Arms embargo ‘needed to stem’ South Sudan war

Both sides in South Sudan's conflict are stockpiling weapons despite a peace deal signed in August, United Nations experts say.

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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon wants 1,100 extra peacekeepers to be sent to South Sudan to help protect civilians who continue to face attacks despite a peace deal signed three months ago.

South Sudan’s armed opposition leader, Dr Riek Machar, has said his side should be seen as victims of the bloody conflict that began nearly two years ago.

Football can help bring peace to war-torn South Sudan, says the president of the country's Football Association.

More than 9,000 child soldiers are fighting in South Sudan's brutal civil war as the country faces the threat of famine, the UN human rights chief says.

South Sudan has what many business people describe as a "war economy" as they battle to keep their companies afloat as a result of the brutal civil war.

The African Union says a a special court will be set up to try war crimes suspects in South Sudan, which has been hit by a brutal conflict since 2013.

The people trying to make money in South Sudan