Government officials also say they are recalling their negotiating team from Addis Ababa, but lead negotiator Nhial Deng Nhial says he and his team are still at the talks and working towards reaching a peace deal.
Government and opposition negotiators come up with opposing proposals for power-sharing that bear no resemblance to what mediators put forward in a compromise deal.
The lead negotiators for the government and main armed opposition group kick off the new round of talks with fighting words, indicating that the path to signing a final peace deal by August 17 will be a bumpy one.
IGAD says in a letter to South Sudanese negotiators that it has come up with a compromise deal to restore peace in South Sudan, and that the final deal will be signed on August 17 at an IGAD Plus summit.
The organizers say the inaugural tournament, held in memory of the 7-foot 7-inches NBA center, who died five years ago in June, has a broader message than just hoops.
For the second year in a row, South Sudan beats Somalia into second place on the Fragile States Index, compiled by U.S. research group, the Fund for Peace.
U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan says an IGAD proposal to have more mediators at the South Sudan negotiating table was endorsed at the African Union summit in Johannesburg.
Security Council members say the South Sudan government's announcement that it is expelling U.N. Humanitarian Coordinator Toby Lanzer shows "a disregard for the plight of the South Sudanese people."
United Nations says it is confused by expulsion order, and Secretary General Ban Ki-moon calls for it to be reversed
U.S. officials say those who violate humanitarian law and human rights in South Sudan will be held accountable by the international community.
The government of South Sudan insists that the army is merely trying to defend its positions in oil-rich Unity state.
South Sudanese call in a demonstration outside the White House in Washington, D.C. for more sanctions on peace-spoilers and for the United States to pressure President Salva Kiir to step down.
African Union Commission chair Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma says the report on human rights violations in South Sudan was only submitted to the African Union in late January.
The East African bloc mediating the talks says it will not abandon the South Sudanese people -- and gives President Salva Kiir and rebel chief Riek Machar another day to iron out their differences and make peace.
President Salva Kiir blames rebels loyal to ex-vice president Riek Machar for violating cessation of hostilities agreement signed on Jan. 23, 2014.
Sudanese cartoonist Khalid Albaih has received death threats because of his work, but like the slain Charlie Hebdo cartoonists, he refuses to lay down his pen.
The report by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says children are being deliberately targeted in the ongoing conflict in South Sudan.
South Sudan Foreign Affairs Minister Barnaba Marial Benjamin tries to convince U.S. and U.N. officials that the peace process for South Sudan is moving forward and imposing more sanctions on the country will be counter-productive.
The International Rescue Committee says violence against women in South Sudan has spiked since the country plunged into conflict a year ago.
South Sudan's ambassador to the United Nations praises the new mandate but urges the U.N. not to impose sanctions on South Sudan, saying they would be counter-productive.
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