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Why The Pope Is Visiting South Sudan and DRC

By Armani Syed

The South Sudanese Bishop Trying to Bring War to an End in the World’s Newest Country

By Belinda Luscombe

Child Bride Auctioned in South Sudan on Facebook

By Eli Meixler

U.S. Sanctions Myanmar General Accused of Ethnic Cleansing

By Susan Heavey and Arshad Mohammed / Reuters
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Meet the Former Governor Fighting the Worst Humanitarian Crisis Since 1945

Four simultaneous famines

By Jack Brewster

Celebrating the Legacy of Anja Niedringhaus

Niedringhaus’ legacy is undoubtedly her photographs but also the courage she has ignited in her fellow journalists

By Alexandra Genova

By the Time Famine is Declared, it’s Already Too Late—and Another Generation is Wounded

The declaration of famine in parts of South Sudan on Feb. 20, the first announcement of its kind in almost six years, is but the beginning of a cascade of similar pronouncements to come. Yemen,...

By Aryn Baker

By the Time We Declare a Famine, It's Already Too Late

And the effects can last for a generation

By Aryn Baker / Cape Town

South Sudan 'on Brink' of Genocide, Says UN Report

"The stage is being set for a repeat of what happened in Rwanda"

By Dominique Rowe

Portraits of South Sudanese Refugees

Photographer Ugo Borga has spent the last 15 years in Africa, the Middle East and Europe documenting places devastated by war. In March, he traveled to South Sudan to cover the ongoing conflict that’s been...

By Bianca Silva

Meet the Rich Kids of South Sudan's Instagram

'The proof: they're posing with stacks of dollars like rappers'

By Daniel White

South Sudan's Civil War Enriches Leaders, Study Finds

The findings of a new report come from The Sentry, an initiative co-founded by actor George Clooney

By Tara John

Suffering and Squandering Hope in a War-Weary Country

July 9 was the fifth anniversary of the world's youngest country, but the citizens of South Sudan had no cause for celebration. Heavy fighting between the government forces of President Salva Kiir and troops loyal...

By Bryan Walsh

The 13-Year-Old Survived a Horrific War Crime. But He May Never Be Safe Enough to Testify

'If people are not able to come forward and speak, how do you have a trial? And without trials, how can you have accountability?'

By Aryn Baker/Cape Town

Shipping Containers Used as Prisons in South Sudan

More than 50 men died in one container incident last year

By Aryn Baker

The Only One God Left Alive

The 13-year-old boy sits on a mat in a darkened hut not far from Leer Town in South Sudan, his skeletal knees pressed against his ears, and tells the story of what happened to him...

By Aryn Baker

Rebel Leader Riek Machar Returns to South Sudan

After a two-year exile, the former vice-president returns to the capital and, hopefully, brings peace with him

By Aryn Baker/Cape Town

South Sudan Starves Waiting for Veep's Delayed Return

He may be flawed, but without the return of its embattled vice president, South Sudan can't end its civil war and finally move forward

By Aryn Baker/Leer, South Sudan

U.N. Report: Rape Used as Weapon in South Sudan

A new report from the UN shows that South Sudan may be the site of the worst human-rights abuses in the world

By Aryn Baker/Cape Town

The Secret War Crime: How Do You Ask Women to Relive Their Worst Nightmares

Photographer Lynsey Addario and TIME's Aryn Baker discuss the difficulties of reporting on rape

By Aryn Baker
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