https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/south-sudan/?xtor=RSS-1 Political relations France's interest in South Sudan dates back to the Fashoda Incident on 25 August 1898, on the White Nile (Kodok, capital of a county in the Upper Nile State). Once there, Commander Jean-Baptiste Marchand signed a treaty on 3 September 1898 with the King of the Shilluks. A similar agreement was signed on 7 September with the Dinka people, at their request, 12 days before Lord Kitchener arrived. France recognized South Sudan on 9 July 2011, the day of its independence. (…) en https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/local/cache-vignettes/L144xH72/visuel_defaut_une_fd-44916-890bc.jpg?1702480415 https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr?xtor=RSS-1 https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/south-sudan/news/article/south-sudan-hospital-attack-4-may-2025?xtor=RSS-1 France condemns the helicopter and drone attack on the Doctors Without Borders hospital in Old Fangak, South Sudan, on Saturday, 3 May, which left several people dead or injured. France underlines that international humanitarian law is applicable to everybody, and in particular the imperative of protecting civilians and humanitarian workers and infrastructure. France reiterates its support for the work of Doctors Without Borders in South Sudan and worldwide, and to all humanitarian (…) 2025-05-05 14:05:48 60467_283884