South Sudan could pump some oil by end-Nov: minister

JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudan could resume producing up to 230,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil within a month, its oil minister said on Saturday, after a nine-month shutdown that has battered the country's economy.

UN Security Council extends South Sudan peacekeepers

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council renewed a peacekeeping mission in South Sudan for second year on Thursday as U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon warned the future of the year-old state was tied to developing good relations with former civil war foe Sudan.

Israel launches African migrant deportation drive

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel launched a high-profile deportation drive against African migrants on Sunday with an airlift of South Sudanese whose government said they would be welcomed back as economic assets.