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| December 16, 2013
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Failed Coup in South Sudan imperiled Israeli aid group in capital

 

President Salva Kiir, of South Sudan, announced on Monday that he had successfully put down a coup attempt by soldiers loyal to fired Deputy President Riek Machar. Because of tension in the capital, IsraAid put its operations in the country on lockdown.

By JTA

 

Intense fighting amid a coup attempt in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, has forced the Israeli aid group IsraAid to suspend its operations in the country and go on lockdown.

James Lago, a street merchant in Juba, South Sudan, with the Israeli flag. - Photo: Armin Rosen

James Lago, a street merchant in Juba, South Sudan, with the Israeli flag. – Photo: Armin Rosen

The heavy gunfire in Juba began late Sunday night.

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| December 10, 2012
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IDC student from South Sudan deported back to Juba, 2nd time

After his 1st deportation, William Akon tries to return to Israel via Addis Ababa on a student visa, only to be sent back to S. Sudan… again.

A South Sudanese man who was enrolled as a student at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya before he was deported to Juba earlier this year returned last week on a student visa, and was deported from Ben-Gurion Airport back to South Sudan, The Jerusalem Post has learned.

Gabriel (L), William (R), S.Sudanese students - Photo: Ben Hartman

Gabriel (L), William (R), S.Sudanese students – Photo: Ben Hartman

William Akon returned to Juba in September on a voluntary deportation, after spending nearly five years in Israel.

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| June 11, 2012
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South Sudan migrants ‘ready to go home’

African migrants come to terms with imminent deportation as Immigration Authority inspectors sweep through major cities: ‘Now we are free to return to an independent country’

 

By Ynet reporters

 

“All South Sudanese migrants want to go back home. Israel is not our country,” one migrant told Ynet Monday as dozens of Africans were detained nationwide ahead of their deportation.

Detained migrants in Eilat Photo courtesy of Immigration Authority

Detained migrants in Eilat - Photo courtesy of Immigration Authority

“When I came here my country was at war and it was dangerous,” said John, who crossed into Israel from Egypt five years ago and settled in Eilat. “Now I’m ready to go back. Continue Reading »

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