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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