South Sudan

South Sudan is facing an economic meltdown as the war in neighbouring Sudan continues to disrupt its oil exports, the International Crisis Group (ICG) said. Income from oil is not only critical to keeping South Sudan’s factious elites…

High-level mediation talks for South Sudan were launched in Kenya with African presidents in attendance calling for an end to the conflict that has crippled South Sudan’s economy for years. South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir who attended…

To support some of the survivors of conflict related sexual violence in South Sudan, the United Nations Mission in the country (UNMISS) and partners recently opened a safe house in Andari in Western Equatoria. Conflicts in South Sudan…

South Sudan's government is closing down all schools starting Monday as the country prepares for a wave of extreme heat expected to last two weeks. The health and education ministries advised parents to keep all children indoors as…

The African Development Bank and the UN Refugee Agency have said they are partnering to support displaced people and their host communities in South Sudan Since the start of the war in neighbouring Sudan last year, over half a million…

Six people including a senior local administrator were killed in an ambush by armed men in the Abyei region claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan, local officials said. The oil-rich region experiences frequent bouts of violence, where…

South Sudanese parties, leaders and stakeholders have until the first quarter of 2024 to agree on critical decisions if they are willing to hold free, fair and credible elections on schedule, the Head of the UN Mission in the nation…

Hundreds of former rebels and government troops in South Sudan's unified forces were deployed at a long-overdue ceremony on Wednesday, marking progress for the country's lumbering peace process. The world's newest nation has struggled to…

South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit has dismissed the country’s Inspector-General of Police General Majak Akec Balok following rumours of a coup attempt. The president in his decree read out on the state-owned South Sudan…

Sudan’s top military general has arrived in neighbouring South Sudan for talks with its president. General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan landed on board an airplane from Port Sudan. According to the ruling Sovereign council, Monday’s talks focus…