Fighting spreads in South Sudan

Juba. Gunmen in war-torn South Sudan fought heavy battles in the capital of Western Equatoria state, fuelling fears the nearly two-year-long conflict is spreading to new parts of the country.

South Sudan hit by desert locust swarm as plague spreads  Al Jazeera EnglishLocust swarms: South Sudan latest to be hit by invasion  BBC NewsUganda Deploys Army to Battle East Africa's Locust Invasion  VOA NewsIn Pictures: Desert locusts swarm parts of East Africa  Al Jazeera AmericaSwarms of Locusts enter Otuke district  New Vision TVView Full coverage on Google News

BBC News explains the fighting gripping the world's newest state, South Sudan - in 60 seconds.

Fighting is continuing in South Sudan, the army tells the BBC, as the warring factions prepare to begin peace talks in Ethiopia.

Close to 100,000 people have been displaced by renewed fighting in South Sudan's Unity state in the last week, the United Nations warns.

Locusts swarm into crisis-hit South Sudan as plague spreads across east Africa  The GuardianLocust swarms: South Sudan latest to be hit by invasion  BBC NewsIn Pictures: Desert locusts swarm parts of East Africa  Al Jazeera AmericaSwarms of Locusts enter Otuke district  New Vision TVHuge Locust Outbreak in East Africa Reaches South Sudan  VOA NewsView Full coverage on Google News

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