United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) peacekeepers assess security and living conditions in Ulang and Maban ...

The residents of Ulang County and Doro Refugee camp in Maban have been plagued by persistent intercommunal conflict and flooding which has devastated this part of the Upper Nile region of South Sudan. As part of its strategy to protect civilians and engage …

South Sudan opposition sets conditions for peace deal

The leadership of the holdout opposition, currently engaged in Tumaini (Hope) Initiative talks with the South Sudan government in Nairobi, Kenya, said today that it would only accept a peace agreement if Juba agrees to address the root causes of the …

United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) peacekeepers assess security and living conditions in Ulang and Maban ...

Sudan army claims major advances in greater Khartoum 

Sudan’s military says it has regained control of nearly all of Khartoum North as it intensified its offensive aimed at reclaiming full control of the capital from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The army, at war with the RSF since April 2023, …

South Sudan declares Mpox outbreak

Authors: Darlington Moses | Chany Ninrew | Published: 7 hours ago Mpox patient presenting rash symptoms - Courtesy South Sudan’s Ministry of Health has declared Mpox outbreak after confirming country’s first case of the virus in Juba, acting health …

Sudan's army chief plans transitional govt amid military advances

Sudan’s army chief said Saturday that a transitional government would be formed soon, as the military makes major gains against rival paramilitaries in the capital and central parts of the war-torn country. Speaking in Port Sudan, the country’s de facto …

UNDP reviews development programme for South Sudan

By Aguok Chok The United Nations Development Programme on Thursday launched an annual review meeting extending the Country Programme Document (CPD) to 2026. The event was officiated by the national Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. Marial Dongrin, in …

Today in History: Referendum results endorsing South Sudan’s independence announced

The vote had taken place from 9 to 15 January 2011 in Bahr el Ghazal, Upper Nile and Equatoria on whether the region’s people should still be part of Sudan or become independence. The commission led by Prof. Mohamed Ibrahim Khalil – announced in Khartoum …

South Sudan leaders failed to meet basic requirements for election: U.S. envoy

Author: Obaj Okuj | Published: 3 hours ago Amb. John Kelley, Political Minister Counsellor. (-) South Sudan’s transitional government has consistently failed to meet even the most basic expectations to end the transitional period peacefully despite …

‘True leadership is not about power’: South Sudan honors good deeds of Jimmy Carter

Author: Chany Ninrew | Published: 2 hours ago VP Rebecca Nyandeng addresses commemoration of Jimmy Carter. (-) More than a month after his death, South Sudan government officials and partners have commemorated the life of former U.S. president Jimmy Carter …