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6 August – Two people are killed after Sudanese warplanes enter South Sudanese airspace and bomb the town of Khortumbak in Upper Nile State. [6]9 August – Petronas pulls out of South Sudan after 14 years in operation, citing changes in the industrial environment.
South Sudan (/ s uː ˈ d ɑː n,-ˈ d æ n /), officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East Africa. [16] It is bordered on the north by Sudan; on the east by Ethiopia; on the south by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya; and on the west by the Central African Republic. South Sudan's diverse ...
Kapoeta East County is an administrative region of Eastern Equatoria state in South Sudan, bordered by Kenya to the south, Ethiopia to the east and Jonglei state to the west. It is part of the Greater Kapoeta region of the state. The largest ethnic group is the Toposa people. The principal town is Narus.
Following the independence of South Sudan from Sudan in 2011, Abyei was left as a disputed area as no side wanted to give up the rich oilfields in the region. [4] A short war broke out in 2012 over the area, but was resolved by the creation of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA). As of 2024, South Sudan holds de facto ...
Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in South Sudan, Aftermath of the South Sudanese Civil War, Sudanese nomadic conflicts, ethnic violence in South Sudan January 28 – Nairobi Declaration [ 1 ] April 5 – An international human development agency says that 13 Jiye/Jie people have died from conditions related to famine in Kapoeta , while hundreds of ...
Thatched huts in Aweil, South Sudan. In November 2008, Médecins Sans Frontières estimated the town's population at about 100,000, but there is no verified population figure. [9] In 2024, the population was estimated to be 38,745. [10] The two main ethnic groups are Dinka and Luwo. A majority of voters support the Sudan People's Liberation ...
The geography of South Sudan describes the physical features of South Sudan, a country in East Africa. South Sudan is a landlocked country and borders – clockwise – Sudan from the north, Ethiopia from the east, Kenya , Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo from the south and the Central African Republic from the west.
It is located south of Sudan, and includes the vast swamp region of the Sudd, formed by the White Nile and known locally as the Bahr al Jabal. South Sudan became an independent state on 9 July 2011, following a referendum that passed with 98.83% of the vote.