4 of 11 detained SPLM leaders to face charges, not released Pres. Salva Kiir Mayardiit, South Sudan. Photo: Reuters January 28, 2013[JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN] — Four of ‘the 11’ South Sudanese politicians detained by President Salva Kiir will face charges rather than be released, as had been requested by mediators of the peace talks in…
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Satellites Show War Crimes in Malakal
Adopted from Satellite Sentinel Project By SSP Team on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 Today, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos travels to the capital of Upper Nile state where over 42,000 people have been displaced by violence. Satellite images of Malakal from January 27 show at least 210 tukuls burned to the ground in…
Sport: South Sudan Enters 1st Major Tournament
By GERALD IMRAY, AP Sports. South Sudan’s national soccer squad pose for a photograph prior to their first international football game. Photo: Roberto Schmidt January 24, 2014 [CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA] — The world’s newest nation has entered its first major football…
