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25.08.18

Girl, 13, Beaten to Death for Refusing to Get Married

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Tragically, in many parts of modern Africa girls still suffer from forced marriage. This Kenyan girl, only 13, was going to be a 60-year-old man’s sixth wife. When she objected, she was 'punished' with a fatal beating, and the purpotraters received only a fine.


14.08.18

Education: a passport for the children of South Sudan

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Peace is on the horizon in South Sudan, and quality education is the key to building a stable future. by Ador Riak Nyiel, South Sudan National Education Coalition


07.02.18

Irish nun providing education and refuge for girls in South Sudan

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Sr Orla Treacy from Bray is principal of Loreto Rumbek, South Sudan. The school first opened in 2008 and provides a much needed place of education and refuge for girls aged 5-20.



05.12.17

Pray for peace

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Catholic Bishop Leads Nine South Sudanese Governors and Delegates in Peace Conference.


16.04.17

How factions in South Sudan’s war took shape on British campuses

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The UK has historical links with both sides of a vicious civil war


25.10.16

South Sudan artists paint for peace in Juba

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After nearly three years of devastating civil conflict, South Sudanese artists have come together to try and get the country thinking and talking about peace, by launching a public art project in the capital Juba.


28.09.16

Educating girls in South Sudan

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Meet the girls who must overcome conflict, hunger, stigma and sexual abuse just to go to school.


21.07.16

Pope's envoy in South Sudan in pursuit of peace-building

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Pope Francis has sent a special envoy to South Sudan to urge for an end to violence in the country and to help establish dialogue and trust between the warring parties.


12.07.16

South Sudan Photo Essay: 'I can't see but God is in my eyes'

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On the eve of South Sudan's independence, photographer ROBERT FOGARTY captured the citizens of the world's newest country, in their own words.


23.05.16

S. Sudan cabinet forms committee to determine number of states

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The new cabinet of the Transitional Government of National Unity (TGoNU) in South Sudan has accepted to form a technical committee to review boundaries and determine the number states...



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