South Sudan

Pope Francis says he regretted having had to postpone a trip to Congo and South Sudan because of a painful knee. Speaking to the faithful in St Peter's Square, the pontiff said he felt "great sorrow" after cancelling his trip initially…

Pope Francis' July 2-7 trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan has been cancelled because of the 85-year-old pontiff's knee ailment, the Vatican said on Friday. The decision was taken "with regret" at the request of the…

South Sudan has remained relentless in its efforts to contain further spread of the Covid-19 Two years after the first case was reported, followed by a record of 17,144 infections and 138 fatalities. According to the World Health…

South Sudan's political rivals agreed to unify army command in a key development of the fragile peace agreement signed in 2018. The agreement was signed in Juba after mediation from neighbouring Sudan. "Most important is not only the…

South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit has issued a decree sacking the country’s minister of health, Elizabeth Achuei, who was appointed to the position in 2020 at the onset of the transitional period. The decree broadcasted by state…

The United Nations Security Council voted to extend for a year the peace keeping mission in South Sudan. The resolution sets the end of the mission’s mandate on March 15th, 2023. The current level of deployment should remain unchanged…

The Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan has visited the areas affected by flooding in the north of the country. It's estimated that up to 850,000 residents have been impacted by the weather in the country's Unity state.…

Five people were killed when a cargo plane carrying fuel for the UN's World Food Programme crashed near South Sudan's capital Juba, airport officials said. The aircraft a Soviet-era Antonov An-26 transport plane crashed shortly after…

South Sudan on Friday lauded the decision by the Ugandan government to scrap visa requirements for travellers from the country. The country’s foreign affairs ministry said in a statement issued in Juba that its nationals will now be free…

Thousands of individuals and major regions have been affected by flooding in South Sudan.  “Up to 90,000 individuals have been affected by the flooding in South Sudan’s eastern state, Jonglei” The UN humanitarian affairs agency…