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The three survivors are a 6-year-old child, an adult man and an Italian doctor with an aid organization who was in surgery and in serious condition. (Representational Image)

21 dead as overloaded plane crashes into lake in South Sudan

The 19-seater commercial Baby air plane had been travelling from South Sudan capital, Juba.

09 Sep 2018 5:35 PM

Sudan: Indian peacekeeping forces help rescue workers flee gunmen

A report, published by the UN Mission in South Sudan, said that the peacekeepers responded by firing warning shots into the air.

16 Jul 2017 1:31 PM

Uganda currently hosts more than 832,000 refugees from South Sudan, including over 270,000 in the Bidibidi refugee camp which in eight months has gone from an empty patch of land to the world's biggest refugee camp. (Photo: Representational)

Over 6,000 flee 'terrifying' violence in South Sudan town: UN

UN peacekeeping mission UNMISS said on Wednesday that they had twice been prevented from accessing Pajok.

07 Apr 2017 9:04 PM

The United Nations said that around 36,000 people had fled their homes for the supposed safety of UN bases

Ceasefire holds for second day in South Sudan capital

The death toll from Saturday and Sunday's battles is not yet known but around 300 were killed in just a few hours on Friday.

13 Jul 2016 3:28 PM

Ceasefire declared after fierce fighting in South Sudan

South Sudan’s President ordered a ceasefire Monday after a new day of heavy fighting in the capital Juba that sent thousands of people fleeing and threatened a return to civil war.

12 Jul 2016 7:00 AM

An NGO worker teaches children about the ways to fight the water-born parasite — Guinea worm.

Flesh-burrowing nearing end in South Sudan

Health workers on Friday celebrated a key step towards eradicating the flesh-burrowing guinea worm after South Sudan, once by far the worst-affected country, recorded a massive drop in infections.

11 Jan 2016 5:13 AM