South Sudan

The Sudanese army has taken control of the main headquarters of the country’s central bank, two military sources told newsman on Saturday, marking another significant advance in its battle against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF)…

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has dismissed the governor of northeastern Upper Nile state where clashes have escalated between government troops and an ethnic militia he accuses of allying with his rival and First Vice President Riek…

A potential new technology could help survivors of sexual assault in South Sudan receive faster support, but its implementation faces significant obstacles. For many women, sexual violence is a constant threat. A 28-year-old woman was…

The United States has ordered all non-emergency government employees to leave South Sudan as violence escalates, threatening an already fragile peace agreement. Recent clashes have raised concerns about the stability of the 2018 peace deal…

Unidentified attackers raided cattle camps in a south-eastern area of South Sudan last week, killing at least 35 people and wounding 46, a community leader said. Cattle raiding linked to competition for scarce resources is one of the…

South Sudan received 1.1 million doses of cholera vaccines as the country battles an outbreak of the disease. The vaccines, donated by the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations (GAVI), arrived in Juba by flight. "This is…

The community in Jarweng village thought they’d seen the end of Guinea worm in 2014, but last year the remote settlement of some 500 people became the epicenter of South Sudan’s latest outbreak, recording four of the country’s six cases.…

South Sudan is grappling with a dual humanitarian crisis as thousands of refugees flee conflict in Sudan, while a growing cholera epidemic threatens lives, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said. An estimated 5,000 to 10,000 people are…

Teenage sensation Gout Gout is bathing in new-found celebrity and savouring comparisons with Usain Bolt following his eye-catching runs at the Australian schools championships in Brisbane. The 16-year-old ran the 200 metres in 20.04…

South Sudan's government and opposition groups who did not sign the 2018 Revitalised Agreement are among the negotiating parties attending the talks in Nairobi. The 2018 agreement was introduced with the aim of bringing an end to the…