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Internally displaced people form a line at a food distribution center at a camp for displaced people in Juba, South Sudan.

Amid calls for reconciliation in South Sudan, displaced people remain in limbo

Displacement

As warring parties in South Sudan call for a national truth and reconciliation process, displaced people still living in protected civilian camps say they continue to fear for their security.

Clean water a casualty of civil war in South Sudan

Residents displaced by recent fighting gather at a trading area within the United Nations Mission in South Sudan in Malakal, in Upper Nile State.

Why three towns in South Sudan have ‘utterly collapsed’

Conflict & Justice
Displaced people gather inside a mosquito net tent as they flee from fighting between the South Sudanese army and rebels in Bor.

The White Nile river is becoming a death-trap for people fleeing the killing in South Sudan

Conflict & Justice

VIDEO: South Sudan celebrates one year of independence with mixed emotions

Secession challenges for South Sudan

Development & Education

Africa may have a new country soon, as South Sudan looks at seceding from the North, but the future of that region is anything but certain.

One Year on, Mixed Emotions in a New Nation

Global Politics

The world’s newest nation, South Sudan, will be one year old next week. The country is a long way from changing its status as one of the poorest and most illiterate in the world. Yet some find reason to celebrate.

The World

First Independence Day for an African Nation

Global Politics

As the US celebrates its Independence day, we remember one nation that will celebrate its very first anniversary on July 9th.

South Sudan in Conflict with Sudan Over Disputed Oilfield

Global Politics

South Sudan has been fighting over disputed territory with Sudan ever since the two split apart last July. The fighting has intensified in recent weeks: now, southern military forces are occupying an oil-rich town that was under northern control.

South Sudan’s reliance on NGOs

Global Politics

South Sudan’s government is dependent on foreign non-governmental organizations for many of its functions. Matthew Brunwasser reports from Juba on what the NGOs do in South Sudan, and about concerns that the new country is too dependent on the groups.