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South Sudan

South Sudan gained its independence on July 9, 2011, after separating from Sudan, it's neighbor to the north. The nation has seen years of civil upheaval, which has impeded social and economic advancement.

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SPLA rebels carrying arms

Extended sanctions and fresh clashes in South Sudan

An arms embargo, asset freezes and travel bans – the UN Security Council has extended sanctions on South Sudan.
ConflictsMay 31, 2019
Zimbabwe Fuel Protests

AfricaLink on Air - 22 May 2019

Human rights activists in Zimbabwe in court +++Kenyan author and gay rights activist Binyavanga Wainaina dies
PoliticsMay 22, 201929:59 min
Uganda Kampala Bobi Wine vor Gericht

AfricaLink on Air - 17 May 2019

Uganda media in court following Bobi Wine coverage+++South Sudan government defends move to sack 40 overseas diplomats
PoliticsMay 17, 201929:58 min
Äthiopien IGAD Treffen Salva Kiir

US calls for action from South Sudan leaders

An extension for the formation of a power-sharing government begins with few signs of progress
PoliticsMay 9, 2019
Südafrika - Wahl / Anführer der Demokratischen Allianz Mmusi Maimane

AfricaLink on Air 07 May 2019

South Africas gear up for elections +++ East African leaders make last-ditch efforts to save South Sudan peace deal
May 7, 201929:59 min
Riek Machar and Salva Kiir

South Sudan rivals delay forming unity government

A lack of political will, financing and time constraints were the reasons for the delay of the power-sharing agreement.
ConflictsMay 4, 2019
Libyen Tripolis Besuch von UN-Generalsekretär Antonio Guterres | Migranten

AfricaLink on Air - 19 April 2019

UN evacuates dozens of refugees from Libya as war rages+++Nigeria’s former chief justice appeals graft conviction
PoliticsApril 19, 201929:59 min
Yoweri Museveni | Gericht in Uganda ermöglicht Langzeit-Präsident Museveni weitere Amtszeiten

AfricaLink on Air - 18 April 2019

Uganda's top court upholds ruling to remove presidential age caps++Global press freedom under threat
PoliticsApril 18, 201929:58 min
People in Finland wear traditional Sami clothing next to a sled pulled by reindeer

Finland keeps crown as world's happiest country

Nordic nations consistently top the rankings, while happiness levels have plummeted in Venezuela.
SocietyMarch 20, 2019
DW eco@africa Sendung 155

Quote of the week

Nature and EnvironmentMarch 15, 2019
DW eco@africa Sendung 155

Welcome to the latest edition of Eco Africa

On this week's show: South Sudan's plastic bag ban, Uganda's primate capital of the world and saving African wild dogs.
Nature and EnvironmentMarch 15, 2019
Refugees from South Sudan

Making ends meet in Kakuma refugee camp

The sprawling Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya's northwest houses more than 180,000 people. One of them is Annett Poni, a disabled woman from South Sudan. With little hope of returning home any time soon, she decided to launch her own restaurant to support her family and create opportunities for other refugees.
BusinessMarch 13, 201905:41 min
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South Sudan: Fashion in a warzone

Winnie Godi wants to use her success as a fashion designer for the good of her country.
SocietyFebruary 28, 201901:25 min
Sudan Proteste gegen Präsident Al-Baschir

AfricaLink on Air - 30 January 2019

Upswing in anti-government protests in Sudan+++Fears of man-made famine in Cameroon as farmers flee conflict areas
PoliticsJanuary 30, 201929:59 min
Türkei Ankara Erdogan trifft Orban

Corruption levels suggest 'crisis of democracy'

The annual Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index has been released.
BusinessJanuary 29, 2019
Adama Dieng speaking at the UN

Genocide perpetrators must be held to account

DW talked to the United Nations's special advisor on the prevention of genocide.
Human RightsJanuary 18, 2019
Äthiopien Gambella Flüchtlingscamp

Ethiopia's refugees face uncertain future

With no signs of the war in South Sudan ending, concerns are growing over how refugees can integrate.
ConflictsJanuary 18, 2019
USA Neujahrsfeier in Las Vegas

AfricaLink on Air – 1 January 2019

Cameroon's Francophone-Anglophone conflict in review +++ South Sudan’s civil war recalled
PoliticsJanuary 1, 201929:59 min
A protester stands in a cloud of tear gas during clashes with security forces in Khartoum, Sudan

Rights group slams Sudan's use of 'lethal force'

Human Rights campaigners urged Sudan's government to prevent security forces using lethal force.
Human RightsDecember 31, 2018
Sudanese people protesting, waving flag

UN calls on Sudan to investigate protest deaths

Concern over the situation in Sudan has grown at the United Nations as deadly protests continue.
ConflictsDecember 29, 2018
Christmas market (photo: picture-alliance/dpa)

WorldLink: The season of hope

We get to the bottom of Germany's Christmas market and baking craze in our Christmas special.
SocietyDecember 21, 201858:59 min
Students on the floor of a class room in South Sudan (photo: picture-alliance/Maximilian Norz)

WorldLink: Ending South Sudan's crisis

DW speaks with UNESCO's Sardar Umar Alam about how education could solve South Sudan's humanitarian crisis.
SocietyDecember 21, 201807:46 min
Zambia Wahlen Edgar Lungu

Africa Link on Air - 07 December 2018

Zambia court rules president Lungu can run again in 2021 vote+++WFP warns the food crisis in South Sudan could get worse
PoliticsDecember 7, 201829:59 min
A young South Sudanese girl has her arm measured at a nutrition center

Fighting the hunger crisis in South Sudan

Over four million people are facing severe food insecurity. The war has left South Sudan in crisis and dispair.
PoliticsDecember 7, 2018
Ruanda prominente Dissidentin Diane Rwigara freigesprochen

Africa Link on Air - 06 December 2018

Rwanda government critic Diane Rwigara acquitted+++ Nigerian opposition parties endorse Atiku Abubakar ahead of polls
PoliticsDecember 6, 201829:59 min
Josephine Achiro Fortelo

South Sudanese Journalist awarded Press Freedom Prize

Josephine Achiro Fortelo's long fight for press freedom in Sudan has been recognized with the Johann Phillip Palm Prize.
CultureDecember 6, 2018
Südsudan UN denken über Verstärkung von Unmiss nach

AfricaLink on Air - 05 December 2018

UN investigates sexual attacks on women and girls in Bentiu+++Should clerics undergo theology studies before preaching?
PoliticsDecember 5, 201829:59 min
NGO "Nonviolent Peaceforce" helps children in South Sudan

MSF helps South Sudan women after sexual violence

The attacks in South Sudan over the last 12 days have targeted women walking to collect food to take home.
ConflictsDecember 1, 2018
Südsudan Rebellen

AfricaLink on Air - 29 November 2018

Uganda denies arming S.Sudan+++Activist Nkongho talks on the crisis in Cameroon+++How huge is female-football in Africa?
PoliticsNovember 29, 201829:59 min
Soldiers from the Sudan People's Liberation Army raise their fists

Uganda: Peace broker and weapons supplier, new report shows

Uganda and Sudan: S.Sudan's peace brokers and weapons suppliers.
PoliticsNovember 29, 2018
Bootsunglück auf dem Lake Viktoria in Uganda

Africa Link on Air - 26 November 2018

The search for bodies of a boat accident in Mukono - Uganda continues+++Nigeria loses billions of oil revenues.
PoliticsNovember 26, 201829:59 min
A girl carries her sister on her back

Auction of child bride sparks outrage

S.Sudanese politicians and army officers often take girls as their wives.
Human RightsNovember 26, 2018
A man in blue overalls and gloves attends to a pump on the edge of an oilfield in South Sudan

No solution for contamination of S. Sudan's drinking water

What came of oil giant Petronas' promise to act to end the contamination of drinking water in South Sudan?
Nature and EnvironmentNovember 14, 2018
People protesting in Burundi

The 77 Percent:Conflicts in Africa

How concerned are young Africans about conflicts on their continent?
SocietyNovember 6, 201820:00 min
Gay Lesbisch Hand in Hand Homosexualität Frauen Symbolbild

AfricaLink on Air - 02 November 2018

Tanzania scoffs at anti-gay taskforce critics +++ South Sudan releases aide to rebel leader Riek Machar
PoliticsNovember 2, 201829:59 min
Südsudan Rückkehr von Riek Machar

AfricaLink on Air - 31 October 2018

South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar returns to Juba +++ China threatens to stop Kenya railway project over fish ban
PoliticsOctober 31, 201829:59 min
Riek Machar smiles as he walks outside surrounded by other people at the Juba airport after returning to South Sudan

Rebel leader returns to South Sudan for peace ceremony

Riek Machar is slated to become vice president under a new peace deal, though past power-sharing attempts have failed.
PoliticsOctober 31, 2018
Mo-Ibrahim-Index für Regierungsführung in Afrika, 29.09.2014 in London

AfricaLink on Air - 29 October 2018

Africa's governance improves but security remains a challenge: Mo Ibrahim Index +++ Maternal health improves in S.Sudan
PoliticsOctober 29, 201829:59 min
Young people clean a ditch on the side of a street, a huge garbage pile is in front of them

South Sudan's youth collect trash

The environmental movement is a creative protest against civil conflict and unites people from warring tribes.
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 26, 2018
Südsudan Salva Kiir und Paul Malong Awan

AfricaLink on Air - 25 October 2018

South Sudan releases war prisoners +++ Ethiopia elects first female president
PoliticsOctober 25, 201830:00 min
Mohammadu Buhari

AfricaLink on Air – 24 October 2018

Nigeria passes new electoral bill +++ Human Rights Watch says civilians killed by soldiers in South Sudan
PoliticsOctober 24, 201830:00 min
Refugees in Afghanistan

UN demands more donations for refugees

The UN agency tasked with helping displaced persons has appealed to donor countries to help plug a widening funding gap.
PoliticsOctober 9, 2018
Fatima Maada-Bio, First Lady in Sierra Leone

Africa: Some of the presidents' wives

Ever wonder what Africa's first ladies do?
PoliticsOctober 5, 2018
The oil ministers of Sudan and South Sudan met in June 2018 to discuss the rehabilitation of oil fields

Who will gain from South Sudan's expanded oil production?

Outcome of South Sudan's expanded oil production likely to see a more stable kleptocracy, says expert.
PoliticsSeptember 27, 2018
Youtube Screenshot - Bobi Wine Musikvideo zu Freedom

Africa Link on Air - 25 September 2018

Uganda's Bobi Wine's political impact in the country+++S.Sudanese doctor wins UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award
PoliticsSeptember 25, 201829:47 min
Dr. Evan Atar Adaha wears medical clothing. He is shown to his chest in front of a door with a woman peering out. He smiles slightly.

South Sudanese surgeon wins UNHCR prize

Evan Atar Adaha spoke to DW about his challenging work and the current situation in the war-torn country.
ConflictsSeptember 25, 2018
Sudan, Khartoum, men passing documents to one another

Opinion: Will South Sudan's new peace deal hold?

The most recent peace agreement offers hope for a final end to the conflict in South Sudan, says DW's Waakhe Simon Wudu.
PoliticsSeptember 18, 2018
Sudan, Khartoum: Präsident des Südsudan Salva Kiir Mayarditund Oppositionsführer des Südsudan Riek Machar

South Sudan president, rebel leader sign ceasefire

After months of back and forth, President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar have inked a final peace deal.
PoliticsSeptember 12, 2018
Süd-Sudan Flugzeugabsturz

South Sudan plane crash kills nineteen people

Nineteen people were killed when a plane crashed in the town of Yirol in South Sudan, reportedly amid foggy weather.
TravelSeptember 9, 2018
Tansania Präsident John Magufuli & Präsident Ruanda Paul Kagame

Africa Link on Air - 07 September 2018

Challenges of Intra African trade linger on +++UN warns against rising violations against children in South Sudan
PoliticsSeptember 7, 201829:59 min