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About 14 000 civilians have fled the recent increase in violence in South Sudan which has been ongoing for close to a decade now.

Detoh Rie has spent the past five days hiding in a swamp with his children — one among thousands of South Sudanese forced to flee their homes as renewed violence threatens to return the nation to war. When clashes erupted on Friday last week between forces loyal to South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and those who back South Sudanese Vice President Riek Machar in the country’s oil-rich Unity State, Rie wasted no time in grabbing his children and running for their lives. “The soldiers attac...

United Nations and local officials say thousands of civilians have been displaced in Leer County of Unity State following clashes between the SPLA-IO faction allied to First Vice President Riek Machar and armed young men allied to the SPLA-IO faction led by Simon Gatwech in the area late last week; A lawmaker representing Yirol East County in the Transitional National Legislative Assembly says five parties in the South Sudan Opposition Alliance have not been consulted or asked to nominate candid...

Displaced civilians in Leer County of Unity State recount horrifying rights abuses in the area following recent clashes between forces loyal to South Sudan’s first vice president Riek Machar and a faction of the SPLA-IO loyal to his former chief of staff; Women leaders and lawmakers representing Jonglei State in the Transitional National Legislative Assembly say security operatives in Bor are harassing women and girls under the guise of implementing a decent dress code; As Sudanese mark three ...

Authorities in Mayom County of South Sudan's Unity State confirmed that more than 50 inmates with what they termed as petty crimes were pardoned by the state governor Joseph Monytuil Wejang on Sunday.

JUBA — More than 7.7 million South Sudanese, around 63 per cent of the population, are facing a food crisis as violence intensifies in the country, the government and United Nations said on Saturday.The figure marks a seven percent hike on the figure reported last year.According to the joint report, which was presented to the press on Saturday, climatic shocks such as floods

Food insecurity is likely to rise by seven percent across South Sudan in the coming months, compared to last year, according to a new United Nations

UN says more than two-thirds of population are in need of humanitarian assistance.

JUBA — More than 7.7 million South Sudanese, around 63 per cent of the population, are facing a food crisis as violence intensifies in the country, the government and United Nations said on Saturday.The figure marks a seven percent hike on the figure reported last year.According to the joint report, which was presented to the press on Saturday, climatic shocks such as floods

Climatic shocks and population displacements linked to the civil war contribute to aggravate food insecurity