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This R&D provides resources on South Sudan’s civil war. The world’s youngest nation has been engulfed in a civil conflict since December 2013. The conflict was triggered by President Salva Kiir’s attempt to consolidate his political authority and his accusation that his former Vice President Riek Machar of trying to stage a coup. It has been estimated that 20% of South Sudan’s population has been displaced by the conflict.
South Sudan’s president refusing to sign deal ending civil war was “mind-boggling”, says chief mediator http://t.co/3bv3wkWBNH
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 19, 2015
Amid peace talks, AFP takes a closer look at South Sudan’s rivals, Salva Kiir and Riek Machar http://t.co/thNiSuswJb pic.twitter.com/IywyuZT4eA — Agence France-Presse (@AFP) August 16, 2015
U.S. threatens sanctions for South Sudan over rejection of peace pact http://t.co/ziF0oX7Ghn — New York Times World (@nytimesworld) August 19, 2015
Fighting Resumes in South Sudan After Peace Deal Is Not Signed http://t.co/Uk192U6cs1 @lesley_warner on the stalemate http://t.co/VDt4l0YOSo
— WorldPoliticsReview (@WPReview) August 19, 2015
Forget egos, sign peace deal: Uganda tells South Sudan leaders: http://t.co/9Ro6nBorjL pic.twitter.com/2sJQWXHHpI — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) August 18, 2015
South Sudan’s army says rebels attacked military sites after the president refused a deal to end the civil war http://t.co/2kpIQKNliZ
— Bloomberg Business (@business) August 19, 2015
South Sudan Exodus Continues: http://t.co/yKRYCFFthw #SouthSudan pic.twitter.com/NqUojMGPpX — allAfrica.com (@allafrica) August 17, 2015
South Sudan leader Salva Kiir snubs peace deal http://t.co/zjHi6mSMtU pic.twitter.com/ZL8YNMNLEk
— AJE News (@AJENews) August 17, 2015
Inside South Sudan, hopes for peace but rebels ready to resume fighting http://t.co/P7BwRxahLk — The Guardian (@guardian) August 18, 2015
Kiir Threatens to Kill Journalists: http://t.co/ANzVaz95w0 #SouthSudan pic.twitter.com/f4je60PoYl
— allAfrica.com (@allafrica) August 18, 2015