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George Clooney and John Prendergast, human rights activists
15/03/2012 - THE INTERVIEW

George Clooney and John Prendergast, human rights activists

George Clooney, a famous actor and human rights activist, has spoken in front of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. He testified to the harrowing humanitarian crisis in the volatile border region between Sudan and South Sudan. Something he witnessed first hand on a trip with human rights activist, John Prendergast.
Sudan blames South for aiding rebels in attack
28/02/2012 - SUDAN-SOUTH SUDAN

Sudan blames South for aiding rebels in attack

The tension is rising between the government in Khartoum and the recently independent South Sudan, with both sides blaming each other for sponsoring rebels and torpedoing a long-awaited oil agreement.
South Sudan mired in tribal conflict
16/02/2012 - SOUTH SUDAN

South Sudan mired in tribal conflict

Last July, the world's youngest country, South Sudan, peacefully seceded from Sudan. Today, women and children are being killed and thousands of cattle stolen as the new country falls prey to inter-ethnic violence. In December, between 6,000 and 8,000 fighters from one ethnic group attacked another, in a brutal escalation of tit-for-tat attacks.
South Sudan says Khartoum armed militia behind deadly raid
30/01/2012 - SOUTH SUDAN - SUDAN

South Sudan says Khartoum armed militia behind deadly raid

South Sudan accused its northern neighbour Sudan on Monday of arming a militia that killed more than 40 people in a cattle raid in Warrap state, the latest sign of tensions that the UN warns have "reached a critical point".
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South Sudan: ethnic tensions threaten Africa's newest nation
26/01/2012 - THE WEEK IN AFRICA

South Sudan: ethnic tensions threaten Africa's newest nation

We take a closer look at the violence rocking a newly independent South Sudan. We then drive through the streets of Abidjan as authorities seek to restore order to Ivory Coast. Finally, we get a taste of the atmosphere in Gabon, which is hosting the Africa Cup of Nations for the very first time.
South Sudan prepares to shut down oil production
20/01/2012 - SOUTH SUDAN

South Sudan prepares to shut down oil production

South Sudan has said it will shut down oil production within two weeks in a row over sharing oil revenues with its northern neighbour Sudan, which has begun seizing southern oil as compensation for unpaid transit fees.
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‘Women, children, and the elderly’ targeted in deadly sectarian clashes
17/01/2012 - SOUTH SUDAN

‘Women, children, and the elderly’ targeted in deadly sectarian clashes

Gunmen reportedly killed dozens of villagers in South Sudan's beleaguered Jonglei state late Monday. The state's governor said the victims were mostly "women, children, and the elderly" and that the attackers burned the town overnight.
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Scores killed in South Sudan inter-tribal revenge attack
13/01/2012 - SOUTH SUDAN

Scores killed in South Sudan inter-tribal revenge attack

Hundreds of armed tribesmen attacked three villages in South Sudan's Jonglei state on Wednesday, leaving 57 people dead and scores missing in what is believed to have been a revenge attack for cattle raids, officials said.
UN launches major aid effort in S. Sudan
07/01/2012 - SOUTH SUDAN

UN launches major aid effort in S. Sudan

The United Nations launched an urgent humanitarian effort Friday in the violence-torn new nation of South Sudan, where inter-tribal warfare has forced tens of thousands to flee to the countryside and may have killed as many as 3,000 people.
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Thousands killed in inter-ethnic unrest, officials say
06/01/2012 - SOUTH SUDAN

Thousands killed in inter-ethnic unrest, officials say

Officials say more than 3,000 people have been killed in South Sudan in a week of massacres that followed an outbreak of ethnic violence, the top local official in the area said on Friday. Tens of thousands of people were forced to flee the unrest.
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