by WorldTribune Staff, December 20, 2016 “Immediate action” needs to be take to prevent genocide in South Sudan, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Dec. 19. “If we fail to act, South Sudan will be on a trajectory towards mass atrocities,” Ban told UN Security Council. “The Security Council must take steps to stem the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 9, 2016 As fighting erupted in South Sudan in July, UN peacekeepers hid in their fortified bases instead of performing their assigned task of protecting civilians, a rights group reported. Some of the peacekeepers in the capital Juba abandoned their posts inside “Protection of Civilian” sites, while outside the bases, peacekeeper […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 11, 2016 Fighting in South Sudan’s capital Juba has killed more than 300 people and threatens to return the embattled new nation to all-out civil war. The new fighting erupted on July 7 between forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and soldiers who back Vice-President Riek Machar. The dead included a […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Upon gaining independence and becoming the world’s newest nation in 2011, South Sudan was touted as a major foreign policy success for President Barack Obama. Celebrities such as George Clooney and Don Cheadle led the chorus of congratulatory praise for the president. Five years later, amid civil war, squalid and dangerous conditions […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The new state of South Sudan has been heading toward a split, a report said. The Sudd Institute said South Sudan’s ruling movement has been paralyzed by a crisis that has resulted in mass firings in Juba. In a report, the institute said President Salva Kiir, head of the Sudan’s […]
