An army spokesman also insists the SPLA is not blocking shipments of relief supplies or restricting the movement of U.N. peacekeepers.
Already delayed by lack of funding, the commission reviewing the transitional constitution says it won't meet its new deadline because of ongoing fighting.
A witness to the attack says two people were killed when armed youths stormed the base in Bor, capital of Jonglei state, where nearly 5,000 people displaced by four months of conflict are sheltering.
Not only is the health of children in South Sudan suffering as the country's conflict drags on into a fifth month, their education is, too, analysts and NGOs say.
The U.N. agency says action has to be taken immediately to save the lives of thousands of children in South Sudan.
One of the diplomats who signed the letter says there is no reason to apologize for the letter, which accused the South Sudanese government of interfering in U.N. activities.
A new corporate sports league seeks to promote peace in the young country by bringing together sports fans to play in friendly football matches.
A previous request from the government for the seven politicians, whom a judge in Juba wants to question about their alleged role in triggering the violence in South Sudan, was not acted on by the talks' mediators, IGAD.
Ghanaian force commander also insists that the weapons were not being sent to rebel forces.
Demonstrators at rallies in Juba and Wau accuse the U.N. Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) of colluding with rebels and of starting the fighting that continues to rake the country.
UNICEF says half of the nearly 900,000 people displaced by the conflict in South Sudan are children, many of whom have endured traumatic injuries in the fighting in the young country.
Government negotiators say the talks are on the brink of failure and blame Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) mediators, while opposition complains the talks have moved too slowly.
Doctors Without Borders says hospitals have been ransacked and patients killed in their beds during the fighting in South Sudan.
A government official says up to 70 percent of SPLA soldiers have joined the ranks of opposition fighters.
Fighting broke out in the town between pro- and anti-government forces, and also on the U.N. base where more than 20,000 people are still sheltering.
A spokesman for the army blames opposition fighters for the new round of fighting, which has interrupted the work of at least one aid group in Malakal.
President cites examples of late Nelson Mandela and Rwanda's current President Kagame, urges South Sudanese to lead reconciliation and say no to revenge and 'rage' as the two African leaders did
The song, called "No More War", will be posted on social media and the group of 10 South Sudanese and Ugandan musicians plans to tour the region to promote their message of peace.
Officials blame the overnight unrest on an attempted coup by forces loyal to former vice president Riek Machar.
The response of the scores of foreign companies that attended the conference was positive, with some 50 companies taking concrete steps to do business in South Sudan.
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