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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...

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

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

South Sudan will compete at Rio 2016 after becoming the 206th member of the Olympic movement.

Alastair Leithead gives his account of what has happened in South Sudan and where it’s heading.

>The warring parties in South Sudan are still far from reaching a peace deal even after this week’s reconciliatory talks in Arusha, it has been observed.

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At least 30,000 people in South Sudan are facing starvation and millions more are facing severe hunger because of the civil war, the UN says.