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SUDAN

Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2016
Tokyo's envoy to Juba spending nights in GSDF camp amid safety concerns: sources
Masahiko Kiya as well as an embassy staff member are said to be staying at the facility at night for their protection, sources said.
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2016
Japan Embassy staff evacuated from South Sudan
An Air Self-Defense Force transport plane arrived in Djibouti from Juba on Thursday carrying four staff members from the Japanese Embassy in conflict-wracked South Sudan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2016
Japanese aid workers evacuated from South Sudan to Kenya amid violence
Japanese aid workers were evacuated from South Sudan to Nairobi aboard a chartered aircraft on Wednesday after a surge of violence in the country, an official of the Japanese Embassy in Nairobi said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2016
GSDF families briefed on situation in South Sudan
The Ground Self-Defense Force has told families of personnel stationed in conflict-mired South Sudan that no direct attack has been made on their camp, a GSDF official said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2016
SDF is ordered to evacuate Japanese nationals from South Sudan
Amid fighting in South Sudan's capital, the Air Self-Defense Force is sent in to evacuate Japanese civilians there.
WORLD
Jul 10, 2016
Death toll from South Sudan fighting climbs to 272: government source
At least 272 people have died in fighting between South Sudan's rival factions in the capital Juba, including 33 civilians, a government source said on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jul 6, 2016
Amnesty report cites forced cannibalism, rape, death, trauma as South Sudan turns 5
Mass killings, rape, torture, abductions and forced cannibalism have led to an increase in mental illness in South Sudan, with patients routinely housed in prisons due to an "almost total" absence of mental health care, a rights group said on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 16, 2016
Prize for 'outstanding African leadership' again finds no winner
Organizers of a $5 million prize for former African leaders that aims to shine a spotlight on democracy and outstanding leadership has again failed to find a winner after no one met the criteria.
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2016
Intact bullet found at SDF base in South Sudan does not prove it was fired upon: government
A undamaged bullet found on the grounds of a U.N. peacekeeping base in South Sudan is not evidence that Japanese troops came under fire, the government said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2016
Defense Ministry probes spent round found outside GSDF barracks in Juba
A bullet believed to have been fired from outside a South Sudan barracks for Ground Self-Defense Force troops deployed on a U.N. peacekeeping mission was found in December 2013, a display at a GSDF camp in Kyoto Prefecture has revealed.
JAPAN
Feb 9, 2016
Japan extends peacekeeping mission in South Sudan through October
The Cabinet gave its blessing Tuesday to an extension of the Self-Defense Forces' peacekeeping mission in South Sudan by eight months until the end of October.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 19, 2015
Expanding SDF's role in South Sudan likely to wait until late 2016
The Abe administration is considering waiting until November 2016 or later to expand the role of the Self-Defense Forces in the U.N. peacekeeping operation in South Sudan under the controversial security legislation passed last month, according to a government source.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 1, 2015
Former child soldier and refugee Ger Duany finds a future in Hollywood
Ger Duany was only 13 years old when he became a child soldier in his home country of what is now South Sudan. Spending his childhood living in constant fear of being killed, he did what he had to — he picked up a gun and shot back, the only way to survive in a war.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 22, 2015
SDF role in South Sudan to expand in May under new security laws
The government is getting ready to expand the role of the Self-Defense Forces mission in South Sudan as early as May under the security legislation enacted last week.
EDITORIALS
Jun 28, 2015
South Africa and the AU vs. the ICC
South Africa's readiness to reject the International Criminal Court's mandate deprives both it and the ICC of credibility.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 15, 2015
Court ruling on Sudan's al-Bashir leaves South Africa 'in a fix'
South Africa will have to defy its own judiciary or risk the wrath of other African nations if the High Court orders the government to arrest visiting Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on war crimes and genocide charges.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 14, 2015
South African court orders indicted Sudanese president not to leave
A South African court issued an interim order on Sunday preventing Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir from leaving the country, where he was due to attend an African Union summit, until the judge hears an application calling for his arrest.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
May 23, 2015
Ahmed Mohamed Elmardi: 'Today is today, but work for tomorrow'
Sudanese artist on patience, determination and depicting Ray Charles on TV.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 18, 2015
Sudan defends seizure of newspapers, TV channel says
Sudanese authorities defended the seizure of more than a dozen newspapers, saying the practice would continue if publications were seen to threaten national security, Ashorooq television channel reported.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 20, 2015
Defense chief Gen Nakatani visits South Sudan for talks, SDF inspection
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani visited the South Sudan capital Juba on Monday to hold talks with his counterpart, Kuol Manyang Juuk, and to inspect Self-Defense Forces personnel taking part in a U.N. peacekeeping operation.

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