South Sudan president’s address to nation canceled By CCTV correspondent Kofa Mrenje South Sudanese pres. Salva Kiir Mayardiit January 15, 2014 [CCTV]— South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has failed to deliver a national address on the ongoing violence in the country. Instead, his office released a statement, calling on the country to stand together during…
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PHOTOS: Viewing The South Sudan Crisis From Space
Since the clashes between the South Sudanese government and rebel forces broke out in late December, the toll on the civilians caught in the crossfire has escalated more rapidly than many could have predicted. Reporting from on the ground can be difficult to come by at times in situations such as seen in the areas…
Civilians injured in clash inside UN base in South Sudan
IDP shelters in South Sudan. ©EU/ECHO/ Ludovico Gammarelli. January 14, 2014[UN] — The UN mission in South Sudan was treating dozens of wounded civilians after bullets landed inside its base where civilians had taken shelter on Tuesday, a UN spokesman said, dpa reported. “Stray bullets are reported to have landed inside the UN base, wounding internally displaced…
