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US orders nonemergency government staff to leave South Sudan as tension grows over fighting
The U.S. State Department has ordered nonemergency government personnel to leave South Sudan’s capital as tension escalates because of fighting in the north.
South Sudan detains oil minister and military officials, VP's office says
South Sudan's Peacebuilding Minister Arrested, Vice Presidency Says
NAIROBI (Reuters) - South Sudanese forces have arrested the peacebuilding minister, a spokesman for Vice President Riek Machar said on Thursday, in the latest blow to the country's fragile peace process after the arrests of other senior officials allied with Machar.
Army surrounds South Sudan vice president's home as his allies are arrested
South Sudan situation deteriorating at alarming pace, UN rights body says
On Friday, a South Sudanese general and dozens of soldiers were killed when a U.N. helicopter trying to evacuate them from Nasir came under attack, the government said.
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South Sudan: Ruto Urges Kiir and Machar to Dialogue in a Bid to Foster Peace
President William Ruto has urged South Sudan President Salva Kiir and the first Vice President Riek Machar to engage in dialogue in a bid to foster peace.
U.S. pulls non-emergency staff from South Sudan after clashes
The United States has ordered all non-emergency staff in South Sudan to leave, the State Department said on Sunday (March 9, 2025), as rising tensions provoke international concern.
General among dozens killed in attack on UN helicopter evacuation in South Sudan
The United Nations said the incident, which could deal a blow to an already fragile peace process, was "utterly abhorrent" and a possible war crime.
U.N. Helicopter Attacked as South Sudan Teeters on Brink
The aircraft came under fire as it tried to rescue wounded soldiers, the United Nations said. The attack came amid fears that a critical power-sharing deal was at risk of collapse, risking all-out civil war.
U.N. chopper hit in South Sudan, killing one crew member and some soldiers
A United Nations helicopter attempting to evacuate South Sudanese troops came under fire in the northern town of Nasir on Friday, the U.N. mission there said, resulting in the death of a crew member and several soldiers including a general.
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Ruto Makes Phone Calls to Warring South Sudan Leaders in Effort to Mediate Conflict
Tensions were witnessed on Wednesday with the arrest of the nation's Petroleum Minister and several senior military officials allied to Riek Machar.