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People displaced by the fighting wait to get clean water at a water point in a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) at the United Nations (UN) base in Bentiu, Unity State.

A flood of South Sudanese refugees is overwhelming the UN camp in Bentiu

Conflict & Justice

In less than two months the refugee camp in Bentiu, South Sudan, has swelled far beyond capacity — leading to dire conditions and death.In less than two months the refugee camp in Bentiu, South Sudan, has swelled far beyond capacity — leading to dire conditions and death.

Jacob Atem in 2012 with his step-mother in the village of Maar, South Sudan.

Sudan’s ‘Lost Boys’ get caught in their country’s violence once again

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A South Sudan army soldier, in Malakal, on Monday, after government forces re-captured the city.

The fighting is getting worse in South Sudan, even as peace talks loom

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Salva Kiir and Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta

So far there are few signs of any progress in ending the violence in South Sudan

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Displaced people stay in makeshift tents inside Tomping United Nations base

No good news out of South Sudan on this Christmas Eve

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South Sudan's President, Salva Kiir, listens to a question during a news conference, Wednesday. He's accused of not listening to critics.

Was there a coup in South Sudan?

Conflict & Justice

Africa’s newest country, South Sudan, appears to be in the grip of a violent power struggle. Hundreds of deaths have been reported. The president accuses his former vice president of trying to stage a coup.

South Sudan: A Young Nation on a Razor’s Edge

Global Politics

US officials who watch South Sudan are sounding an alarm that the young country is increasingly at war with itself. Anchor Marco Werman walks with Gayle Smith, President Obama’s point person on South Sudan.

Press freedom hard to come by in South Sudan

The new constitution of South Sudan is one of the most progressive in Africa. It guarantees freedom of the press, however in practice, reality is very different.

China Struggles to End Hostilities along Oil-Rich Sudan Border

Global Politics

China is attempting a delicate balancing act – trying to mediate the explosive dispute between Sudan and the newly independent nation of South Sudan. As The World’s Mary Kay Magistad explains to host Marco Werman.

Testing Press Freedoms in South Sudan

Conflict & Justice

Authorities in South Sudan detained two journalists and shut down their paper over negative coverage of the wedding of the daughter of the president.