US EditionIs the world’s youngest country about to go to war – again?
- South Sudan is facing a potential return to civil war, warned Nicholas Haysom, head of the UN Mission in South Sudan , due to escalating violence and political tensions among factions.
- At least 63,000 people have fled their homes amid indiscriminate attacks on civilians, with the White Army reportedly mobilizing for further confrontations.
- Tensions have heightened due to political rivalries, as senior officials of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement in Opposition have been removed or detained.
- Haysom urged South Sudan's leaders to recommit to the 2018 peace deal and resolve disputes through dialogue to avoid devastating conflict.
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Eye on Africa - South Sudan on brink of civil war as UN warns of rising tensions
South Sudan's opposition says several of its key political figures were arrested on Tuesday. Just a day earlier, an army base linked to First Vice President Riek Machar was bombed as tensions rise in the country, seven years after the official end of its civil war. A fragile peace is hanging by a thread in the world's youngest nation.
South Sudan opposition decries arrests, as UN warns of civil war
South Sudan's opposition said Tuesday that several key political figures had been arrested, a day after one of its army bases was bombed as international concern mounts over the risk of a return to civil war. Clashes between forces allied to President Salva Kiir and his long-time rival, First Vice President Riek Machar, have threatened a fragile power-sharing agreement from 2018. The renewed insecurity in the world's youngest nation has prompted…
South Sudan Opposition Slams Uganda Deployment; UN Warns of War
South Sudan’s embattled vice president said the deployment of Ugandan troops in his country violates a United Nations arms embargo and risks collapsing a peace accord, as the UN warned the oil-producing nation is on the brink of civil war.
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