by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Jul 13, 2016 | News
South Sudan found itself on the brink of civil war on Thursday, July 7 – two days before the fifth anniversary of the nation’s independence. A new round of fighting broke out in the capital city of Juba between Sudan People’s Liberation Army/Movement...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Jun 20, 2016 | News
First Baptist Church in Kajo Keji, South Sudan, is struggling to find sufficient supplies to help the more than 200 internally displaced persons (IDPs) it is hosting. Edward Dima, pastor of the congregation, told EthicsDaily.com that “there is no food … no...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Apr 14, 2016 | News
Lower rainfall totals, poor harvests, soaring food prices and an economic downturn, coupled with ongoing conflict, have created record levels of food insecurity in South Sudan, according to a U.N. World Food Programme report. Nearly half of the nation’s 11.8...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Jan 26, 2016 | News
The end of Sudan’s two-decade civil war in 2005 brought hope, but not stability or lasting peace. A peace treaty led eventually to a 2011 referendum that resulted in South Sudan becoming a free and independent nation. The triumph would be short-lived, however,...
by Paul Hobson | Jun 18, 2014 | News
More than 350,000 refugees from the fighting in South Sudan are expected to flee across the border into Ethiopia in the coming months, according to Christian Aid, a Christian relief agency. Six camps in the Gambella region, the main Ethiopian entry point, are already...
