Introducing the press conference, Clooney began: "This morning we are prepared to give evidence of massive criminal behavior by the president of South Sudan and his opposition, the ousted vice-president of South Sudan and their generals.

s humanitarian coordinator South Sudan Eugene Owusu.

All foreign and local IMF staff and their families were evacuated as the office relocated temporarily to Nairobi, Kenya, said Philippe Egoume Bossogo, head of the IMF office in South Sudan.

Special Envoy to Sudan and South Sudan, Princeton Lyman, a key first step will be strengthening the Ceasefire Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring Mechanism and UNMISS to ensure international monitoring prevents a return to conflict at the fragile

A total of 27 countries like Afghanistan, Liberia, Uganda, Syria, Sudan, Yemen, Libya, and Belarus had all of their applications rejected.

But her husband answered the call and then fled to Sudan to escape, after which she was heavily pressured to give the authorities information on his whereabouts.

They couldn't or wouldn't see that many of those generals, possessed of a lust for power, were still at war with Sudan-sponsored militias.

JUBA, South Sudan—The United Nations refugee agency says a rise in fighting in a once-peaceful part of South Sudan has forced tens of thousands of civilians to flee their homes since December.

This week, following orders and statements from the CDC and WHO, the State Department said that visa operations in Congo, Uganda, and South Sudan have been suspended.

Morocco, Sudan, and Kazakhstan have since joined the accords. Infantino was also at the peace signings in Egypt surrounding the war in Gaza, in Malaysia for a signing by Cambodia and Thailand, and in Washington for a signing by Congo and Rwanda.

The Trump administration must keep in place temporary protected status (TPS) for nationals of South Sudan, a federal judge ruled on Feb. 12.

It's been two years since the civil war began in South Sudan, a nation which is itself only four years old. The violence continues, despite a peace deal signed more than three months ago.

The State Department has also said that Americans should not travel to Congo, South Sudan, and Uganda because of the outbreak and rampant civil unrest.

South Sudan has been at war since December 2013 as forces loyal to President Salva Kiir battle rebels led by his former deputy, Riek Machar.

JUBA, South Sudan—Soldiers believed to be with the South Sudanese army and allied militia stole relief food and killed seven people in an attack on a rebel-held part of Unity state, a local official said Thursday.

JUBA, South Sudan—An international human rights group says South Sudanese troops committed war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity by killing and raping civilians during an offensive in rebel-held parts of the country's Unity State.

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia—South Sudan will hold general elections between May and July, said a government spokesman.

The crash killed 36 people and left an infant clinging to life, South Sudan authorities said.

JUBA, South Sudan—Rebels in South Sudan said Thursday they have seized U.N. river barges they suspect are transporting weapons for government troops, and are holding 16 peacekeepers and others who were aboard them.

Some of the suspected cases are in Bunia, the capital of Congo's Ituri Province, which borders South Sudan and Uganda.

In September, the government of Sudan accused the UAE of providing weapons to the RSF. The UAE has rejected the allegations, calling them “utterly false” and “baseless.”

State Department has also restricted travel from Congo, Uganda, and South ⁠Sudan in recent days.

The United States began designating South Sudan for TPS in 2011.

The CDC has taken other steps to try to prevent introducing Ebola to the United States, including barring the entry of non-U.S. passport holders who have been in Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan in the past 21 days.

Most outbreaks in the region have involved the Zaire ebolavirus strain, the most common and often most severe type, although outbreaks with other strains, including Sudan ebolavirus, have occurred in Uganda and Sudan.

President Donald Trump’s administration has said it was working towards ending fighting in Sudan.

Burundi, Rwanda, and South Sudan were identified as facing heightened transmission risk due to cross-border population movements.

Activists say a South African judge has ordered authorities to prevent Sudanese president, Omar al-Bashir, from leaving the country because of an international order for his arrest.

Canadian officials also initiated a mandatory self-isolation period of 21 days for anyone entering the country who has recently been in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and South Sudan.

It noted that around 5,000 people from South Sudan live in the United States.