SAM MEDNICK

December 9, 2018 at 12:59 am

At scene of South Sudan mass rape, ‘no one could hear me’ VIEW

NHIALDIU, South Sudan (AP) — Wrapping an arm around her stomach, the young woman hung her head and recounted the day in early November when...

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December 1, 2018 at 3:49 am

125 women, girls raped, whipped and clubbed in South Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — One hundred and twenty-five women and girls have been raped, whipped and clubbed in attacks so shocking that some aid...

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November 23, 2018 at 11:59 am

South Africa to invest $1 billion in South Sudan oil sector

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan's oil minister says South Africa will invest $1 billion into the war-torn country's oil sector in what would...

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November 22, 2018 at 12:03 am

Oil-rich South Sudan seeks investment in fragile new peace

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan is making its first big foreign investment pitch since declaring an end to civil war, but the oil-rich...

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November 21, 2018 at 10:24 am

Oil-rich South Sudan seeks investment in fragile new peace

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan is making its first big foreign investment pitch since declaring an end to civil war, but the oil-rich...

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November 21, 2018 at 6:06 am

Child bride auction in South Sudan goes viral, sparks anger

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Five hundred cows, two luxury cars, $10,000, two bikes, a boat and a few cell phones made up the final...

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November 15, 2018 at 2:11 am

South Sudan plans to build new capital in former game park

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan is planning to construct a new state capital in a central location in what was a wildlife park,...

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October 29, 2018 at 11:42 pm

APNewsBreak: South Sudan rebel leader Machar to return

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — South Sudan armed opposition leader Riek Machar is coming home under the country's latest peace deal, more than two years after...

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September 26, 2018 at 4:06 am

Nearly 400,000 ‘excess deaths’ caused by South Sudan war

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan's civil war has caused nearly 400,000 "excess deaths" since fighting erupted in late 2013, a new report funded...

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September 19, 2018 at 1:57 am

Report: South Sudan troops raped, killed while peace pursued

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — With "staggering brutality," South Sudan government soldiers and allied militia targeted civilians by raping them, burning them alive, running them...

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