20 dead as flood hit South Sudan
At least twenty persons perished in South Sudan’s Warrap State as a result of persistent severe floods. Victor Wek Gogrial […]
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40 Afghans enter South Sudan illegally – Immigration officials
At least 40 Afghans have entered South Sudan without following the required legal procedures according to the country’s immigration authorities.
Kiir ask Sudan’s Hamdok to hold to account coup plotters
South Sudan President, Salva Kiir, has criticized the recent coup attempt in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum. President Kiir requested Sudanese Prime
380,000 people displaced by floods and violence in South Sudan says UN
According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, at least 380,000 people from six states in
Warning over hunger crisis gets louder in East African countries
By Mbafan Ade – Despite regional administrations’ best attempts to attain food security through sophisticated plans and regulations, the region
South Sudan joins Nigeria, 47 other countries as ATU member
The African Telecommunications Union (ATU) has welcomed its 49th member state after the Republic of South Sudan was officially admitted into
South Sudan president sacks foreign minister, Khamisa
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has fired his foreign minister Beatrice Khamisa Wani, replacing her with Mayiik Ayii Deng who
Truck drivers’ strike over attacks in South Sudan enters second week
Truck drivers’ strike at Elegu border post on the Uganda-South Sudan border has entered the second week, interrupting the flow
South Sudan tightens security, closed stores as precaution against protests
On Monday, security troops patrolled Juba, the capital of South Sudan, and many shops were closed as authorities warned of
South Sudan President Salva Kiir visits Ethiopia
By Kwanta Douglas – South Sudanese President Salva Kiir arrived in Ethiopia on Thursday on an official visit. He met
Uganda, South Sudan meets over escalating number of fatal road ambushes
Uganda and South Sudan are in talks over the growing number of deadly ambushes targeting transit trucks on South Sudanese
Sudan, South Sudan to reopen borders after 11 years
Sudan and South Sudan have agreed to open their borders after 11 years of negotiations. According to President Salva Kiir’s
South Sudan president orders end to factional clash
South Sudan President Salva Kiir, on Wednesday, ordered a halt to the fighting between forces loyal to Vice President Riek
South Sudan: Machar claims ‘peace spoilers’ sponsored his removal as party leader
South Sudan’s first Vice President, Riek Machar, has accused opposing military commanders of attempting to sabotage the country’s peace process
‘Enough is enough’: South Sudan civil society demands change
After ten turbulent and often murderous years of independence, a coalition of South Sudanese civil society organizations has begun a
UN condemns extrajudicial killing of 42 people in South Sudan
The United Nations on Monday demanded an end to extrajudicial killings in South Sudan after the grisly execution of at
South Sudan demands speedy allocation of funds to save peace agreement
South Sudan’s First Vice President, Riek Machar, called on President Salva Kiir on Thursday to expedite the allocation of funds
South Sudan halts independence day celebrations as Covid-19 cases surge
South Sudan’s Council of Ministers have concluded that there would be no official celebrations for the country’s 10th independence anniversary
Kenya, Uganda, join forces to rehabilitate rail line linking Congo, South Sudan
Uganda and Kenya have teamed up to rehabilitate and connect the old metre gauge railway line to seamlessly link the
Energy Capital Power confirms sponsors for South Sudan Oil & Power 2021 event
Energy Capital & Power (ECP, formerly Africa Oil & Power) has announced the official confirmation of several high-profile sponsors for
South Sudan lifts COVID-19 restrictions amid fall in infections
South Sudan’s government has lifted Coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions as the number of infections continues to decline, according to a senior
South Sudan launches Covid-19 vaccination in fight against virus
South Sudan’s Covid-19 vaccination drive kicked off Tuesday with health workers getting their first dose of the AstraZeneca jab at Juba Teaching Hospital.
UN to reduce peacekeepers in South Sudan
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said Tuesday it plans to reduce troop numbers by seven percent this
South Sudan’s retired Catholic Archbishop dies in Nairobi
South Sudan retired Catholic Archbishop Paulino Lukudu Loro died on Monday morning at the Kenyan capital Nairobi, current archbishop Stephen
IMF Board approves $174m Covid-19 emergency funds for South Sudan
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday approved a disbursement of $174.2 million to South Sudan under the Rapid Credit
South Sudan’s Fifth Vice President tests positive for Covid-19
South Sudan’s Fifth Vice President has contracted the novel coronavirus, her press office has confirmed. In a Facebook post seen
Security Council extends UN mandate in South Sudan
The United Nations Security Council on Monday extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) until
South Sudan faces acute food shortages as harvest falls by 50% – Official6
An international charity warned on Thursday that South Sudanese are facing life-threatening food shortages following last year’s drop in harvests.
Ten people killed in South Sudan plane crash
At least ten people, including the two pilots, died when a plane crashed at an airstrip in South Sudan’s Jonglei
South Sudan: Shortage of malaria drugs in Pibor amid high caseload
An upsurge of malaria and diarrhoea cases has been reported in several villages in the Greater Pibor Administrative Area (GPAA),