Politics Regional states to hold emergency talks on South Sudan tensions Nairobi – Regional African body IGAD said it planned to hold emergency talks on Monday to discuss the situation... Read more 9 Aug, 2021
Politics South Sudan VP Machar’s allies denounce ‘failed coup’ Juba – South Sudan’s vice president Riek Machar’s allies on Friday dismissed as a “failed coup” a move by rivals... Read more 7 Aug, 2021
Politics South Sudan’s VP Riek Machar deposed by party, rival leaders say Juba – South Sudan’s vice president Riek Machar has been ousted as head of his party and its armed... Read more 4 Aug, 2021
Politics ‘We’ve had enough’: South Sudan civil society demands action for change Juba – A coalition of South Sudanese civil society groups has launched a public campaign to demand political change after... Read more 30 Jul, 2021
News 42 killed in extrajudicial killings in South Sudan Juba – The United Nations on Monday demanded an end to extrajudicial killings in South Sudan after the grisly... Read more 27 Jul, 2021
Politics Jemma Nunu Kumba: South Sudan’s first female parliament speaker Juba – Jemma Nunu Kumba will become the first woman to preside over the parliament of South Sudan, the world’s... Read more 24 Jul, 2021
Politics Riek Machar: Wily warlord with pivotal role in South Sudan’s bloody history Nairobi – A veteran rebel who slipped in and out of government, Riek Machar has been a central figure... Read more 10 Jul, 2021
Politics ‘I won’t take you back to war,’ says South Sudan’s Salva Kiir Juba – President Salva Kiir pledged on Friday not to return South Sudan to war as the country marked... Read more 9 Jul, 2021
Politics South Sudan marks tortured decade since independence Juba – South Sudan marks a decade of independence on Friday but there is little to celebrate in a... Read more 9 Jul, 2021
Politics Salva Kiir: The man who led South Sudan to independence then war Nairobi – A towering guerrilla commander turned president, Salva Kiir led South Sudan to independence a decade ago before... Read more 9 Jul, 2021