South Sudan
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Oct- 2018 -2 OctoberAfrica
UN bars Nigerian peacekeeper for sexually exploiting woman in Democratic Republic of Congo
A Nigerian man who was a UN peacekeeper has been sent home and barred from peacekeeping after investigators found he had sexually exploited a woman in 2017
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Sep- 2018 -19 SeptemberAfrica
UN says South Sudan government ‘must establish control’ over forces after peacekeeper shot
South Sudan must establish control over its forces, the UNMISS head said, days after a peacekeeper was shot by a government soldier
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12 SeptemberAfrica
South Sudan President Kiir and rebel leader Machar sign peace deal
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar signed a much-anticipated peace deal at a regional summit in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa
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6 SeptemberAfrica
Court finds 10 South Sudan soldiers guilty of rape and murder
A South Sudan military court found 10 soldiers guilty of raping five foreign aid workers and murdering a local journalist during fighting at the Terrain hotel in Juba in July 2016.
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Aug- 2018 -29 AugustAfrica
South Sudan rebel leader Machar agrees to sign peace deal
South Sudan rebel chief Riek Machar has agreed to sign a final peace deal with the government to end a brutal civil war after initially refusing to sign
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28 AugustAfrica
South Sudan rebels, including SPLM-IO leader Machar, refuse to sign peace deal
South Sudan rebel chief Riek Machar and other rebel leaders efused to sign a final peace deal with the government that aims to end a brutal civil war
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9 AugustAfrica
South Sudan President Kiir pardons rival Machar and rebel groups
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir issued a decree offering an amnesty to rebels including his bitter rival Riek Machar, days after the two signed a power-sharing deal
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Jun- 2018 -27 JuneAfrica
South Sudan’s Kiir and Machar agree ‘permanent’ ceasefire
South Sudan President Salva Kiir and arch-foe Riek Machar agreed to a "permanent" ceasefire to the civil war, to take effect within 72 hours
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26 JuneAfrica
UN peacekeeper killed in South Sudan aid convoy ambush
A Bangladeshi peacekeeper in South Sudan was killed on Tuesday, June 26 when an aid convoy was ambushed in the west of the country, the United Nations mission said
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Apr- 2018 -9 AprilAfrica
Former South Sudan military chief Paul Malong launches new rebel group
South Sudan's former army chief of staff Paul Manlong announced the formation of a rebel movement to "arrest the carnage" in the country, saying President Salva Kiir could not be trusted to lead the nation to peace.
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