Countries

South Sudan VP party withdraws from body monitoring peace deal

Juba – South Sudan’s main opposition party said Tuesday they were withdrawing from a body overseeing the young nation’s... Read more

23 Mar, 2022

Countries

UN accuses South Sudan govt of abuses ‘amounting to war crimes’

Nairobi – Members of South Sudan’s government committed human rights violations “amounting to war crimes” in the country’s southwest, the... Read more

18 Mar, 2022

Countries

UN extends South Sudan peacekeeping mission for one year

United Nations – The UN Security Council voted on Tuesday to prolong its peacekeeping mission in South Sudan for... Read more

16 Mar, 2022

Countries

Dozens killed in disputed South Sudan-Sudan border area

Juba – Several dozen people have been killed in a spasm of intercommunal violence in a disputed area on... Read more

12 Mar, 2022

Countries

UN says 440 civilians killed in South Sudan clashes

Nairobi – At least 440 civilians died in brutal fighting between rival factions in southwestern South Sudan over just... Read more

1 Mar, 2022

Countries

South Sudan risks return to war, UN warns

Juba – South Sudan risks a return to war, the United Nations warned Friday, with outbreaks of interethnic violence and... Read more

12 Feb, 2022

Countries

At least 32 dead in South Sudan interethnic violence, says UN

Nairobi – The United Nations on Tuesday said 32 people, including women and children, had been killed during armed raids... Read more

27 Jan, 2022

Politics

South Sudan violence could amounts to ‘war crimes’, says Amnesty International

Juba – Fighting between armed groups aligned with government and opposition forces in South Sudan this year subjected civilians to... Read more

9 Dec, 2021

Countries

South Sudanese graduates ‘stranded’ in Zimbabwe – report

Cape Town – At least 14 South Sudanese nationals, who were students at the National University of Science and... Read more

22 Nov, 2021

News

At least 760 000 affected by South Sudan floods, says UN

Juba – Flooding from six months of torrential rain in South Sudan has affected 760 000 people, the UN’s... Read more

4 Nov, 2021