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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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Voice of America
Thursday July 9, 2020 6:56 pm EDT - South Sudan: Humanitarian Snapshot (June 2020)
South Sudan
Friday July 10, 2020 10:20 am EDT - South Sudan Central Bank Lowers Interest Rates in Response to COVID-19
Voice of America
Wednesday July 8, 2020 4:33 pm EDT - UNHCR calls on South Sudan leaders to reinvigorate peace efforts on 9th anniversary of independence
UNHCR
Wednesday July 8, 2020 8:56 am EDT - South Sudan Diplomat Urinates During Live Panel Discussion
Voice of America
Tuesday July 7, 2020 5:47 pm EDT - UNHCR South Sudan welcomes the people of Japan's commitment to the most vulnerable
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Tuesday June 30, 2020 3:00 am EDT - South Sudan diplomat widely criticised after urinating during panel discussion
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Friday July 10, 2020 5:07 am EDT - South Sudan Women Demand Equity in Government
Voice of America
Thursday July 2, 2020 6:44 pm EDT - IOM South Sudan Core Pipeline 2020 | Quarter 1 Report
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Wednesday July 8, 2020 4:10 pm EDT - COVID-19 Potentially Greatest Threat to South Sudan's Already Fragile Health System, Special Representative Warns Security Council
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Wednesday June 24, 2020 4:14 pm EDT - Luol Deng on a journey to boost South Sudan basketball fortunes
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Friday July 10, 2020 5:34 am EDT - Atrocity Alert No. 211: Syria, Ethiopia, South Sudan and Mali
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Wednesday July 8, 2020 2:42 pm EDT - IOM South Sudan Transition and Recovery 2020 | Quarter 1 Report
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Wednesday July 8, 2020 4:02 pm EDT - As South Sudan turns nine: elusive quest for peace amid bloodshed
Africanews English
Friday July 10, 2020 11:00 am EDT - Safety elusive for women in South Sudan's protection sites amid pandemic
UNFPA News
Wednesday July 1, 2020 3:00 am EDT - South Sudan: Food Security Outlook, June 2020 to January 2021
South Sudan
Tuesday July 7, 2020 10:45 pm EDT - IOM South Sudan Logistics and Common Support Services 2020 Quarter 1 Report
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Wednesday July 8, 2020 4:16 pm EDT - South Sudan
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Thursday July 2, 2020 7:53 pm EDT - As South Sudan turns nine, citizens hope for freedom
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Friday July 10, 2020 9:28 am EDT - ‘I saw so much killing’: the mental health crisis of South Sudan refugees
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Thursday July 2, 2020 2:00 am EDT - Advocating for Inclusive Security in Restricted Civic Spaces in Africa: Lessons learned from Burundi, Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Niger, Somalia/Somaliland, and South Sudan
South Sudan
Friday July 10, 2020 2:22 am EDT - Intense fighting in eastern South Sudan once again forces thousands to flee
South Sudan
Wednesday June 24, 2020 3:00 am EDT - Head Of Mission
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Tuesday June 30, 2020 3:00 am EDT - South Sudan leaders reach key deal on control of states
Al Jazeera English
Wednesday June 17, 2020 3:00 am EDT - Faith leaders need to be involved in aid response, South Sudan project finds
Church Times
Thursday July 9, 2020 7:27 pm EDT - Situation in South Sudan
Report of the Secretary-General (S/2020/536)
Saturday June 20, 2020 3:00 am EDT - Hollow Promises: The Risks of Military Integration in Western Equatoria
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Friday June 26, 2020 3:00 am EDT - South Sudan
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Monday June 29, 2020 3:00 am EDT - What Is Causing South Sudan's Inter-Communal Fighting?
Voice of America
Wednesday June 24, 2020 3:00 am EDT - Amidst coronavirus pandemic, WHO and partners vaccinated 94 019 children aged 6 to 59 months against measles in Aweil East County of South Sudan
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Thursday July 9, 2020 4:30 pm EDT - Virus outbreak could spin 'out of control' in South Sudan
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Monday June 22, 2020 3:00 am EDT - South Sudan President Appoints 1 Woman Among 8 Governors, 3 Administrators
Voice of America
Tuesday June 30, 2020 3:00 am EDT - 7 plagues devastating South Sudan's health system
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Friday June 12, 2020 3:00 am EDT - South Sudan Response Plan April 2020–March 2021
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Friday July 3, 2020 3:04 pm EDT - South Sudan's desertification affects lives, ecosystem
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Wednesday June 17, 2020 3:00 am EDT - IOM South Sudan: Weekly COVID-19 Situation Report (22
28 June 2020)
Friday July 3, 2020 7:54 am EDT - South Sudan: Amidst Coronavirus Pandemic, Who and Partners Vaccinated 94 019 Children Aged 6 to 59 Months Against Measles in Aweil East County of South Sudan
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Friday July 10, 2020 2:36 am EDT - Covid-19, violence spreading in South Sudan, UN envoy warns
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Sunday June 28, 2020 3:00 am EDT - UNICEF South Sudan Humanitarian Situation Report: May 2020
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Friday July 3, 2020 7:41 pm EDT - Thousands Flee ‘Intense Fighting’ in Eastern South Sudan: MSF
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Friday June 26, 2020 3:00 am EDT - Child malnutrition worsens as Coronavirus adds to South Sudan's complex crisis
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Wednesday June 24, 2020 3:00 am EDT - South Sudan: Camp Coordination and Camp Management Cluster Monthly Situation Report | 1-30 April 2020
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Tuesday June 30, 2020 3:00 am EDT - UN Human Rights Council 43: Resolution on South Sudan
GOV.UK
Monday June 22, 2020 3:00 am EDT - 'Arms embargo creates further insecurity in South Sudan'
Anadolu Agency
Thursday June 18, 2020 3:00 am EDT - IOM South Sudan External Update
May 2020
Friday July 3, 2020 5:24 am EDT - UNMISS strengthens COVID-19 risk communication at and on public gatherings in Eastern Equatoria
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Friday July 10, 2020 8:59 am EDT - Protecting South Sudanese Refugees from COVID-19 | UNICEF Sudan
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Sunday June 21, 2020 3:00 am EDT - South Sudan strengthens reporting of deaths due to COVID-19
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Friday June 19, 2020 3:00 am EDT - Is This the Last Chance for Peace in South Sudan? Q&A with Daisaku Higashi
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Thursday June 25, 2020 3:00 am EDT - South Sudan: MSF suspends medical activities in Pibor amid another round of intense fighting
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Thursday June 25, 2020 3:00 am EDT - South Sudan: Fears that hundreds more could die in renewed violence in Jonglei State
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Thursday June 18, 2020 3:00 am EDT - South Sudan: Humanitarian Snapshot (May 2020)
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Monday June 15, 2020 3:00 am EDT - DTM South Sudan: COVID-19 Preparedness & Response: Mobility Update Week 11 (1-14 June 2020)
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Monday June 29, 2020 3:00 am EDT - WFP South Sudan School Feeding Programme (June 202)
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Monday June 22, 2020 3:00 am EDT - South Sudan
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Monday June 15, 2020 3:00 am EDT - Situation Overview: Jonglei State, South Sudan January
March 2020
Tuesday June 16, 2020 3:00 am EDT - Fresh inter-communal fighting leaves 51 dead in S.Sudan
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Tuesday June 30, 2020 3:00 am EDT - South Sudan — Unity State Event Tracking Report: Mayom County, Unity State, 23 June 2020
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Tuesday June 23, 2020 3:00 am EDT - WFP South Sudan Country Brief, May 2020
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Thursday June 25, 2020 4:29 am EDT - South Sudan Lowers Interest Rates in Response to COVID-19
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Friday July 10, 2020 7:41 am EDT - South Sudan Operation Overview
May 2020
Tuesday June 16, 2020 3:00 am EDT - South Sudan Humanitarian Fund Annual Report 2019
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Thursday June 11, 2020 3:00 am EDT - South Sudan: IPC COVID-19 Operational Presence, Completed and ongoing as of 07 May 2020
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Sunday June 28, 2020 3:00 am EDT - African Development Bank approves $4 million grant to bolster South Sudan's COVID-19 response
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Thursday June 18, 2020 3:00 am EDT - S.Sudan: 84,625 children with acute malnutrition treated
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Tuesday June 30, 2020 3:00 am EDT - South Sudan
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Tuesday June 30, 2020 3:00 am EDT - Coronavirus
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Saturday July 4, 2020 11:25 am EDT - A president and five deputies but South Sudan still cries for leadership
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Thursday July 2, 2020 3:00 am EDT - Covid-19 preparedness in Wunthou Border, Renk County, South Sudan
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Thursday June 18, 2020 3:00 am EDT - Burundi, South Sudan: East Africa’s weak link in human trafficking
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Tuesday July 7, 2020 1:24 pm EDT - IOM South Sudan: Ebola Virus Disease Preparedness Report | May 2020
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Saturday July 4, 2020 9:15 am EDT - South Sudan Displacement Crisis: Cross-Border Population Movement Factsheet
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Thursday July 2, 2020 11:45 am EDT - IOM South Sudan: Weekly COVID-19 Situation Report (01
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Thursday July 9, 2020 1:46 pm EDT - His Majesty sends greetings to South Sudan
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Wednesday July 8, 2020 6:53 am EDT - A South Sudanese Diplomat in the US Sparks an Online Uproar
Africa.com
Thursday July 9, 2020 3:41 am EDT - DOOR celebrates new fellowships and Christian workers in East Africa
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Friday July 10, 2020 12:01 am EDT - Sudan: Achieving Peace Strategic Goal for Transitional Government
Hamdouk
Friday July 10, 2020 5:36 am EDT - Coronavirus
South Sudan: UNMISS strengthens COVID-19 risk communication at and on public gatherings in Eastern Equatoria
Friday July 10, 2020 10:37 am EDT - South Sudan: UN Peacekeepers Test Positive for Coronavirus
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Friday July 3, 2020 3:43 am EDT - Two South Sudanese arrested in Elegu for attacking UPDF soldiers
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Thursday July 9, 2020 2:06 pm EDT - UNHCR and WFP warn refugees in Africa face hunger and malnutrition as COVID-19 worsens food shortages
UNHCR
Thursday July 9, 2020 4:30 am EDT - Uganda virus caseload passes 1,000 mark; no deaths till date
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Thursday July 9, 2020 9:41 pm EDT - Refugees in Africa more vulnerable than ever amid the pandemic
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Friday July 10, 2020 1:00 am EDT - PHOTOS: Today in History, July 9
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Thursday July 9, 2020 12:01 am EDT - Fears at Nile's convergence in Sudan that new dam will sap river's strength
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Thursday July 9, 2020 5:26 am EDT
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