South Sudan

2022-05-22 South Sudan Plan to Re-Start Waterway Project Faces Resistance

The people of South Sudan are debating whether to restart a project first considered over 100 years ago to change…

3 years ago

2020-02-17 South Sudan’s Government Ignores Oil Industry’s Harm to Population

The oil industry in South Sudan has left land with hundreds of open holes containing poison waste. In the water…

5 years ago

2019-11-17 South Sudan Launches Reading, Writing Classes for Adults

South Sudan, the world's youngest nation, is slowly trying to rebuild after years of conflict. South Sudan has the lowest…

5 years ago

2016-03-14 South Sudan Soldiers Accused of Rape, Killing

The United Nations accuses South Sudanese soldiers and militias of using rape as a weapon against women. And Amnesty International…

5 years ago

2016-03-08 South Sudan Civil War Marked By Killing, Rape

A human rights group has evidence of killing, rape and disappearances committed by both sides in South Sudan's civil war. Human Rights…

5 years ago

2015-12-17 South Sudan to Shoot Down Unknown Planes

South Sudan's military has given orders to shoot down any aircraft that is not known to the government. South Sudan…

5 years ago

2015-07-09 South Sudan Marks Independence Day With Joy and Worries

South Sudan marked four years of independence Thursday. But for most citizens, there was little to celebrate. The country is…

5 years ago

2014-10-07 Foreign Aid Workers Under Pressure in South Sudan

The conflict in South Sudan is harming relations between the government and international organizations. Aid groups are helping the millions of South…

5 years ago

2014-01-07 UN Refugee Agency Struggles to Help Displaced in South Sudan

Hello and welcome to As It Is, from VOA Learning English. I'm Mario Ritter in Washington. Conflict in Africa has…

5 years ago

2013-11-11 Lawyers in South Sudan Face Struggles

Hello, and welcome to As It Is. I'm George Grow. Today we tell about struggles facing lawyers in South Sudan.…

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