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The Abyei area is inhabited by the Ngok Dinka, a sub-group of the Dinka people who live in South Sudan. [2] In the early 1900s, Misseriya Arabs moved to the area following the British conquest. [ 3 ] 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 ...
At midnight on 9 July 2011, southern Sudan became an independent country under the name "Republic of South Sudan". [23] On 14 July 2011, South Sudan became the 193rd member state of the United Nations [24] [25] and on 28 July 2011, South Sudan joined the African Union as its 54th member state. [26]
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 ...
South Sudan broke away from Sudan to form an independent country in 2011 after a long-running civil war, but more recently, growing numbers of Sudanese people are fleeing into South Sudan to ...
The South Sudanese Civil War was a multi-sided civil war in South Sudan fought from 2013 to 2020, between forces of the government and opposition forces. The Civil War caused rampant human rights abuses, including forced displacement, ethnic massacres, and killings of journalists by various parties.
17 January – A nationwide nighttime curfew is imposed following riots targeting Sudanese nationals and their businesses [1] that leave 16 Sudanese dead. [2]22 January –
January 24 – At least 31 ethnic Dinka people are killed in clashes with suspected Murle armed youth in Jonglei State, South Sudan. [1] March 24 – The Sudan People's Liberation Movement-in-Opposition (SPLM-IO) is accused by the South Sudanese military of attacking government positions in Longechuk County. The SPLM-IO says that the military ...
January 15 – South Sudan offers to mediate a border dispute between Sudan and Ethiopia. [ 1 ] February 4 – Mel Garang, a spokesperson for the South Sudan Hotel and Catering Association, says that hundreds of politicians from different opposition groups, the ruling party, and the military, have been kicked out of 18 hotels in Juba for unpaid ...