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Girls in South Sudan More Likely to Die in Childbirth than Finish School
The study highlights the grim reality that girls in the region face a higher likelihood of succumbing to childbirth complications than completing their education.
Jastine Beatrice Yap Jan 30, 2024
Nearly 8 Million People Are Starving in South Sudan as War Intensifies
Severe food insecurity and the spread of preventable mosquito-borne diseases in South Sudan continue to intensify.
Danielle Summer Oct 04, 2023
Midwives in Sudan are facing food shortages, attacks on hospitals and a lack of electricity
Around 219,000 pregnant women are living in Khartoum – the epicentre of the Sudan conflict. Attacks on hospitals and healthcare facilities have made for a lack of medical resources and staff shortages.
Danielle Summer Jun 13, 2023
UK pledges £143 million to support more than a million people in East Africa
The UK pledges £143 million to support more than a million people in the Horn of Africa. The committed donor will provide humanitarian aid for people in Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia, who are witnessing the worst drought in 40 years.
Danielle Summer May 24, 2023
South Sudan war: Men 'castrated' and children 'forced to watch rape' says UN
In South Sudan's civil war, sexual violence against men and boys is common. New UN report reveals how men have been castrated and children were forced to watch rape.
Isabelle Gerretsen Feb 23, 2018
Over 300 child soldiers lay down their weapons after being released by armed groups in South Sudan
Over 19,000 children are thought to have been recruited, often by force, by armed groups on all sides of South Sudan's brutal civil war.
David Sim Feb 08, 2018
Israel gives African migrants a choice: Deportation plus cash, or jail
Netanyahu's government is offering 20,000 male migrants, most of whom are from Sudan and Eritrea, $3,500 (£2,500) and a plane ticket to what it says is a safe destination in Africa.
David Sim Feb 07, 2018
Ugandan girl, 9, dies from eye-bleeding disease that could be 'more dangerous than Black Death'
A 9-year-old girl has died from suspected Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) in the central district of Nakaseke, in Uganda, a health official has stated.
William Watkinson Jan 15, 2018
Photos: South Sudan troops and rebels in battle that killed American journalist
Twenty-six-year-old American freelance journalist Christopher Allen was shot dead as he reported on the fight.
David Sim Aug 31, 2017
One million South Sudanese refugees have found safety in Uganda - but resources are running low
South Sudan, the world's newest nation, descended into a brutal civil war in 2013.
Ludovica Iaccino Aug 17, 2017
Japan Defence Minister Tomomi Inada quits after months of scandal allegations
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he apologises to Japanese people 'from the bottom of my heart' over the situation.
Vasudevan Sridharan Jul 28, 2017
Fleeing South Sudan - 'My mother was abducted, my brother killed, I was raped and now I am pregnant'
More than one million children have fled South Sudan since war erupted in 2013.
Ludovica Iaccino Jul 20, 2017
How one father fled South Sudan's brutal war - and saved five orphan children
The war is tearing families apart, but new ones are created during the dangerous escape to Uganda.
Ludovica Iaccino Jul 19, 2017
Africa famine: A fifth of US voters know nothing about the biggest humanitarian crisis since WW2
Some 20 million people in Africa and the Middle East are facing extreme hunger.
Paul Wright Jul 13, 2017
World's newest country South Sudan will 'disintegrate' if President Salva Kiir is forced out
Kiir vowed to never give in to military force, insisting it would set a bad precedent for the war-torn nation.
African News Agency Jun 26, 2017
War-torn South Sudan no longer in famine, but record six million still without food
World Food Programme tells IBTimes UK more has to be done to help people in war-torn country.
Ludovica Iaccino Jun 22, 2017
World Refugee Day 2017: Crisis in South Sudan, world's fastest growing refugee emergency
Aid agencies are struggling to provide food and services in South Sudan due to a funding crisis.
David Sim Jun 19, 2017
Mother who killed 3 children by driving into Australian lake is jailed for 26 years
Judge: Akon Guode, who is from Sudan, was suffering from post-traumatic stress and showing signs of depression.
Karen Noronha May 30, 2017
Oil spikes to three-week high as more Opec members back production cuts
Brent, WTI futures jump as market prices in fresh output cuts by major oil exporters.
Gaurav Sharma May 19, 2017
South Sudan war: Killings may amount to 'war crimes' UN warns as violence continues
Thousands have been killed and millions displaced since war erupted in South Sudan in 2013.
Ludovica Iaccino May 19, 2017
Harrowing images of deadly cholera outbreak sweeping through South Sudan's crowded refugee camps
Cholera has killed hundreds of people fleeing conflict and famine in South Sudan.
David Sim May 02, 2017
South Sudan's silent slaughter: UK minister says crimes committed amount to 'genocide'
Mass murder and rape of citizens who are not part of the dominant Dinka tribe is "genocide" says Priti Patel.
Elsa Buchanan Apr 13, 2017
Desperate families flee from South Sudan to Uganda in Africa's biggest exodus since 1994 Rwandan genocide
Uganda's progressive system of accommodating refugees is on the brink of "explosive" collapse
David Sim Apr 12, 2017
Undercover probe exposes firms willing to sell shady spy technology to repressive regimes
The world of covert spy tech trading cuddles up to Iran and South Sudan.
Jason Murdock Apr 11, 2017
South Sudan aid worker murders: The five most dangerous countries for NGOs
Aid agency staff have been raped, kidnapped and murdered while working in war-torn states.
Ludovica Iaccino Apr 01, 2017
Aid agencies 'will not abandon' South Sudan amid spate of murders, rapes and kidnappings
The UN says 79 aid workers have been killed since the war began - 12 since the beginning of 2017
Ludovica Iaccino Mar 30, 2017
South Sudan ambush kills seven aid workers in 'heinous murder' condemned by UN
It's the highest number of aid workers killed in a single incident since civil war began in 2013.
Ludovica Iaccino Mar 27, 2017
Several feared dead as plane crashes in South Sudan
It is believed at least 44 people were on board plane that crashed in Wau town.
Ludovica Iaccino Mar 20, 2017
Angelina Jolie branded 'shameless' by angry fans as she goes braless to meet Archbishop of Canterbury
The UNHR special envoy met the Anglican leader to discuss issues of sexual violence and the refugee crisis.
Sutrishna Ghosh Mar 18, 2017
Japan ends peacekeeping mission in war-torn South Sudan
Tokyo denies claims withdrawal due to deteriorating of security situation in conflict-ridden South Sudan.
Ludovica Iaccino Mar 13, 2017
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