04:33 GMT 26th April 2012
A project connecting three countries in East Africa has upset the local communities it goes through. By Tago Odher, Nairobi
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05:38 GMT 30th March 2012
The new government needs to do more to check inter-communal violence in Jonglei state, says a recent report. By Zachary Ochieng, Nairobi
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02:35 GMT 30th March 2012
South Sudan, which has stopped shipping crude oil exports, has enough foreign exchange reserves to cover imports for up to one year, the deputy Finance Minister said on February 27.
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04:50 GMT 29th March 2012
Africa's newest nation has expelled the head of its biggest oil company, the Chinese and Malaysian-owned Petrodar, the BBC has reported.
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10:03 GMT 28th September 2011
At least 500 people were killed last month in ethnic clashes in the eastern state of Jonglei, according to the South Sudanese authorities.
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11:59 GMT 31st August 2011
The new currency for the newly born nation of the Republic of South Sudan has been officially launched by President Salva Kiir Mayardit, amidst concerns that the date on which the notes were printed was not indicated.
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01:43 GMT 31st August 2011
South Sudan said its former civil war foe Khartoum, which controls the pipelines for its oil exports, had declared ~ economic war against the new African nation by demanding a transit fee of almost $23 a barrel.
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12:42 GMT 31st August 2011
As celebrations for the birth of Africa's newest state wind down, there are fears that South Sudan is already becoming mired in exclusion and corruption. By Zachary Ochieng
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12:15 GMT 31st August 2011
'South Sudan should learn from the failings of other countries.'
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02:28 GMT 14th February 2011
Amidst tears and songs, tens of thousands of southern Sudanese queued up last month to cast their vote in an historic referendum on whether to secede from the north of the country following decades of civil war. The expected violence did not take place and it now looks as if Africa's 54th nation is waiting in the wings.
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02:10 GMT 14th February 2011
After decades of economic neglect, creating a new nation will be a huge undertaking for South Sudan.
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