Germany commits 750,000 euros to help refugees in Ethiopia

Sudan Tribune By Tesfa-Alem Tekle August 24, 2014 (ADDIS ABABA) – Germany has contributed 750,000 euros to provide ongoing humanitarian assistance to hundreds of thousands of refugees in Ethiopia, mostly from South Sudan. Nearly 190,000 South Sudanese have fled to Ethiopia since conflict erupted in the country in mid-December last year (AFP)Humanitarian provisions at camps

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US to give South Sudan $180m in aid

BBC Fighting has disrupted farming in South Sudan leading to nationwide food shortages and malnutrition The US is providing $180m (£107m) in emergency aid to help address the food crisis in South Sudan, US National Security Adviser Susan Rice says. She said suffering there was caused by rival leaders’ inability “to put their people’s interests

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John Kerry: DEEPLY CONCERNED BY FAILURE OF SOUTH SUDAN PEACE TALKS TO MEET REGION’S DEADLINE

Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC August 11, 2014 Deadlines keep passing and innocent people keep dying. The log-rolling and delay has to end. The Government of South Sudan and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) – in Opposition agreed to take no more than 60 days to form a transitional government

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UN: South Sudan nearing ‘catastrophe’

FABIO BUCCIARELLI FOR AL JAZEERA AMERICA A fresh wave of violence is upending the world’s youngest country even aid efforts continue A top U.N. official on Wednesday told the Security Council that a fresh wave of violence in South Sudan is dragging the world’s youngest country closer to a “humanitarian catastrophe” as the global body

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UN: South Sudan nearing ‘catastrophe’

FABIO BUCCIARELLI FOR AL JAZEERA AMERICA A fresh wave of violence is upending the world’s youngest country even aid efforts continue A top U.N. official on Wednesday told the Security Council that a fresh wave of violence in South Sudan is dragging the world’s youngest country closer to a “humanitarian catastrophe” as the global body

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Ethiopia downplays alleged support for S. Sudanese rebels

Sudan Tribune By Tesfa-Alem Tekle (ADDIS ABABA) – The Ethiopian government on Sunday dismissed allegations that it was providing support to opposition forces led by South Sudanese former vice-president Riek Machar. Last week, Gordon Buay, an unofficial South Sudan army (SPLA) spokesperson claimed Addis Ababa was allegedly providing medical treatment to wounded opposition fighters in

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South Sudanese Rebels Launch Offensive to Retake Key Town Near Ethiopian Border 

AFP Fighters loyal to Machar strike Nasir, their former headquarters, located 500 kilometres north of Juba and close to Ethiopia. South Sudanese rebels launched an offensive to retake a key town near the border with Ethiopia on Sunday in what the United Nations said was a clear violation of a truce agreement. “This attack represents

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Deadly attack on South Sudan UN base

April 17, 2014 BBC The UN base in Bor is home to some 5,000 displaced civilians Dozens of civilians sheltering in a UN base in the South Sudan town of Bor have been killed in an attack by armed youths,

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