80,000 Displaced Amid Fears Violence Will Become Ethnically Charged
South Sudan
South Sudan Rebel Leader Says He’s Ready to Negotiate
Demands release of political prisoners in return for peace talks to end 9-day conflict
4 Injured After Rebel Gunfire Strikes U.S. Aircrafts in S. Sudan
In a mission to evacuate American citizens from the conflict-riddled region
American Troops Sent to South Sudan
President Obama sent 45 military personnel there to protect U.S. embassy as tensions mount
How the World’s Newest Country Is Destroying Itself
Ethnically charged violence has already left hundreds dead and threatens to plunge the new country into chaos
South Sudan Official: Soldiers Tried to Overthrow Us
The foreign minister of the world’s youngest nation says a group has attempted a coup in the capital
In Unofficial Vote, Abyei Overwhelmingly Chooses South Sudan
Vote was a test-drive, not official
The Sudans’ Fragile Peace: Will Economic Necessity Create Brotherly Love?
The sudden spurt of activity involving the still contentious border and oil prices has been inspired by the almost certain economic cataclysm in the event of war. So how long will this peace last?
Sudan’s Blue Nile Offensive: Is This the Next Darfur?
Thousands of refugees are pouring into South Sudan from the north with tales of atrocities at the hands of the Sudanese government in Blue Nile state
Why the Capture of a Kony Lieutenant Isn’t a Big Deal
For a journalist, Special Operations are problematic. They work in secret and tend to consider the press, at best, an annoyance and, at worst, a hindrance and a danger. In January, TIME photographer Dominic Nahr and I
An American in Sudan’s Nuba Mountains Tells of Sudanese Bombing
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Must-Reads Around the World, May 9, 2012
Warring Words – China’s state-run Global Times issues its most threatening commentary yet on the continuing standoff with the Philippines over disputed islands in the South China Sea. Under the headline “Peace Will Be a Miracle …
Q&A with George Clooney: Hollywood Legend Talks Sudan, Satellites and How to Stop Atrocities
If you wanted a celebrity to adopt your cause, you’d pray for George Clooney. The 50-year-old gets to address Congress, the National Security Council and the U.N. General Assembly, meet U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and …