US orders nonemergency government staff to leave South Sudan

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.
Growing tension in South Sudan as cracks emerge in ruling coalition
As fears grow of a renewed full-blown civil war, the United States on Sunday ordered all its non-emergency staff to leave the country.
South Sudan on edge as cracks emerge in ruling coalition
South Sudan’s ruling coalition, the Transitional Government of National Unity (TGNoU) had been a loose arrangement meant to patch up peace in the country.
US Orders Its Non-Emergency Personnel to Leave South Sudan
The United States has ordered its non-emergency government personnel in South Sudan to leave the country because of security concerns, the State Department said on Sunday. "Armed conflict is ongoing and includes fighting between various political and ethnic groups.
US orders non-emergency staff to leave South Sudan as tension rises
The United States has ordered all its non-emergency staff in South Sudan to leave, amid rising tensions in the country. Fighting in recent days has threatened an already fragile peace deal between President Salva Kiir and Vice-President Riek Machar.
U.S. orders non-emergency personnel to leave South Sudan amid escalating violence
The travel advisory level for South Sudan remains at Level 4, which means Americans should not travel to the African country.
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