An official says at least 18 people were killed when a small plane crashed in South Sudan

A plane crash in a remote area of South Sudan killed at least 18 people. The plane, chartered by Greater Pioneer Operating Co., was carrying oil workers and crashed while taking off near an oil field.

A small plane chartered by the Chinese oil firm Greater Pioneer Operating Company crashed in South Sudan, killing at least 18 people. The aircraft, carrying 21 individuals including oil workers and two pilots,

JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudan has lifted a nationwide curfew imposed more than 10 days ago after a night of deadly rioting in the capital over the alleged killing of South Sudanese people by the army and allied groups in neighbouring Sudan, its spokesperson said on Monday.

“To make life easier for women, surviving the war requires collective work and strength in solidarity,” said Huyam*, a mutual aid volunteer from southeastern Sennar state, where the army now controls key areas after an advance last year by the RSF.

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says his office will be seeking arrest warrants for those accused of atrocities in Sudan’s West Darfur region, which has seen reported ethnic cleansing by paramilitary forces that have been fighting government forces for 19 months.

The RSF did not immediately acknowledge the attack in El Fasher, which is over 800 kilometers southwest of Khartoum.

In 2004, I traveled to Darfur, the western region of Sudan, with then-Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) and my chief of staff, Dan Scandling. We came back to the U.S. and shared what we had seen.

After a lengthy shutdown, South Sudan's oil is flowing again. But experts question whether the resumption of production will end the nation's economic struggles. Some even believe it might deepen existing inequalities.

Fighting around Sudan ‘s largest oil refinery set the sprawling complex ablaze, satellite data analyzed by The Associated Press on Saturday shows, sending thick, black smoke over the country’s capital.

The Sudanese army claims the war has reached a "turning point." But with accusations of human rights abuses on both sides and even genocide, there is still no end in sight for Sudan's devastating conflict.