US pushes for ceasefire deal in South Sudan ethnic clashes
Fp Archives • 11 years agoThe United States has asked South Sudan President Salva Kiir and rebel-leader Riek Machar to sign a ceasefire deal and immediately end hostilities which has left hundreds of people dead
US scrambles to prevent civil war from breaking out in South Sudan
Fp Archives • 11 years agoThree years after midwifing South Sudan's birth, the United States is desperately trying to prevent the world's youngest nation from falling apart.
More than 2,00,000 people displaced in South Sudan conflict: UN
Fp Archives • 11 years agoThe ongoing conflict in South Sudan has already uprooted more than 200,000 people from their homes, a UN spokesperson confirmed here Wednesday.
Ethiopia mediating peace deal in South Sudan's ethnic clashes
Fp Archives • 11 years agoEthiopia's Foreign Ministry says delegations from South Sudan's warring factions will meet for the first time today for peace talks in the capital, Addis Ababa
South Sudan peace talks to end ethnic clashes begin in Ethiopia
Fp Archives • 11 years agoNegotiators from South Sudan's two warring sides arrived Wednesday in Ethiopia for peace talks, and a U.N. official urged both forces to bring the world's newest country "back from the brink."
Fighting continues in South Sudan city Bor, described as 'war zone'
Fp Archives • 11 years agoFighting continued on Wednesday in South Sudan's city of Bor, a government official said, describing it as "a war zone" where the army and rebels are battling even as both sides have committed to peace talks in neighboring Ethiopia.
Ugandan president presses for ceasefire after South Sudan clashes
Fp Archives • 11 years agoUgandan President Yoweri Museveni said Monday that leaders would join hands against forces allied to South Sudanese ex-vice president Riek Machar , if he failed to respond to a ceasefire agreement offered to him.
'White army' marches towards contested state capital in South Sudan
Fp Archives • 11 years agoTwenty-five thousand young men who make up a tribal militia known as the "White Army" are marching toward a contested state capital in South Sudan, an official said Saturday, dimming hopes for a cease-fire.
South Sudan's government agrees to end hostilities after ethnic clashes
Fp Archives • 11 years agoRegional African leaders say South Sudan's government has agreed to end hostilities.
More than 1,20,000 people displaced in South Sudan violence: UN
Fp Archives • 11 years agoThe United Nations says more than 120,000 people have been displaced by continuing violence in South Sudan, and about half are now sheltering at U.N. compounds.