More UN peacekeepers needed for South Sudan

China now has peacekeepers in the world's newest state, South Sudan.

Rival forces in South Sudan’s civil war should face sanctions and an arms embargo, Human Rights Watch said Friday, reporting “extraordinary acts of cruelty” it said amounted to war crimes.

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The United Nations says it estimates 3.7 million people are in acute need of food in South Sudan as a result of the civil conflict there.

Presidents Obasanjo and Mbeki recognized that the solution to the current crisis was within the reach of the peoples of South Sudan

The African Union Commission of Inquiry on South Sudan (AUCISS) (http://www.au.int) met with President Thabo Mbeki, in his capacity as Chairperson of the High Level Implementation Panel on Sudan, today 4 September 2014. In attendance were President Olusegun Obasanjo, Professor Mahmood Mamdani and Lady Justice Sophia Akuffo.

The meeting follows nation wide...

Sudan beat neighbours South Sudan in a penalty shootout to reach the semi-finals of the Cecafa Cup in Ethiopia.

Why does a country thousands of miles away matter so much to the US and, in particular, President Obama, asks Karen Allen.

Provides an overview of South Sudan, including key events and facts about Africa's newest nation

Rebels in South Sudan deny an allegation that they shot down a UN helicopter, which crashed near the oil hub of Bentiu, killing three crew.