http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12070034#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa The latest stories from the South Sudan: New nation section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Mon, 09 Jul 2012 11:13:08 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12070034#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 120 60 15 President Salva Kiir says South Sudan needs to be "independent economically" in his speech to mark the first anniversary of its independence. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18769200#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18769200 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 15:54:52 GMT Mortality rates in a refugee camp in South Sudan are nearly double the threshold for an emergency, meaning eight children are dying a day, MSF warns. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18739030#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18739030 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:01:48 GMT South Sudan will make its international debut at this year's East and Central African regional championship, the Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18504126 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18504126 Tue, 19 Jun 2012 10:15:07 GMT The President of South Sudan, Silva Kiir, asks the country's top officials to return $4bn he says has been stolen from state resources. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18326004#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18326004 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 09:28:12 GMT Sudan pulls its troops out of the disputed border area of Abyei, according to the UN, as peace talks with South Sudan begin. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18260082#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18260082 Wed, 30 May 2012 11:05:35 GMT South Sudan's army denies killing and torturing members of the minority Murle community during a disarmament campaign to stop deadly cattle raids. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18205203#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18205203 Fri, 25 May 2012 09:48:04 GMT The first planeload of refugees stranded for months in a camp in Sudan is flown to South Sudan - among 500,000 who may be forced to leave. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18059276#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18059276 Mon, 14 May 2012 15:19:59 GMT A guide to what is at stake as South Sudan prepares to become the world's newest country. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12111730#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12111730 Mon, 04 Jul 2011 11:29:51 GMT A profile of Salva Kiir Mayardit, the man who looks set to lead Southern Sudan to independence from the north. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12107760#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12107760 Wed, 05 Jan 2011 18:03:17 GMT Provides an overview of South Sudan, including key events and facts about Africa's newest nation http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14069082#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14069082 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:14:42 GMT Key facts, figures and dates http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/820864.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/820864.stm Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:14:43 GMT Viewpoint: First year has not lived up to the hype http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18550314#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18550314 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 07:20:04 GMT Can the two Sudans afford full conflict? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17783636#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17783636 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:42:56 GMT The rebels taking advantage of border clashes http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17739363#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17739363 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:53:30 GMT Will Sudan force 500,000 southerners to leave? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17624075#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17624075 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 09:59:36 GMT Woman's terror as thousands of warriors attacked http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16575153#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16575153 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:55:45 GMT Child refugees return to South Sudan http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16047050#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16047050 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 05:10:34 GMT Southers celebrate their split from the north http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14091903#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14091903 Sat, 09 Jul 2011 08:19:13 GMT Maps reveal Sudan's north-south divisions http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12115013#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12115013 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:33:30 GMT How will Sudan change after southerners pack their bags? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14019051#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14019051 Mon, 04 Jul 2011 23:18:06 GMT Brewing alcohol is a lucrative business in Sudan's capital, despite its ban under Sharia law, writes the BBC's Lucy Fleming. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8638670.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8638670.stm Thu, 29 Apr 2010 07:15:36 GMT Henna artist Sanna Awad Abdullah tells the BBC about the importance of henna in Sudanese culture. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8608387.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8608387.stm Thu, 08 Apr 2010 11:11:47 GMT Returnees' hopes for the future in sound and pictures http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8609304.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8609304.stm Mon, 12 Apr 2010 08:34:39 GMT Business is booming at Southern Sudan's first brewery http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11800512#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11800512 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 09:52:50 GMT Fifteen-year-old Deng Chan left the ranks of the former rebel army in south Sudan two years ago - he tells the BBC about the struggle to deal with his anger and responsibility of feeding his family as the region recovers from the two-decade civil war. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8599293.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8599293.stm Mon, 05 Apr 2010 06:55:09 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/arabic/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/arabic/ Thu, 06 Jan 2011 17:36:26 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/swahili/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/swahili/ Thu, 06 Jan 2011 17:37:02 GMT Journalist Hassan Arouni explains the background to South Sudan independence http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14054589#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14054589 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 10:46:34 GMT The leader of Sudan's Islamist opposition Umma party, Sadeq al-Mahdi, reflects on the south's independence. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14077298#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14077298 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 09:56:09 GMT The challenges of providing an education system that can serve Africa's newest country. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14063560#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14063560 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:49:48 GMT Rapper Emmanuel Jal talks about being a child soldier in South Sudan and what independence means to him. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-14037458#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-14037458 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 17:36:37 GMT South Sudan is getting ready to become an independent nation this week but many refugees say they do not want to return. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14044145#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14044145 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:27:24 GMT Huge preparations are underway in Juba, capital of South Sudan, which formally declares its independence from Sudan on 9 July. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14032842#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14032842 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 13:28:37 GMT South Sudan will split away to become a new country on Saturday, and there are concerns over the security of oil-rich areas near the border. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14041110#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14041110 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 04:59:43 GMT Just days until the new nation of South Sudan is born, efforts to build the country are taking place and people who had fled are returning home. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14025085#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14025085 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 09:08:20 GMT Pictures of South Sudan's first year http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18409584#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18409584 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 00:47:06 GMT Eyewitness account from Blue Nile http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14805247#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14805247 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:49:15 GMT Hungry Sudanese tell of fleeing caves to seek sanctuary http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17936360#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17936360 Thu, 03 May 2012 08:52:05 GMT The former refugees setting up a film industry in South Sudan http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16319572#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16319572 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:11:16 GMT The rebels who threaten new nation http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13977178#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13977178 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 07:20:18 GMT Tit-for-tat cattle raids test South Sudan's new rulers http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14761020#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14761020 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 09:37:18 GMT John Garang's former bush chef savours life in a hotel kitchen http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14752322#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14752322 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:58:25 GMT Widow's joy as South Sudan gains independence http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14030814#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14030814 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 21:08:42 GMT Pictures from Sudan's new southern battleground http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-14198745#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-14198745 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 06:55:44 GMT Torture chamber is warning for future http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13995944#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13995944 Mon, 04 Jul 2011 06:56:54 GMT How Hollywood stars helped gain South Sudan's independence http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14050504#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14050504 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 23:35:26 GMT Sports teams and stamps - is everything ready? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14014083#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14014083 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 21:10:50 GMT Split worries farmers in land where the cow is king http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-12538051#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-12538051 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 08:28:11 GMT Images from South Sudan - land of oil and cattle http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12115079#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12115079 Mon, 04 Jul 2011 16:32:17 GMT Dusty cattle town of Abyei matters to both sides http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13502845#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13502845 Mon, 23 May 2011 14:08:31 GMT Could Nuba mountain's beer-drinkers spark new conflict? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13351773#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13351773 Tue, 10 May 2011 23:21:01 GMT 'X-Factor competition' to find south's new anthem http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12164171#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12164171 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 01:26:35 GMT Why UK doctor is going back to South Sudan http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12171222#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12171222 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 16:39:58 GMT What happens to oil sector if south secedes? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12128080#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12128080 Mon, 04 Jul 2011 15:54:50 GMT Why African leaders may fear South Sudan split http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12130613#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12130613 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:12:18 GMT People from south and north Sudan share their views http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12141082#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12141082 Sun, 09 Jan 2011 00:19:56 GMT