South Sudan declares independence

South Sudan declares independence

JUBA, South Sudan - South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit (L) and Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir (C) attend a ceremony to declare the official independence of the Republic of South Sudan in Juba on July 9, 2011. South Sudan became the 54th state in Africa and is expected to be approved as the 193rd member state of the United Nations by the U.N. General Assembly in the following week.

Southern Sudan to gain independence

Southern Sudan to gain independence

JUBA, Sudan - Southern Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit delivers a speech on Jan. 30, 2011, after a referendum commission announced that over 99 percent of voters in Southern Sudan had voted for secession from the north, ensuring that the oil-rich region will become Africa's 54th state as early as in July after decades of civil war.

Nigeria pledges support for South Sudan in fight against insurgency

STORY: Nigeria pledges support for South Sudan in fight against insurgency DATELINE: May 15, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:12 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari welcoming the South Sudan envoy 2. various of the meeting STORYLINE: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigeria will lend a helping hand to South Sudan in fighting insurgency, and restoring cohesion to the country. The President said so on Friday at the State House, Abuja, when meeting Albino Mathom Ayuel, Special Envoy of President Salva Kiir Mayardit of South Sudan. He told the Special Envoy of the situation this administration met on ground in the North East in 2015, and how great strides have been taken in comparison with present days. "We will study your situation, and see how we can help," President Buhari said. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Abuja. (XHTV)

S. Sudan peace deal signed but ceasefire still uncertain

S. Sudan peace deal signed but ceasefire still uncertain

File photo taken in April 2013 shows South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit (R) and then Vice President Riek Machar standing side by side at the presidential palace in Juba. The peace process in the African country remains uncertain amid confrontation between the president and Machar who has turned a rebel leader. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

South Sudan declares independence

South Sudan declares independence

JUBA, South Sudan - South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit (L) and Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir (C) attend a ceremony to declare the official independence of the Republic of South Sudan in Juba on July 9, 2011. South Sudan became the 54th state in Africa and is expected to be approved as the 193rd member state of the United Nations by the U.N. General Assembly in the following week. (Kyodo)

Southern Sudan to gain independence

Southern Sudan to gain independence

JUBA, Sudan - Southern Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit delivers a speech on Jan. 30, 2011, after a referendum commission announced that over 99 percent of voters in Southern Sudan had voted for secession from the north, ensuring that the oil-rich region will become Africa's 54th state as early as in July after decades of civil war. (Kyodo)