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WORLD FACTBOOK (US)
Introduction: Egypt attempted to colonize the region of southern Sudan by establishing the province of Equatoria in the 1870s. Islamic Mahdist revolutionaries overran the region in 1885, but in 1898 a British force was able to overthrow the Mahdist regime. An Anglo-Egyptian Sudan was established the following year with Equatoria being the southernmost of its eight provinces. The isolated region was largely left to itself over the following decades, but Christian missionaries converted much of the population and facilitated the spread of English. When Sudan gained its independence in 1956, it was with the understanding that the southerners would be able to...
BACKGROUND NOTES (US)
History: South Sudan and Sudan were a collection of small, independent kingdoms and principalities from the beginning of the Christian era until 1820-21, when Egypt conquered and unified the northern portion of the country. However, neither the Egyptian nor the Mahdist state (1883-1898) had any effective control of the southern region outside of a few garrisons. South Sudan remained an area of fragmented
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COUNTRY PROFILE (UK)
International Relations: The Department for International Development (DFID) works with South Sudan in a number of ways, including reducing poverty, tackling corruption and providing the resources for sustainable livelihoods. For more information on what DFID are doing in South Sudan, please visit their
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Wednesday March 25, 2020 11:24 am EDT - What does it means to fight COVID-19 in South Sudan?
Sudan Tribune
Sunday March 29, 2020 1:24 am EDT - Coronavirus
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Friday March 27, 2020 2:09 am EDT - Sudan defence minister dies of heart attack in South Sudan
Al Jazeera English
Wednesday March 25, 2020 6:06 am EDT - A Fragile Peace Deal Could Soon Collapse in South Sudan
Foreign Policy
Friday March 6, 2020 9:28 am EST - COVID-19 Threatens South Sudan's At-Risk Populations
Human Rights Watch
Tuesday March 24, 2020 1:00 am EDT - UN envoy: South Sudan government faces daunting challenges
The Associated Press
Wednesday March 4, 2020 3:59 pm EST - South Sudan: root causes of ongoing conflict remain untouched
The Conversation Africa
Sunday March 22, 2020 4:44 am EDT - Cash and Voucher Assistance and the Covid-19 Outbreak, South Sudan
South Sudan
Saturday March 28, 2020 7:18 am EDT - COVID-19: S. Sudan suspends training of unified forces
Anadolu Agency
Friday March 27, 2020 11:42 am EDT - South Sudan
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Friday March 27, 2020 6:17 pm EDT - South Sudan's president warns cabinet over corruption
Anadolu Ajansı
Thursday March 19, 2020 3:00 am EDT - South Sudan on a lockdown over coronavirus fears
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Tuesday March 24, 2020 5:45 am EDT - South Sudan: UN chief commends 'spirit of compromise and collaboration' as new cabinet is unveiled
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Saturday March 14, 2020 3:00 am EDT - Women plough the way to peace in South Sudan resettlement project
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Wednesday March 18, 2020 3:00 am EDT - Renew Mandate of South Sudan Commission
Human Rights Watch
Monday March 9, 2020 3:00 am EDT - Conflict In the news: Thousands flee clashes in South Sudan The eruption of violence in the
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Tuesday March 17, 2020 3:00 am EDT - Locust Swarms in South Sudan Further Threaten Food Supply as COVID-19 Fears Mount
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Wednesday March 25, 2020 9:41 am EDT - South Sudan Ministers Announce Travel Ban to Stop Coronavirus Spread
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Tuesday March 17, 2020 5:58 am EDT - South Sudan agriculture booms as crisis subsides
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Wednesday March 18, 2020 3:00 am EDT - South Sudan Is Building Its Electric Grid Virtually From Scratch
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Friday March 27, 2020 3:00 am EDT - UN rights chief urges South Sudan authorities to address inter-communal violence
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Friday March 20, 2020 3:00 am EDT - Peacekeeping radio stations provide COVID-19 information to vulnerable communities in conflict-affected countries
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Friday March 27, 2020 4:00 pm EDT - UN urges 'urgent' appointment of governors in S. Sudan
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Tuesday March 10, 2020 3:00 am EDT - South Sudan announces Cabinet for unity government
Anadolu Agency
Thursday March 12, 2020 3:00 am EDT - Coronavirus: South Sudan bans social gatherings
Anadolu Agency
Monday March 16, 2020 3:00 am EDT - Machar calls for united front against corruption in South Sudan
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Thursday March 19, 2020 3:00 am EDT - South Sudan athletes to keep training in Japan
NHK WORLD
Thursday March 26, 2020 5:57 am EDT - In South Sudan, installation of new Juba archbishop faces resistance
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Thursday March 12, 2020 3:00 am EDT - Kiir urges South Sudanese to take precautions against coronavirus
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Sunday March 15, 2020 3:00 am EDT - South Sudan: Food Security Outlook, February
May 2020
Saturday March 21, 2020 1:05 am EDT - Sudan | 26. Mar 2020 A new Sudan faces corona with little support
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Thursday March 26, 2020 7:08 am EDT - South Sudan: Despite new peace deal, stability is a far-cry
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Monday March 23, 2020 7:52 am EDT - South Sudan in Focus
Voice of America
Tuesday March 17, 2020 3:00 am EDT - UN takes steps to support coronavirus prevention and preparedness in South Sudan
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Wednesday March 18, 2020 12:47 pm EDT - About 200 S. Korean peacekeepers return home from South Sudan
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Saturday March 28, 2020 1:04 am EDT - 2019 South Sudan Humanitarian Response in Review
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Monday March 2, 2020 10:57 am EST - Season of plenty beckons as South Sudan gets new high-yield maize
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Wednesday March 11, 2020 3:00 am EDT - South Sudan: Situation Report – March 2020
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Friday March 20, 2020 8:05 am EDT - New South Sudan's defence minister keen to develop cooperation with Sudan
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Thursday March 19, 2020 3:00 am EDT - South Sudan split over who takes what ministry
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Sunday March 1, 2020 3:00 am EST - South Sudan nationals intercepted in Gulu over Coronavirus
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Tuesday March 24, 2020 8:46 am EDT - South Sudan COVID-19 Situation Report
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Friday March 13, 2020 2:27 am EDT - In starving South Sudan, peace is no guarantee of a meal
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Tuesday March 10, 2020 3:00 am EDT - South Sudan: Profile: Gendrassa Refugee Camp (Last updated January 2020)
South Sudan
Monday March 16, 2020 5:20 pm EDT - South Sudan Operation Overview
February 2020
Thursday March 19, 2020 9:42 am EDT - The myth of the new South Sudan revitalized cabinet
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Wednesday March 25, 2020 4:04 am EDT - South Sudan's New Map May Solve One Problem But Create Another
Voice of America
Friday February 28, 2020 3:00 am EST - South Sudan UNHCR Operational Update (January 2020)
South Sudan
Monday March 9, 2020 6:32 pm EDT - Pariang women inspired by female UN peacekeepers' peace building experiences
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Friday March 13, 2020 5:34 am EDT - From child soldier to lawyer, South Sudan's Deng Adut is making a difference in Australia
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Saturday March 28, 2020 8:00 am EDT - South Sudan: Internews e-Bulletin (February 20, 2020)
South Sudan
Wednesday March 4, 2020 4:31 am EST - Chartered flight carrying S. Korean troops departs from South Sudan
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Friday March 27, 2020 9:13 am EDT - Thousands flee into the bush as conflict intensifies in east South Sudan | MSF
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) International
Monday March 2, 2020 3:00 am EST - South Sudan Leprosy Victims Isolated
Voice of America
Thursday March 5, 2020 3:00 am EST - South Sudan ethnic clashes flare up latest threat to peace agreement
The East African
Monday March 9, 2020 3:00 am EDT - New front: Worry over COVID-19 spreading in African refugee camps
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Sunday March 29, 2020 4:30 am EDT - S. Sudan overdraft appetite from oil wealth raising eyebrows
The East African
Tuesday March 3, 2020 3:00 am EST - South Sudan president announces unity Cabinet
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Friday March 13, 2020 12:17 am EDT - Why South Sudanese refugees won't return home yet
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Wednesday March 4, 2020 3:00 am EST - UN peacekeeping radio stations provide COVID-19 information
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Sunday March 29, 2020 2:01 am EDT - De Mabior calls on South Sudanese to work together for peace
Sudan Tribune
Sunday March 22, 2020 3:28 am EDT - Is South Sudan ready for a Muslim vice-president?
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Sunday March 1, 2020 3:00 am EST - UNICEF South Sudan Humanitarian Situation Report
January 2020 2019
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Wednesday March 18, 2020 3:00 am EDT - De Mabior threats to quit South Sudan govt within 8 moths
Sudan Tribune
Sunday March 15, 2020 3:00 am EDT - South Sudanese refugees warned against self-repatriation
Daily Monitor
Saturday March 7, 2020 3:00 am EST - KSS raised over 45000 nutritional packets for South Sudan kids
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Friday March 27, 2020 3:30 pm EDT - These Are the Only Countries Still Not Reporting Any Coronavirus Cases
Newsweek
Friday March 27, 2020 4:17 pm EDT - UN: South Sudan's Oil Patch Is Living On Borrowed Time
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Tuesday March 3, 2020 3:00 am EST - South Sudan Delays Oil and Gas Bidding Round
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Monday March 23, 2020 5:17 am EDT - China donates 100,000 USD to help WHO procure protective kits for South Sudan
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Sunday March 22, 2020 11:45 am EDT - UN Is Preparing for the Coronavirus to Strike the Most Vulnerable Among Refugees, Migrants, War Victims, and the Internally Displaced
Foreign Policy
Monday March 23, 2020 4:28 pm EDT - Quarantine Challenges Leave Sudan Vulnerable Amid COVID Spread
VOA News
Saturday March 28, 2020 1:23 pm EDT - A Peace Agreement Ends South Sudan's Brutal Civil War. Can It Hold?
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Monday March 9, 2020 3:00 am EDT - South Africa Has First Deaths From Coronavirus as Three-Week Lockdown Begins
TIME
Friday March 27, 2020 9:55 am EDT - Kiir and Machar agree on Cabinet
The East African
Saturday March 7, 2020 3:00 am EST - Angelina's appointment as defence minister is good and bad for South Sudan
Sudan Tribune
Thursday March 19, 2020 3:00 am EDT - Huge locust outbreak in East Africa reaches South Sudan
The Associated Press
Tuesday February 18, 2020 11:40 am EST - South Sudan ignores reports on oil pollution, birth defects
Associated Press
Thursday February 13, 2020 3:00 am EST - From child soldier to single dad: The power of love has healed me
Courier Mail
Friday March 27, 2020 5:06 pm EDT - Ethiopian delivers coronavirus donation to 46 African countries [List]
Africanews English
Sunday March 29, 2020 8:19 am EDT - Sudan, USS Cole victims ask US court more time to implement compensation deal
Sudan Tribune
Wednesday March 25, 2020 5:15 am EDT - Norwegian Refugee Council: A new Sudan faces corona with little support
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Saturday March 28, 2020 11:52 am EDT - Who are KiiRiek: The Two Men Who Failed South Sudan
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Sunday March 22, 2020 6:34 pm EDT - Border tensions between Uganda and South Sudan rise over covid
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Friday March 20, 2020 3:00 am EDT - S. Korea evacuates peacekeeping troops from S. Sudan
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Thursday March 26, 2020 3:12 pm EDT - EDF grants respond to COVID-19 pandemic in Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo
Church of the Brethren Newsline
Saturday March 28, 2020 7:41 pm EDT - Can Africa’s health systems contain the Covid-19 crisis?
The East African
Sunday March 29, 2020 2:36 am EDT - Coronavirus: Dusk-to-dawn curfew declared across Sudan
Radio Dabanga
Monday March 23, 2020 2:09 pm EDT - The Importance Of RARCISS To President Kiir
gurtong
Saturday March 28, 2020 6:28 am EDT - 10 suspected COVID-19 cases isolated in Gulu test negative
The Observer
Saturday March 28, 2020 3:55 am EDT - South Sudan to plant 100 million trees to fight deforestation
News Ghana
Sunday March 22, 2020 6:32 am EDT - Two military personnel test positive for coronavirus again after full recovery
Yonhap News
Saturday March 28, 2020 10:13 pm EDT - South Sudan’s Feuding Leaders Announce Unity Deal, Amid War Crimes Report
The New York Times
Thursday February 20, 2020 7:11 pm EST - Africa's fragile health systems rush to contain coronavirus
The Guardian
Friday March 20, 2020 3:00 am EDT - From The Bench: JMMS Completes 4 Year Fundraiser
Patch.com
Saturday March 28, 2020 2:02 pm EDT - Africa cases over 2,000 as South Africa rushes into lockdown
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Tuesday March 24, 2020 5:28 pm EDT - Coronavirus in Africa Tracker: How many covid-19 cases & where? [Latest]
African Arguments
Sunday March 29, 2020 10:13 am EDT - Al-Nur postpones initiative for peace in Sudan as Dabajo supports it
Sudan Tribune
Tuesday March 24, 2020 3:44 am EDT
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