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Security Council doubles UN peacekeeping force amid spreading conflict
Date: 2013-12-24 22:00:31 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:181 - ID:460034
NEW YORK, Dec 24 (MENA) - The Security Council authorized Tuesday almost doubling the United Nations peacekeeping force in strife-torn South Sudan to nearly 14,000 in the face of a rapidly deteriorating security and humanitarian crisis, the UN News ....
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South Sudan mass graves reported as ethnic killings spread
Date: 2013-12-24 17:05:14 GMT - United Kingdom - Africa - SN:117 - ID:459657
LONDON, Dec 24 (MENA) - The UN says it has reports of three mass graves in South Sudan, amid "palpable fear" among civilians they will be killed for their ethnicity, the BBC reported Tuesday. There has been a week of fighting amid a power ....
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Govt troops take control of Bor -- Salva Kiir
Date: 2013-12-24 16:50:24 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:116 - ID:459591
JUBA, Dec 24 (MENA) - President of South Sudan Salva Kiir Tuesday said that government troops have taken control of Bor, the capital of Jonglei, from rebels. (MENA) MA/RE ....
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US calls for political dialogue in S. Sudan
Date: 2013-12-24 07:10:02 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:32 - ID:458107
NEW YORK, Dec 23 (MENA) - US Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power called on political leaders in South Sudan to return to "political dialogue". "The future of South Sudan is in jeopardy and this moment demands urgent leadership," Power said. ....
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UN chief calls for more peacekeepers in South Sudan
Date: 2013-12-24 03:01:31 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:14 - ID:458028
NEW YORK, Dec 24 (MENA) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon has urged the Security Council to add 5,500 UN troops to the 7,000-strong force in South Sudan, amid escalating fighting there, the BBC reported. His plea comes as new details emerge of alleged ....
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Sudanese, Chadian presidents hold talks in Khartoum
Date: 2013-12-23 21:39:43 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:164 - ID:457934
KHARTOUM, Dec 23 (MENA) - Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir and Chad's President Idriss Deby held talks on Monday to discuss means of boosting bilateral relations as well as peace and development issues of Darfur and other regional issues. The ....
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Chad President to meet Sudanese leaders, MPs
Date: 2013-12-23 20:42:28 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:156 - ID:457891
KHARTOUM, Dec 23 (MENA) – Chadian President Idriss Deby will meet on Tuesday with a number of community leaders and MPs in Darfur as a part of his current visit to Khartoum. Deby will also attend a meeting of the higher mechanism for the ....
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Khartoum welcomes S. Sudan president's acceptance of dialogue to end crisis
Date: 2013-12-23 19:04:12 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:144 - ID:457763
KHARTOUM, Dec 23 (MENA) – The Sudanese government on Monday welcomed South Sudanese President Salva Kiir's acceptance of the mediation of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to end a current crisis in Juba. Khartoum also lauded ....
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Chadian president arrives in Khartoum
Date: 2013-12-23 18:05:30 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:138 - ID:457720
KHARTOUM, Dec 23 (MENA) – Chadian President Idriss Deby arrived in Khartoum Monday on a two-day visit for talks with his Sudanese counterpart Omar al-Bashir. Sudanese State Information Minister Yasser Youssef said the visit was quite important to ....
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S. Sudan rebellion spreads as UN evacuates
Date: 2013-12-23 17:34:59 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:133 - ID:457618
JUBA, Dec 23 (MENA) - The UN Mission in South Sudan said in a Twitter update that all non-critical staff in Juba are being evacuated to Uganda. It said all its civilian staff in Bor had been evacuated to Juba. Renegade troops loyal to South Sudan's ....
