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The world’s youngest country fought for decades to govern itself. Now it’s on the cusp of another civil war

South Sudan, the world's youngest nation, which split from Sudan in 2011 after decades of unrest, is facing renewed conflict between government forces and a Nuer militia, threatening a fragile peace deal.
The current crisis stems from the country's ethnic divisions and struggles to maintain peace, with a history of civil war, including conflicts in 2013 and 2016.
Clashes this month in Nasir between government forces and the White Army, accused of encouraging the militia to overrun a military base and attack a UN helicopter, have shaken the nation's stability.
Following his arrest this week, Riek Machar, one of the five vice presidents in the coalition government led by President Salva Kiir and leader of the SPLM/A-IO party, is accused by Information Minister Michael Makuei of agitating a rebellion since March to disrupt peace and prevent elections.
With the UN describing South Sudan as 'a country on the edge' and Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stating on Friday that "The peace agreement is in shambles," the US embassy has urged Americans to flee, while the African Union plans to deploy a delegation to Juba to de-escalate the situation in the oil-rich, but impoverished nation where over two-thirds of the population live on less than $2.15 per day.

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The world’s youngest country fought for decades to govern itself. Now it’s on the cusp of another civil war

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