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July 20, 2019 at 2:36 am

War-weakened South Sudan tries to prepare for Ebola

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — With the deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo now an international emergency , neighboring South Sudan and its war-weakened health system... Updated 4:42 am

July 2, 2019 at 5:54 am

Ebola case reported not far from South Sudan border

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Authorities have confirmed an Ebola case not far from Congo's border with South Sudan, a country with a weak health care...

June 14, 2019 at 2:20 am

Record number of South Sudanese face critical lack of food

PRAGUE (AP) — A record number of people in South Sudan face a critical lack of food. A new report by the government and the...

June 11, 2019 at 5:11 am

South Sudan sentences prominent activist to more prison time

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — A South Sudan court on Tuesday sentenced a prominent activist and economist to two years in prison after being accused...

May 3, 2019 at 9:46 am

South Sudan rivals agree on 6-month extension in peace deal

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan's once-warring parties on Friday agreed to delay key next steps in a fragile peace deal by six months...

April 29, 2019 at 4:50 am

South Sudan paying US lobbyists $3.7M for better Trump ties

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan's government is paying a U.S.-based lobby firm $3.7 million to improve its relationship with the Trump administration and...

April 24, 2019 at 2:03 am

South Sudan measles outbreak raises questions about vaccines VIEW

KUAJOK, South Sudan (AP) — Despondent, Akon Mathiong points to two small mounds of dirt where she buried her grandsons, 4 and 5 years old,...

April 21, 2019 at 4:23 am

South Sudan opposition seeks 6-month extension on peace deal

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan's opposition is calling for a six-month extension to implement next steps in a fragile peace deal as a...

April 15, 2019 at 2:16 am

Mia Farrow pursues anti-hunger work in South Sudan visit VIEW

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Mia Farrow will never forget the day she watched a baby die in her mother's arms. "It was a little...

April 13, 2019 at 2:18 am

In South Sudan, midwives bring down deaths despite the odds VIEW

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Seated in a stifling hallway in South Sudan's main hospital, the midwife recounted the day she watched a young mother...