VIDEO: South Sudan fighting - in 60 seconds

BBC News gives the context to the fighting engulfing the world's newest state, South Sudan - in 60 seconds.

South Sudan's food crisis - in 60 seconds

Fighting is spreading in parts of South Sudan, leaving hundreds of people dead, after a reported coup attempt at the weekend.

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.

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