Pope to make often delayed visit to South Sudan in July
PHILIP PULLELLA POPE Francis will visit South Sudan in July, the Vatican said, making a trip he has repeatedly had
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Checkpoint ‘taxes’ make South Sudan one of the most expensive places to move goods
WHEN South Sudan became independent 10 years ago, oil revenues were supposed to fuel the economy of the world’s newest
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South Sudan’s president sacks two ministers
SOUTH Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has sacked his finance minister and his interior minister, without giving reasons for the changes,
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Russia stalls probes into abuses in Africa
MICHELLE NICHOLS and JONATHAN SAUL RUSSIA is delaying the appointment of panels of independent experts to monitor violations of U.N.
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Tunisia reclaim African Basketball crown
BOITUMELO RANTAO TUNISIA defeated Cote D’Ivoire 78-75 in the African Basketball Championship (AfroBasket) final in Kigali, Rwanda to be crowned
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Internet disrupted, streets quiet in South Sudan
INTERNET services in South Sudan were disrupted on Monday and security forces patrolled the streets after activists called for protests
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Rival South Sudanese factions clash
DENIS DUMO FORCES loyal to Vice President Riek Machar and a splinter group have clashed in South Sudan, but the
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‘South Sudan’s VP Machar ousted as party head’
DENIS DUMO SOUTH Sudan’s Vice President Riek Machar has been deposed as head of his party and its armed forces,
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‘I never lose hope’: Refugee runner Lohalith revs up for Tokyo
JACKSON NJEHIA ANJELINA Nadai Lohalith, a 26-year-old refugee from South Sudan, pounds around a running track outside Nairobi, trying to
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Dalit and Muslim Indian women leading change in South Sudan
MARIYA SALIM TWO Indian women, one Muslim and the other Dalit (former untouchables), separated by culture and geography, have found
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