A bush fire fanned by gusty winds has gutted four villages in South Sudan`s Western Bahr el Ghazal region, killing 33 people, the president`s spokesman said, adding the toll was likely to rise.

Bush fire guts four villages in South Sudan, kills 33

South Sudan which is reeling under the horrors of war, ethnic violence, rape, hunger and displacement, for civilians the greatest danger is been cut-off from health services. Watch this report.

In South Sudan, illness is as deadly as war

A total of 150 Indian peacekeepers serving with the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) have received medals of honour for their dedicated service and sacrifice. “A glimpse beyond the dedicated Service and Sacrifice of the @UN blue beret – Indian peacekeepers receive medals of honour in Malakal -@India Be Proud,” the UN mission tweeted Monday, along with pictures of the Indian peacekeepers participating in a parade and receiving the medals for their exemplary service.

150 Indian peacekeepers in South Sudan awarded medal of honour for dedicated service

Pope Francis on Thursday (April 11) appealed to South Sudan's President Salva Kiir, his former deputy turned rebel leader Riek Machar, and three other vice presidents to respect an armistice they signed and commit to forming a unity government next month.

'Peace is possible', Pope kisses South Sudan leader's feet

Finland ranked as the world's happiest country for the second year running while war-torn South Sudan sank to the least contented in a United Nations report released on Wednesday.

Finland tops world happiness rankings, South Sudan bottom: United Nations

Child soliders in war zones across globe

An Ethiopian military helicopter crashed inside a United Nations compound in the disputed Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan, killing three crew members and injuring 10 passengers, the UN said in a statement Sunday.

Three killed in UN helicopter crash in disputed region

Indian peacekeepers serving with the UN Mission in South Sudan have been lauded for providing lifesaving medical supplies to prisoners in the country's Malakal city.

Indian peacekeepers in South Sudan lauded for providing medical supplies to prisoners 

Military chief's death is likely to mount pressure on South Sudan President Salva Kiir

South Sudan says military chief has died in Egypt 

The UN Security Council is expected to adopt a US-drafted resolution that threatens to impose an arms embargo on South Sudan

United Nations set to threaten arms embargo on South Sudan

The decision to close Radio Miraya would be another blow for press freedom in South Sudan

United Nations in talks with South Sudan to keep radio station open

China?s expanding role in UN peacekeeping over the last two decades has helped it craft a more positive and constructive global image and reputation

China?s new military base in Africa will help China in asserting its position as a global power

15 children died in South Sudan in early May when health workers vaccinating them against measles used the same syringe without sterilising it

South Sudan: Botched anti-measles campaign kills 15 children

'No one died but there are a number of injured people right now,' one of the local aid workers said

Plane crashes at South Sudan airport, several people injured: Aid workers

More than 20 million people face?starvation in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen

UN needs emergency funding of $4.4 bn for famine relief in four countries

Fighting has prevented many farmers from harvesting their crops while hyper inflation?has put imported food beyond the reach of many

Famine hits South Sudan, about half the country will lack reliable access to affordable food by July?

The stark warning followed a series of meetings that Guterres held with regional leaders and South Sudan's President Salva Kiir last month

South Sudan civil war reaches 'catastrophic proportions for civilians': UN

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan expressed concern over 'increased reports of violence and armed conflict in the past few weeks'

Tensions mount in South Sudan after Kiir death rumours

Human rights spokesman Rupert Colville said they were aware of 217 cases of killings, executions, looting, and attacks on women so far

South Sudan's government forces executed civilians and raped women: UN

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has called on the South Sudanese government to prosecute those responsible

Security forces in South Sudan killed civilians, gang-raped women, says UN

World's newest nation has been caught up in more than two years of ethnically charged fighting

Tens of thousands of people flee South Sudan as fresh violence erupts: UN

Lam Akol was agriculture minister in Kiir's administration, and also the leader of the opposition

South Sudan minister resigns, calls for change in regime

Chinese and Nepalese battalions watched as a woman screamed for help during an assault by two soldiers, a witness told Associated Press

UN peacekeepers accused of failing to stop South Sudan rapes

'In the past three weeks, there have been more refugee arrivals in Uganda than in the entire first six months of 2016'

In 3 weeks, more than 37,000 people fled South Sudan for Uganda: UN

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