One wounded in crossfire near UN base in Bor
The Ugandan Army (UPDF) in South Sudan exchanged fire with 'Auxiliary Police' in Bor in the vicinity of the UN base where a massacre took place last month. One civilian was hurt in the crossfire.read more
View ArticlePolitics: NBEG new caretaker governor honoured in Juba
The newly appointed caretaker governor of Northern Bahr al Ghazal State Kuel Aguer Kuel has outlined some basic plans for his term, saying he will support the SPLA and strengthen rule of law.read more
View ArticlePolitics: Igga reveals G7 leader urged him to try for chairmanship
James Wani Igga, South Sudan’s vice president, revealed in an interview that one of the leaders of the SPLM-G7 faction, Deng Alor, suggested that he consider contesting for the chairmanship of the...
View ArticlePhotos: US Secretary of State in South Sudan
The United States of American Secretary of State John Kerry has arrived in South Sudan to meet with President Salva Kiir Mayardit during a brief visit. He will also meet with UN Special Representative...
View ArticleFashoda commissioner to relocate displaced staying in government facilities
Local authorities in Fashoda County in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State have announced that they intend to relocate displaced people who are currently occupying some government buildings in the county to...
View ArticleSchool fees controversy in disputed Abyei territory
The Education Department in Abyei and the Legislative Assembly in the disputed area between Sudan and South Sudan are at odds over a decision to impose a tuition fee of 50 South Sudanese pounds per...
View ArticleUN asks opposition forces not to occupy college in Bentiu
UN peacekeepers in South Sudan reported Thursday that opposition forces are occupying Lich University College in Bentiu, Unity State, complaining that the forces should not be occupying an educational...
View Article125,000 refugees cut off from food in Maban
The World Food Programme announced that it has been unable to bring food to 125,000 refugees in Maban County, Upper Nile State. The aid agency is calling on the warring parties in the country to allow...
View ArticlePolitics: Sudan’s Ba'ath party members lashed, fined
The Public Order Court in Bahri city imposed lashing and a fine on three arrested Sudanese Socialist Ba'ath Party members on Thursday. The party's spokesman said there were no lawyers present during...
View ArticleKerry: South Sudan president agrees to meet rebel leader
US Secretary of State John Kerry says that the South Sudanese president has agreed to meet his rival Riek Machar soon in order discuss with him the formation of an transitional government and the eread...
View ArticleSouth Sudanese kickboxer challenges Nigerian champion
South Sudanese kickboxer James Kuol has challenged Nigerian fighter Obinka Afam to a match on the South Sudanese independence day 9 July.read more
View ArticleAuthorities: Bor shooting was within police forces
Authorities in Bor say the shooting on Thursday outside the UN camp where 4,500 people are sheltering was within the police forces.read more
View ArticleFour people killed in tribal clashes in Habila, South Kordofan
At least four people from Nuba tribes were reportedly killed by armed herders in Habila Locality in Sudan’s South Kordofan state.read more
View ArticleJonglei governor reshuffles state ministers
Jonglei State Governor John Kong Nyuon issued a decree on Saturday relieving four ministers and appointing ten others. read more
View ArticleUN chief to visit South Sudan on Tuesday
The UN Secretary-General is expected to arrive Tuesday to Juba to meet President Salva Kiir and to visit the UN camps where thousands of people have taken shelter.read more
View ArticleSPLA captures Nasir, enters Bentiu, defends Renk
South Sudan's army (SPLA) captured the town of Nasir in Upper Nile and entered Bentiu, the capital of Unity State, where they declared victory by Sunday afternoon, though shooting was still heard in...
View ArticleSPLM-G4 to travel to meet Kenyan President
The ‘group of four’ SPLM leaders Pagan Amum, Oyai Deng, Majak D’Agoot and Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth said they will travel to Kenya later this week to meet with the President Uhuru Kenyatta in an effort to...
View ArticlePerson killed in motorcycle accident in Juba
One person was killed and two others critically wounded in a motorcycle along Tombura road at Atla Bara residential area in Juba town in South Sudan’s Central Equatorial state.read more
View ArticleSouth Sudan crisis: Key humanitarian updates
Back-and-forth fighting over the town of Bentiu in South Sudan has forced huge crowds of people seeking protection into an inadequately sized UN base where there is not enough food, water, latrines,...
View ArticleVideo: Sudan warplane bombs hospital in Nuba Mountains
A Sudanese warplane dropped a bomb that hit the grounds of Mother of Mercy Hospital in Gidel, in the Nuba Mountains, last Thursday, 1 May.read more
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