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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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The New York Times
Thursday September 19, 2019 1:02 pm EDT - South Sudan’s war has cooled
The Economist
Friday September 20, 2019 8:00 pm EDT - Dateline South Sudan: Grand Corruption's Partners
The Globalist
Saturday September 21, 2019 12:24 pm EDT - 'Destined by fate': Sudan and South Sudan embark on long road to reconciliation
Middle East Eye
Friday September 20, 2019 6:30 am EDT - SA must support South Sudan | News | Africa
Mail and Guardian
Thursday September 12, 2019 6:18 pm EDT - Sudan PM Hamdok arrives in Juba on first official trip
Al Jazeera English
Thursday September 12, 2019 3:00 am EDT - African religious leaders to South Sudan: 'End the violence'
Crux: Covering all things Catholic
Saturday September 14, 2019 10:31 am EDT - Panel: Full-Scale War Looms in South Sudan One Year After Peace Accord Signed
VOA News
Monday September 16, 2019 9:04 pm EDT - South Sudan's Machar to meet president, discuss stalled peace deal
Reuters
Monday September 9, 2019 3:00 am EDT - George Clooney discusses corruption in South Sudan
CNN
Thursday September 19, 2019 6:21 pm EDT - Rise in children forced to join militias raises fresh fears over South Sudan
The Guardian
Wednesday September 18, 2019 8:59 am EDT - South Sudan turns to tourism in bid to draw line under past unrest
The Guardian
Friday September 6, 2019 3:00 am EDT - South Sudan: Project Highlights
“Emergency livelihoods response in South Sudan” (OSRO/SSD/805/USA)
Friday September 20, 2019 9:55 am EDT - China Bolsters South Sudan UN Peace Mission With More Troops
Bloomberg
Thursday September 19, 2019 8:25 am EDT - South Sudan rivals back deadline for unity government
Aljazeera.com
Wednesday September 11, 2019 3:00 am EDT - South Sudan's Kiir, opposition head hold talks in Juba
Anadolu Agency
Monday September 9, 2019 3:00 am EDT - South Sudan: Humanitarian Access Snapshot (August 2019)
South Sudan
Thursday September 19, 2019 10:51 am EDT - United Nations sees increase in child soldiers recruited in South Sudan
Reuters
Monday September 16, 2019 2:12 pm EDT - Taking South Sudan: Report accuses Gideon Moi of making money off war-ravaged nation
Daily Nation
Sunday September 22, 2019 5:00 am EDT - South Sudan organization promotes women's rights
Africanews English
Friday August 30, 2019 3:00 am EDT - South Sudan: Bank approves $17.7 million for first education project
South Sudan
Saturday September 21, 2019 12:05 am EDT - South Sudan: Force Protection map (as of September 2019)
South Sudan
Thursday September 19, 2019 9:33 am EDT - Wednesday's Daily Brief: 'Ambition and action', key to UNGA, South Sudan, Cameroon peace process updates
UN News
Wednesday September 18, 2019 4:01 pm EDT - South Sudanese urged to stop war, focus on peace
Anadolu Agency
Thursday September 5, 2019 3:00 am EDT - South Sudan: UN rights experts see little headway on peace deal amid spike in local-level violence
UN News
Friday August 23, 2019 3:00 am EDT - Clooney calls for global action as unveils S.Sudan corruption report
Breitbart
Friday September 20, 2019 5:18 pm EDT - 'JZ's pilot' joins South Sudan's secret police | News | Africa
Mail and Guardian
Thursday September 19, 2019 8:00 am EDT - South Sudan reaches visa-free agreement with Kenya
Xinhua | English.news.cn
Wednesday September 18, 2019 12:26 pm EDT - South Sudan: Missing File Blocks Justice for Rapes, Murder
Human Rights Watch
Friday September 6, 2019 3:00 am EDT - South Sudan Situation Report, 16 September 2019
South Sudan
Monday September 16, 2019 11:35 am EDT - South Sudan displacement crisis still desperate, one year after peace deal
Norwegian Refugee Council
Wednesday September 4, 2019 3:00 am EDT - Ceasefire monitors concerned over clashes in S. Sudan areas
South Sudan
Thursday September 5, 2019 3:00 am EDT - South Sudan needs citizens' participation in politics
Sudan Tribune
Saturday September 14, 2019 12:11 pm EDT - Emergency Plan of Action Operation Update n° 01
South Sudan: Floods in Aweil
Thursday September 19, 2019 9:56 am EDT - Journalists Report Harrassment From South Sudan's Media Authority
VOA News
Tuesday September 10, 2019 3:00 am EDT - UNHCR South Sudan Factsheet
July 2019
Friday September 13, 2019 4:25 pm EDT - South Sudan's bishops praise peace agreement for neighboring Sudan
National Catholic Reporter
Thursday August 29, 2019 3:00 am EDT - Ebola preparations falter in war‑weary South Sudan
The New Humanitarian
Monday September 9, 2019 3:00 am EDT - How a South-Sudanese superstar found home in Australia with the help of an indie-punk label
The Guardian
Wednesday September 4, 2019 3:00 am EDT - Clooney group calls for action against rampant corruption in South Sudan
Yahoo News
Thursday September 19, 2019 11:32 am EDT - South Sudan: Thousands missing because of conflict and violence
South Sudan
Friday August 30, 2019 3:00 am EDT - Situation in South Sudan
Report of the Secretary-General (S/2019/722)
Thursday September 12, 2019 3:00 am EDT - South Sudan Operation Overview
August 2019
Friday September 13, 2019 6:38 am EDT - South Sudan Displacement Crisis
Camp Coordination and Camp Management, Assessment of Hard-to-Reach Areas in South Sudan, August 2019
Wednesday September 18, 2019 10:20 am EDT - S. Sudan Opposition Alliance elects new chair, deputy
Sudan Tribune
Sunday September 15, 2019 4:47 am EDT - Family, journalism community demand justice for journalist killed in South Sudan
USA TODAY
Tuesday August 27, 2019 3:00 am EDT - Friday's Daily Brief: Education in Africa, Sudan flash-floods, WHO on Ebola, spike in South Sudan violence, Rwanda, Uganda move to normalize relations
UN News
Friday August 23, 2019 3:00 am EDT - South Sudan President Kiir meets Sudan rebel leaders
Radio Dabanga
Friday September 6, 2019 3:00 am EDT - Report: Conflict Rising Among South Sudanese Refugees in Uganda
VOA News
Thursday August 29, 2019 3:00 am EDT - Wednesday's Daily Brief: 'Appalling' conditions in Syria camp, precarious SDG progress, South Sudan, Palestine refugees and mining in Mongolia
UN News
Wednesday September 11, 2019 3:00 am EDT - Energy conference to kick off in S. Sudan
MENAFN.COM
Sunday September 22, 2019 2:54 am EDT - South Sudan's ceasefire largely holding, says UN chief
Sudan Tribune
Monday September 16, 2019 1:43 am EDT - Teenage girls in South Sudan show us what it means to love yourself
Oxfam America
Thursday September 12, 2019 3:00 am EDT - South Sudanese Refugees Transform a Camp Into a City in Uganda
VOA News
Saturday September 7, 2019 3:00 am EDT - South Sudan Situation Report, 30 Aug 2019
South Sudan
Friday August 30, 2019 3:00 am EDT - FAO South Sudan Resilience Strategy 2019–2021
South Sudan
Thursday September 5, 2019 3:00 am EDT - South Sudan to embrace renewables
pv magazine International
Tuesday September 17, 2019 8:28 am EDT - UNICEF South Sudan Humanitarian Situation Report
July 2019
Tuesday September 3, 2019 3:00 am EDT - South Sudan: Logistics Cluster Concept of Operations, September 2019
South Sudan
Friday September 6, 2019 3:00 am EDT - South Sudan: Physical Access Constraints Map as of 31 Aug 2019
South Sudan
Saturday August 31, 2019 3:00 am EDT - South Sudan
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Wednesday August 28, 2019 3:00 am EDT - SOUTH SUDAN : Saudi Arabia seeks to exert its influence in Juba
Africa Intelligence
Thursday September 19, 2019 11:45 pm EDT - WFP South Sudan Country Brief, July 2019
South Sudan
Thursday August 29, 2019 3:00 am EDT - Family of first journalist killed in South Sudan conflict demand justice on second anniversary of his death
The Independent
Wednesday August 28, 2019 3:00 am EDT - No Simple Solutions: Women, Displacement and Durable Solutions in South Sudan
South Sudan
Tuesday September 3, 2019 3:00 am EDT - S Sudan: Infant deformities due to oil pollution
Anadolu Agency
Tuesday August 27, 2019 3:00 am EDT - South Sudan probes birth defects in oil regions
Anadolu Agency
Thursday August 29, 2019 3:00 am EDT - Monday's Daily Brief: Ozone layer heals, 'regional conflagration' risk rises over oilfield attacks, South Sudan update, Myanmar genocide threat remains
UN News
Monday September 16, 2019 5:10 pm EDT - From Yemen to South Sudan, climate and water stress seen worsening conflict
Reuters
Wednesday August 28, 2019 3:00 am EDT - IOM South Sudan Monthly Update
July 2019
Friday August 23, 2019 3:00 am EDT - UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan: Localization of conflict and unaddressed community grievances serve as barriers to sustainable peace
South Sudan
Friday August 23, 2019 3:00 am EDT - South Sudan UNHCR Operational Update (1
15 August 2019)
Wednesday August 28, 2019 3:00 am EDT - ACTED South Sudan Country Strategy 2017 Update
South Sudan
Monday August 26, 2019 3:00 am EDT - Gambia lashes South Sudan to reach AMSA tourney semifinal
The Point
Friday September 20, 2019 9:45 am EDT - Hoops camp urges South Sudan's youth to focus strongly on sport
The Associated Press
Sunday September 1, 2019 3:00 am EDT - Christianity and Catastrophe in South Sudan, by Jesse A. Zink
Church Times
Friday August 30, 2019 3:00 am EDT - CECAFA U20 Challenge Cup: Coach Niyonkuru hails fighting spirit against South Sudan
Kawowo Sports
Sunday September 22, 2019 5:33 am EDT - ICRC South Sudan Newsletter, January-June 2019
South Sudan
Monday September 9, 2019 5:47 am EDT - World Vision South Sudan: Situation Report | July 1
July 31, 2019
Friday August 30, 2019 3:00 am EDT - Family urge investigation of journalist slain in South Sudan
WKYT
Monday August 26, 2019 3:00 am EDT - Situation Overview: Awerial, Yirol East and Yirol West Counties, Lakes, South Sudan
April
Monday September 2, 2019 3:00 am EDT - Lack of power lines hurts South Sudan import plan
The East African
Saturday August 31, 2019 3:00 am EDT - South Sudan signs trade facilitation agreement
Sudan Tribune
Monday August 26, 2019 3:00 am EDT - Sudan: Population & Operational Update: South Sudanese Refugee Response (1 – 31 July 2019)
Sudan
Tuesday August 27, 2019 3:00 am EDT - Half the population in South Sudan faces starvation
report
Sunday September 15, 2019 5:32 am EDT - Oil found in South Sudan
defenceWeb
Friday August 23, 2019 3:00 am EDT - George Clooney Calls For Action In South Sudan Corruption Report
ETCanada.com
Sunday September 22, 2019 4:06 am EDT - Five Indian women police honoured by UN for role in South Sudan
The Hindu
Friday September 13, 2019 3:18 am EDT - South Sudan to assess damages caused by oil pollution
Sudan Tribune
Friday August 30, 2019 3:00 am EDT - The Last of South Sudan's Jews Arrive in Israel in Emotional Journey Home
CBN News
Friday August 23, 2019 3:00 am EDT - South Sudan minister orders 16 Kenyans, 4 Britons deported
The East African
Wednesday August 28, 2019 3:00 am EDT - African religious leaders express new concerns over South Sudan peace
Ekklesia
Friday September 20, 2019 1:38 am EDT - S. Sudan bishops praise Sudan's power-sharing agreement
Sudan Tribune
Monday September 2, 2019 3:00 am EDT - Newsday, George Clooney tells Newsday about those profiting from conflict in South Sudan
BBC News
Friday September 20, 2019 12:16 am EDT - St. Gregory the Great 6th graders help fund well in South Sudan
WKBW-TV
Friday September 6, 2019 3:00 am EDT - Meet the Mundari people of South Sudan who bathe in urine of cows to keep themselves clean
Face2Face Africa
Wednesday September 18, 2019 4:00 pm EDT - Town Talk: Treana Peake's at-home rock concert benefits South Sudanese people
Vancouver Sun
Friday September 13, 2019 3:00 am EDT - East Africa: Sudan, South Sudan Leaders Agree to Reopen Borders
AllAfrica.com
Friday September 13, 2019 3:30 pm EDT - Money lures Ugandan youth into joining South Sudanese rebels
The Observer
Sunday September 1, 2019 3:00 am EDT - UGANDA/SOUTH SUDAN : Madi refugees targeted
Africa Intelligence
Thursday September 19, 2019 11:47 pm EDT
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