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ARTICLES BY MAURA AJAK

'Our children die in our hands': Floods ravage South Sudan

OLD FANGAK, South Sudan (AP) — On a scrap of land surrounded by flooding in South Sudan, families drink and bathe from the waters that swept away latrines and continue to rise.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

New report says part of South Sudan is in 'likely famine'

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — One county in South Sudan is likely in famine and tens of thousands of people in five other counties are on the brink of starvation, according to a
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Egypt leader in 1st South Sudan visit talks Nile, stability

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — In the first visit by an Egyptian president to South Sudan, President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said he and President Salva Kiir discussed regional security and the usage of Nile waters, but he didn’t mention the country currently at the heart of either issue, Ethiopia.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Militaries of South Sudan, Uganda confirm clash near border

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan’s army has accused Uganda’s army of making a “major incursion” into its territory that led to fighting in which two South Sudanese soldiers were killed. Uganda’s military confirms an “incident” between the two armies but says it happened within Uganda.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

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