Now playing Next Culture news Pope and Archbishop's pro-LGBTQ+ comments ring hollow in South Sudan As Church of England and Catholic Church leaders arrive in South Sudan, there are questions about their positions regarding LGBTQ+ equality within their respective religions. 03/02/2023
Now playing Next no comment UN demining body explodes landmines in South Sudan After decades of civil war, landmines and unexploded bombs still contaminate large tracts of South Sudan's landscape, threatening the lives and livelihoods of its residents. 27/01/2022
Now playing Next World South Sudan's former child soldiers try to rebuild their lives IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION As a fragile peace slowly settles in South Sudan, former child soldiers are gradually being demobilised. But do they still have a future? 27/02/2020
Now playing Next South Sudan Rebel leader in South Sudan sworn in as vice president Rebel leader Riek Machar became vice president in South Sudan as the country reeling from civil war tries to form a coalition for the third time. 23/02/2020
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Now playing Next South Sudan Hopes that South Sudan peace deal can end five years of civil war South Sudan's warring factions have signed a peace deal its hoped can end conflict that has cost thousands of lives and displaced millions of people 28/06/2018
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Now playing Next World South Sudan: Fresh fighting flares, five years into civil war The upsurge in violence in the world's youngest state comes ahead of planned peace talks and amid desperate humanitarian conditions 09/05/2018
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Now playing Next South Sudan Thousands in South Sudan flee upsurge in ethnic killings UN says makeshift refugee camps on the border with Uganda are full to over flowing following a further spread in ethnic killings 11/04/2017
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Now playing Next South Sudan South Sudan's human rights situation "amongst the worst on the planet" Famine has been declared in some areas of South Sudan - the first time such a declaration has been made since 2011. The country has been dogged by civil war, drought and hyperinflation. The situation 20/02/2017
Now playing Next South Sudan Famine rears its head in South Sudan Parts of the war-ravaged country have been hit by famine. Officials fear almost half the territory could be in a state of food insecurity by July. 20/02/2017
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Now playing Next South Sudan UN sacks South Sudan peacekeeper commander The commander of the UN force in South Sudan, Lt Gen Johnson Mogoa Kimani Ondieki, has been sacked following a damning report UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday that he was “deeply distr 01/11/2016
Now playing Next South Sudan South Sudan accepts new UN-backed peacekeeping force Under increasing international pressure, South Sudan has agreed to accept 4,000 extra peacekeepers. 05/09/2016
Now playing Next South Sudan South Sudan opposition leader Riek Machar in exile in DRC The United Nations says it intervened on humanitarian grounds to help South Sudan’s former vice president and opposition leader in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of… 18/08/2016
Now playing Next South Sudan South Sudan : one year since peace deal One year to the day since the signing of the peace agreement in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and there is renewed tension between the two warring factions in South… 17/08/2016
Now playing Next South Sudan South Sudan agrees to deployment of international protection force South Sudan’s embattled government has agreed to allow an international protection force to be deployed in the country, after a United Nations mission failed to prevent… 06/08/2016
Now playing Next South Sudan Foreign evacuees describe violence in South Sudan capital Juba Evacuees from South Sudan have been arriving in the Kenyan capital Nairobi following days of violence and tension in Juba. 13/07/2016
Now playing Next South Sudan 'Tense calm' in South Sudan, 36,000 displaced following heavy fighting - UN Days of heavy fighting in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, have been followed by relative calm after the warring president and vice president ordered their forces to cease… 12/07/2016
Now playing Next South Sudan South Sudan's leaders announce ceasefire as UN calls for arms embargo on the country Salva Kiir has ordered his SPLA army to observe a ceasefire in South Sudan. 11/07/2016
Now playing Next South Sudan Fresh fighting erupts in South Sudan after UN warns attacks 'may constitute war crimes' Fresh clashes have erupted in Juba between forces loyal to the president and those supporting the vice president, renewing fears South Sudan will slip back into full-blown civil… 11/07/2016
Now playing Next South Sudan UN calls for calm following deadly clashes in South Sudan capital Fears are growing of a return to civil war in South Sudan after renewed fighting between forces loyal to the country’s president and vice president. 11/07/2016
Now playing Next South Sudan Gunbattles resume in South Sudan's capital Gunbattles in South Sudan’s capital Juba erupted for a fourth day between troops loyal to President Salva Kiir and soldiers who support the vice president Riek Machar around a military… 10/07/2016
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