South Sudan ceasefire to take effect

A ceasefire to end a five-month conflict in South Sudan comes into effect, with the UN urging both sides to facilitate deliveries of emergency aid.

The United Nations (UN) accuses South Sudanese rebels of violating a ceasefire by launching an offensive to recapture its former headquarters.

South Sudan's rebel leader accuses the government of violating a ceasefire hours after it came into effect, following the signing of a new peace deal.

South Sudan rebels yesterday accused the army of violating a ceasefire, just hours after it came into effect, by bombarding their positions along the White Nile river.

Eight months since hell broke loose in Juba with the sons and daughters of South Sudan massacring one another, the nation sinks deeper into humanitarian crisis.

Only hours after it was supposed to come into effect, a ceasefire in South Sudan appears to be fraying.

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Fighting breaks out in South Sudan, local officials say - the first major clashes since a ceasefire agreement in January.

>Dar es Salaam joined the international community to welcome the signing of a cease-fire agreement between warring South Sudan rivals.