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Health authorities in Unity State say cases of the infectious Hepatitis E disease have dwindled thanks to a massive rollout of vaccines at the displacement camps and high risk settlements in the state.

JUBA, July 22 (Xinhua) -- At least 12 soldiers were killed and 13 others wounded in South Sudan's northern oil-rich Unity State following a rebel attack in Mayom County Friday.

RJMEC Interim-Chair, Members of the RJMEC Plenary, Excellencies and distinguished guests: I appreciate the invitation by RJMEC to brief this plenary session today. Since the last RJMEC plenary, I have briefed the United Nations Security Council and the African Union Peace and Security Council on the situation in South Sudan. On both occasions, I shared that the end of the

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. At least 12 soldiers were killed and 13 others wounded in South Sudans northern oil-rich Unity State following a rebel attack in Mayom County Friday. World News | At Least 12 Killed in South Sudans Oil-rich State.

MSF and the South Sudan Ministry of Health have used a hepatitis E vaccine for the first time ever in the world in response to an outbreak of the disease, which is particularly fatal for pregnant women.

President Salva Kiir, First Vice President Riek Machar, and their ilk have now made it clear that they are not willing to leave the volatile political scene in South Sudan despite their monumental failures and taking the country repeatedly to war so as to remain in or attain power.

A government investigation has revealed, the cause of the runway excursion by a cargo plane at an airstrip in Rubkona County of Unity State, was due to a fractured tyre.

The Minister of Investment has blamed the controversy over dredging in the country on lack of transparency.

Hundreds of locals in Unity State invaded the banks of the Naam River with hand tools Thursday morning to clear the swamps and water weed, in defiance of directives by the state government.

The decision by South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir to suspend the dredging project on the Bahr el Ghazal-Naam River has sparked protest in Unity state.