil and Wau, killing at least 17 people.
2020-08-22

Clashes between armed civilians and soldiers in Tonj, Warrap, South Sudan, during a disarmament exercise leave 127 dead since Saturday, an army spokesman says. A total of 45 of those killed were part of the security forces while the rest were youths from the area.
2020-08-12

A cargo plane crashes shortly after takeoff from Juba International Airport in Juba, South Sudan. 41 people have reportedly died. The five Armenian crew members were killed.
2015-11-4

Gunmen kill 12 United Nations peacekeepers and civilian staff in an ambush in Jonglei, South Sudan.
2013-04-9

The People's Republic of China asks for assistance from South Sudan to obtain the release of 29 Chinese workers held captive in Sudan for five days.
2012-02-2

South Sudan is admitted to the United Nations, the first new member since 2006.
2011-07-13

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

Southern Sudan's Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) announces its decision to withdraw its presidential candidate, Yasir Arman, from elections. Most other opposition parties join them.
2010-04-1