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UN votes to cut the peacekeeping force in South Sudan from 17,000 to 12,000

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UN votes to cut the peacekeeping force in South Sudan from 17,000 to 12,000

United Nations Security Council. | Photo Credit: Reuters The UN Security Council voted on Thursday (April 30, 2026) to reduce the ceiling for the peacekeeping force in conflict-torn South Sudan from 17,000 to 12,000 troops with a mandate to prevent a return to civil war in the world’s newest nation. The vote on the U.S.-drafted…

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UN panel says Uganda has violated South Sudan arms embargo

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UN panel says Uganda has violated South Sudan arms embargo

People sit on a pickup truck as they prepare to travel about 250 km south to Adre, on the Chad-Sudan border, at a transport station in Tine, eastern Chad, November 25, 2025. The movement comes amid the ongoing conflict between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army. | Photo Credit: Reuters Uganda…

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20 Killed, Including 1 Indian, In Plane Crash In South Sudan

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20 Killed, Including 1 Indian, In Plane Crash In South Sudan

Juba, South Sudan: A plane has crashed in the north of South Sudan killing at least 20 people, leaving only one confirmed survivor, Unity State’s minister for information said Wednesday. The aircraft came down near the oil fields in Unity State at around 10:30 am local time (0830 GMT) shortly after taking off for the…

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Peace talks in South Sudan face collapse over new law

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Peace talks in South Sudan face collapse over new law

Salva Kiir Gregorio Borgia. | Photo Credit: AP South Sudan peace talks that almost reached completion faced a stumbling block with opposition groups demanding a newly passed Bill allowing the detention of people without an arrest warrant scratched out in order to sign a proposed agreement. Kenya has been hosting high-level meetings since May between…

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South Sudan On Top With $492 GDP Per Capita

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South Sudan On Top With 2 GDP Per Capita

South Sudan has severely limited economic growth and development. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released a report highlighting the world’s poorest countries based on GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power parity (PPP). While GDP is a measure of a country’s total economic output, PPP takes into account the cost of living, providing a…

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