Concerned that her mother's legacy would be forgotten, filmmaker Akuol de Mabior set out to create a new documentary called “No Simple Way Home.” It tells the story of Rebecca Nyandeng de Mabior's contributions to the liberation of South Sudan.
Photographer Shannon Jensen found a dramatic way to illustrate the plight of refugees in South Sudan - with the shoes that they wore on their arduous journey.
Nearly 20,000 boys in southern Sudan were displaced or orphaned during the country's long civil war. Many were resettled in the US, starting in 2001. Jacob Atem was one and he recently returned to the new country of South Sudan, only to be caught in the renewed fighting there.
The armed struggle in South Sudan looks like an ethnic conflict, but BBC reporter James Copnal says, at heart, it is about political power. And he sees the fighting as an attempt by both sides to garner a stronger negotiating position.
Rebels in South Sudan burst into the city of Bor earlier this week. Thousands of civilians have fled the fighting and ethnic killing, leading to desperate attempts to cross the White Nile river.
Ethnic fighting continues in the young nation of South Sudan. The United Nations estimates more than 1000 people have died in the 11 days of clashes.
Sudan and South Sudan were locked in a civil war for decades. Now, as violence erupts in the new country of South Sudan, Sudan is bracing for the consequences.
Things are not looking very good in South Sudan on this Christmas Eve. There are reports of newly-discovered mass graves, as well as mass killings and violence.
In 2011, Ann Morgan, a journalist and author in the UK, set herself the goal to read a book from every country in the world in one year. And she blogged about it.
South Sudan has come a long way since separating from the north one year ago Monday. It has a new currency, international dialing code and Internet domain. But it's a long way from changing its status as one of the poorest and most illiterate countries in the world.
Israel's home to some 60,000 African migrants, most of whom fled violence and persecution in their home countries. But as tensions rise in Israel between the country's Jewish citizens and the migrants, Israel's government is being pressured to act. But many of those facing deportation have few options, even if they wanted to leave.