South Sudan
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South Sudan leader vows to implement peace deal despite hitches
• Dec. 21, 2024, 5:06 AM ET (The Standard)
US State Dept imposes visa restrictions on multiple people in South Sudan
• Dec. 20, 2024, 1:40 PM ET (The Indian Express)
South Sudan set to hold elections in 2026, but will it be ready?
• Dec. 19, 2024, 1:40 AM ET (Voice of America English News)
Sudan conflict ups pressure on South Sudan to aid amputees, others with disabilities
• Dec. 16, 2024, 10:46 AM ET (Voice of America)
Cholera outbreak worsens humanitarian crisis in South Sudan
• Dec. 10, 2024, 9:16 PM ET (Nation.Africa)
South Sudan, country located in northeastern Africa. Its rich biodiversity includes lush savannas, swamplands, and rainforests that are home to many species of wildlife. Prior to 2011, South Sudan was part of Sudan, its neighbour to the north. South Sudan’s population, predominantly African cultures who tend to adhere to Christian or animist beliefs, was long at odds with Sudan’s largely Muslim and Arab northern government. South Sudan’s capital is Juba. South Sudan was settled by many of its current ethnic groups during the 15th–19th centuries. After the Sudan region was invaded in 1820 by Muḥammad ʿAlī, viceroy of Egypt under ...(100 of 11562 words)