South Sudan

Family portrait of the Mabior family.

Daughter of South Sudanese freedom fighters reflects on family and country

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.

Daughter of South Sudanese freedom fighters reflects on family and country
Internally displaced people form a line at a food distribution center at a camp for displaced people in Juba, South Sudan.

Amid calls for reconciliation in South Sudan, displaced people remain in limbo

Amid calls for reconciliation in South Sudan, displaced people remain in limbo
South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar Kiir attends the signing in Khartoum, Sudan of an accord with the South Sudan government aimed at ending the country's civil war, June 27, 2018.

South Sudan rebel leader to be reinstated as vice president as part of civil war peace deal

South Sudan rebel leader to be reinstated as vice president as part of civil war peace deal

Clean water a casualty of civil war in South Sudan

Clean water a casualty of civil war in South Sudan
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Why some Kenyan villagers take AK-47s to fetch water

Why some Kenyan villagers take AK-47s to fetch water
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How shoes can tell the plight of refugees in 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.

How shoes can tell the plight of refugees in South Sudan
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

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.

Sudan's 'Lost Boys' get caught in their country's violence once again
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South Sudan remains on the brink of civil war

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.

South Sudan remains on the brink of civil war
Displaced people gather inside a mosquito net tent as they flee from fighting between the South Sudanese army and rebels in Bor.

The White Nile river is becoming a death-trap for people fleeing the killing in South Sudan

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.

The White Nile river is becoming a death-trap for people fleeing the killing in South Sudan
Salva Kiir and Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta

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

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.

So far there are few signs of any progress in ending the violence in South Sudan
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir (L) poses for a photograph with his host, South Sudan's President Salva Kiir, at the latter's office in Juba, South Sudan.

Is Sudan saying 'I told you so' to South Sudan?

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.

Is Sudan saying 'I told you so' to South Sudan?
Displaced people stay in makeshift tents inside Tomping United Nations base

No good news out of South Sudan on this Christmas Eve

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.

No good news out of South Sudan on this Christmas Eve
Ann Morgan reading

One reader, 197 books, one year to finish them all

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.

One reader, 197 books, one year to finish them all

VIDEO: South Sudan celebrates one year of independence with mixed emotions

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.

VIDEO: South Sudan celebrates one year of independence with mixed emotions

Amidst rising violence, Israel moves toward mass deportation of African migrants

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.

Amidst rising violence, Israel moves toward mass deportation of African migrants