South Sudan journalist slain after threat against reporters

Gunmen shoot dead a reporter in South Sudan days after President Salva Kiir made threatening remarks about reporters "working against the country".

Images reveal impact of war, including boy born in Nile marshes

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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...

The UN warns warring sides in South Sudan they face an arms embargo and sanctions if they do not honour a truce due to come into force on Saturday.

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

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

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