BBC There are fears the move will disrupt efforts to avert the country’s food crisis South Sudan’s government has issued an order to non-governmental organisations (NG0s) and private firms to fire certain foreign workers by mid-October. The labour ministry says roles ranging from receptionist to executive director should in future be filled by South Sudanese
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WSJ Reuters-China has begun deploying 700 soldiers to a U.N. peacekeeping force in South Sudan to protect oil fields and Chinese workers amid a rebellion in the African country, The Wall Street Journal reported. The newspaper quoted a spokesman for South Sudan’s president as saying on Tuesday that the airlift of a Chinese infantry battalion to
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Sudan Tribune By Tesfa-Alem Tekle August 24, 2014 (ADDIS ABABA) – Germany has contributed 750,000 euros to provide ongoing humanitarian assistance to hundreds of thousands of refugees in Ethiopia, mostly from South Sudan. Nearly 190,000 South Sudanese have fled to Ethiopia since conflict erupted in the country in mid-December last year (AFP)Humanitarian provisions at camps
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BBC Fighting has disrupted farming in South Sudan leading to nationwide food shortages and malnutrition The US is providing $180m (£107m) in emergency aid to help address the food crisis in South Sudan, US National Security Adviser Susan Rice says. She said suffering there was caused by rival leaders’ inability “to put their people’s interests
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Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC August 11, 2014 Deadlines keep passing and innocent people keep dying. The log-rolling and delay has to end. The Government of South Sudan and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) – in Opposition agreed to take no more than 60 days to form a transitional government
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FABIO BUCCIARELLI FOR AL JAZEERA AMERICA A fresh wave of violence is upending the world’s youngest country even aid efforts continue A top U.N. official on Wednesday told the Security Council that a fresh wave of violence in South Sudan is dragging the world’s youngest country closer to a “humanitarian catastrophe” as the global body
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FABIO BUCCIARELLI FOR AL JAZEERA AMERICA A fresh wave of violence is upending the world’s youngest country even aid efforts continue A top U.N. official on Wednesday told the Security Council that a fresh wave of violence in South Sudan is dragging the world’s youngest country closer to a “humanitarian catastrophe” as the global body
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BBC Peace has proved difficult to maintain in South Sudan since conflict began in December South Sudan rebels have failed to attend the second day of peace talks aimed at ending months of conflict, mediators say. Organisers of the talks said it was not clear why they had not shown up. On Monday, rebel negotiators
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Sudan Tribune By Tesfa-Alem Tekle (ADDIS ABABA) – The Ethiopian government on Sunday dismissed allegations that it was providing support to opposition forces led by South Sudanese former vice-president Riek Machar. Last week, Gordon Buay, an unofficial South Sudan army (SPLA) spokesperson claimed Addis Ababa was allegedly providing medical treatment to wounded opposition fighters in
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BBC The BBC’s Rob Broomby: “The UN says it’s the worst food crisis in the world” South Sudan’s food crisis is the worst in the world, the UN Security Council has warned, calling for urgent action. It said there was a “catastrophic food insecurity” in the country, urging donor nations who pledged $618m (£364m) in
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