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17 September 2012 - Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) judge advocates and military investigation officers attending six-day UNMISS training on human rights in administration of military justice, which began today.

17 September 2012 - By beginning to develop a national security policy, South Sudan was moving in a direction other African countries were just beginning to understand, a leading scholar said today in Juba. "Other African…

In the thick forests of South Sudan's Western Bahr El-Ghazal State lies a small village called Getty, spread over fertile swathes of land that had once served as battlefields. Majok Madut has been cultivating this terrain for…

11 September 2012 – Fergus Boyle, UNMISS Warrap State Coordinator, planting a tree in Kuajok at the launch of the state government's campaign to plant one million trees in the state by December 2014.

7 September 2012 - UN Police holding a five-day course on the use of force for 25 South Sudan National Police Service officers in Malakal, Upper Nile State, which ended today.

5 September 2012 - Prisons were moving away from punishment to rehabilitation of detainees, a top official in South Sudan's prison service said today in Juba. Speaking at a one-day workshop, Abel Makoi Wol, director general…

4 September 2012 - Toby Lanzer, UNMISS Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, meeting with Jonglei State Governor Kuol Manyang Juuk in Pibor. The governor said the state was generally stable, although poor…

3 September 2012 - The Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) had assisted Western Bahr El-Ghazal (WBEG) with education, medical care and mine clearing, an SPLA officer said today in Wau. "In WBEG, the SPLA provide teachers…

"Twenty-five per cent, oyee!" blasted apopular tune by South Sudanese singer Gordon Kong at recent independence anniversary celebrations in Aweil. The women singing and dancing in theNorthern Bahr El-Ghazal state capital's…

31 August - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is increasingly concerned by recent violence in Jonglei state that threatens the important gains made this year in restoring peace and security. UNMISS is…

When Rose Pita began cooking in the backyard of her home in the South Sudanese capital of Juba 19 years ago, she never imagined becoming a role model for aspiring restaurateurs. Popularly known as Mama Zahra, the 44-year-old…

In a nation where cultural practices strongly discourage women from entering male-dominated spheres of life, a female football team is rare. But a recent upsurge of female football teams in the international arena, like the…