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Nigerian orphan emerges best graduating medical doctor in Sudan

Dr Islamiyat Oluwatoyin Abdulkadir, who had been orphaned since age six, has emerged the overall best graduating medical student at the In...

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South Sudan leader fires 5 ministers close to opposition

South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has fired five ministers, according to an official decree, in a move that removed figures known for cl...

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"I'm still the first VP of the republic of South Sudan" Machar tells Al Jazeera

President Salva Kiir swore in Taban Deng Gai as first vice president of South Sudan on Tuesday, replacing Riek Machar, who hasn’t been see...

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South Sudan president replaces rival as vice president

South Sudan's president on Tuesday replaced his deputy and opposition leader Riek Machar, who fled into hiding this month amid renewed...

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Cholera and violence ravage South Sudan

UNICEF says 11 people have died in a suspected cholera outbreak in South Sudan.

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South Sudanese singer, Emmanuel Jal calls for South Sudan leaders to step down

Last night on The Stream on Al Jazeera English, award-winning South Sudanese singer and peace activist Emmanuel Jal called on both preside...

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South Sudan: At least 300 dead in latest violence

At least 300 people have been killed in four days of intense gun battles in the capital of South Sudan and 42 000 have fled the city, the ...

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Barack Obama orders US troops to South Sudan

President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced the deployment of 47 troops to crisis-ridden South Sudan to protect the US embassy and its s...

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Who's behind South Sudan's return to fighting, if it isn't Kiir or Machar?

Heavy fighting in the South Sudanese capital of Juba over the past few days has led to hundreds of deaths and the suggestion that the coun...

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Germany evacuates its nationals, foreigners from South Sudan

Germany said Wednesday it was evacuating its nationals and other foreigners from South Sudan, after intense fighting killed hundreds of pe...

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Zuma expresses concern over South Sudan violence

President Jacob Zuma has added his voice to that of other African leaders, expressing "great concern" over renewed violence this p...

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Meet South Sudan's current Minister for Water Resources and Irrigation

Hon. Mabior Garang De Mabior is the current minister for Water Resources and Irrigation in the Republic of South Sudan.

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South Sudan: Rebel leader sworn in as vice president

South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar was sworn in as first vice president, a Reuters witness said, after returning to the capital Juba on ...

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South Sudan rebel general returns to Juba

South Sudan's top rebel military commander Simon Gatwech Dual returned to Juba on Monday in a key step forward in a floundering peace ...

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Ethiopian troops deep in South Sudan to rescue 125 kids

Ethiopian troops were operating in South Sudan on Thursday after crossing the border to rescue some 125 Ethiopian children who were kidnap...

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South Sudan: UN sets up inquiry into human rights violations

The United Nations Human Rights Council decided on Wednesday to set up a three-person commission to investigate human rights abuses in So...

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FIFA President Celebrates Birthday In South Sudan

FIFA's new chief Gianni Infantino has chosen South Sudan as one of his first official international trips since his election as head ...

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South Sudan:60 suffocated to death in a container, reports say

There wasn't just sexual violence. The U.N. report also documented stories of civilians being hanged from trees, cut to pieces and bu...

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South Sudan militias raped women in lieu of wages, UN says

Militias allied to the South Sudanese army have been allowed to rape women in lieu of wages during fighting against rebel forces, a UN re...

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Over 180 People Killed After Fuel Truck Explodes In South Sudan

The death toll in South Sudan from the explosion of a fuel truck this week has risen to 182, a regional official said on Friday.

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