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South Sudan buckles from stream of refugees fleeing Sudanese war

South Sudan is struggling to cope with the increasing flow of refugees pouring from neighbouring Sudan, where a six-month conflict has displaced hundreds of thousands of people. Visiting the country this week to assess the situation, three French MPs met with President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar.

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‘There are no better experts on refugees than refugees’: Nhial Deng on why politicians need to listen

At 11, the South Sudanese refugee was forced to flee his Ethiopian village and spent several years in Kakuma camp in Kenya. His work helping others there won UN recognition and a prestigious award – now he’s planning to fund a library

The Guardian - UK

South Sudan ‘attacking’ journalists and activists who criticise the state

UN report on human rights violations says security service monitoring of the media could hamper elections in 2024

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Sudan conflict ‘like planning for the apocalypse’, say aid workers

At least 5.4 million people have been displaced by the fierce fighting that broke out in the country in April

The Guardian - UK

South Sudan’s leader discusses closer ties in energy, trade with Russian President Putin

Visiting South Sudan President Salva Kiir has agreed in a meeting with Russia’s president to expand their relationship in energy, trade and other areas, notably oil

The Independent UK

'The world knows us.' South Sudanese cheer their basketball team's rise and Olympic qualification

Basketball has united the South Sudanese

The Independent UK

Rockets assistant Royal Ivey coaches South Sudan to 2024 Olympics

Led by #Rockets assistant Royal Ivey, South Sudan recently clinched a spot in the 2024 Olympics. It’s the young nation’s first Olympic berth in any team sport.

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Sudan army chief Burhan continues diplomatic drive with visit to Qatar

Sudan's army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has met with Qatar's emir in his third trip abroad since war broke out between his country's rival military factions in April. Burhan, who in recent days also visited Egypt and South Sudan, is seeking to drum up diplomatic support and legitimacy for his…

Radio France Internationale

From garrison town to goldrush city: life in Africa’s youngest capital

Twenty years ago, Juba, in South Sudan, was a small army settlement. Now, oil money and immigration have turned it into a precarious boomtown – but for many life has never been tougher

The Guardian - UK

Sudanese leader’s diplomatic tour renews hopes for a peace deal

General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the de facto ruler of Sudan, arrived in Qatar Thursday on an official visit to discuss the ongoing crisis in his country. The trip, which comes after similar visits to Egypt and South Sudan in recent days, has prompted speculation that he is willing to seek…

France 24

‘Sport brings people together’: Luol Deng on basketball and South Sudan

The former NBA star talks to Al Jazeera about building South Sudan’s basketball team and why sport can change lives.

Al Jazeera

Swedish oil executives face historic trial over Sudan war crimes

The long-awaited trial of two former Swedish oil executives accused of complicity in war crimes in present day South Sudan began on Tuesday in Stockholm.

Radio France Internationale

Watch: Borisa Simanic's freak injury at Basketball World Cup leads to surgery for kidney removal

Serbian basketball player Borisa Simanic underwent surgery to remove one of his kidneys following an injury sustained during the Basketball World Cup. On August 30, during a pool game against South Sudan, Simanic was struck by an elbow from an opposing player, leading to his hospitalization in Manila.

The Times of India

Serbian player loses a kidney after getting injured at Basketball World Cup

The Serbian Basketball Federation has announced that forward Borisa Simanic lost one of his kidneys as the result of an injury sustained during a World Cup game against South Sudan

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Serbia’s Borisa Simanic loses kidney after taking elbow at Basketball World Cup

A Serbian player has had a kidney removed after taking an elbow to his midsection during a game against South Sudan at the Basketball World Cup

The Independent UK

Sudan’s top general heads to South Sudan for talks with its president on the war

Sudan’s top military general is headed to South Sudan to talk to its president on his second trip abroad since the war in his country started in April

Al Jazeera

‘More than basketball’: South Sudan go from underdogs to history-makers

South Sudan have made history by winning their first FIBA World Cup game and by qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Al Jazeera

Death typical of Libyan camps say former detainees after video emerges

Former detainees now in Tunisia say death of woman in Libya camp is not unexpected considering conditions there.

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PHOTOS: Best images from Australia’s 88-67 exhibition win over South Sudan

The best photos from Australia's 88-67 exhibition win over South Sudan in preparation for the 2023 FIBA World Cup.

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2023 FIBA World Cup: Australia finds rhythm in 88-67 exhibition win vs. South Sudan

Recapping Australia's 88-67 exhibition win over South Sudan.

The Guardian - AU

‘Where the real wins are’: basketball’s rising star Bul Kuol on the other World Cup inspiring a nation

Last year Bul Kuol faced a choice: play for the fledgling South Sudanese national team or try for a place in the Boomers. He has no regrets

The Conversation

South Sudan is gearing up for its first election – 3 things it must get right

The people of South Sudan have not exercised the right to choose their leaders since the referendum that secured independence from Sudan in 2011. Instead, they have suffered through cycles of violent conflict that have prevented the democratic transfer of power.

The Guardian - UK

Uganda’s Mary Cholhok: ‘Netball transformed my life into something amazing’

The 6ft 7in goal shooter on how she fled South Sudan as a refugee, avoided being ‘married off’ and made her name at World Cup

Al Jazeera

Uganda restoring colonial-era rail after China fails to fund another line

The line was built during British colonial rule and hasn’t been in use for nearly four decades.

Zenger

Israeli NGOs Save Lives Of South Sudanese Children With Urgent Heart Surgeries

Save a Child's Heart and IsraAID successfully treat four children in critical condition, transport one for emergency operation

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