Impunity: Civilian shot dead on Bor-Juba road
A man who worked as a bus driver was shot dead by an unknown killer in Jonglei on Saturday, while two others were wounded in the attack, the motive for which is unknown. read more
View ArticleJonglei schools to open soon
Primary and secondary schools are expected to open soon in South Sudan’s Jonglei state, according to the state education ministry.read more
View ArticleClerics says S Sudanese politicians love war
A priest speaking to a congregation on Sunday in Yei in Central Equatoria State accused political leaders in the country of warmongering, saying that continuous acts of war in South Sudan mean that the...
View ArticlePrices stable at Northern Bahr el Ghazal markets
Prices of essential commodities have significantly dropped at the markets in South Sudan’s Northern Bahr el Ghazal state as the state has been witnessing relative stability, according the state chamber...
View ArticleEast Darfur peace committee accuses rebels of fueling tribal conflict
The Peace and Reconciliation Committee between the Ma’alia and Hamar Arab tribes has accused Sudanese rebels and some powerful individuals in East Darfur state of fueling the conflict between the two...
View ArticleSudan: Advocates to petition for SCP leader’s release
The defense team of the head of Sudanese Congress Party (SCP), Ibrahim El Sheikh, who is still in detention in En Nahud town in West Kordofan said they will submit a petition to the chief justice in El...
View ArticleHumanitarian flights grounded for Juba ceremonies
South Sudanese authorities have ordered the Juba Airport closed tomorrow, grounding humanitarian flights.read more
View ArticleGovernor Konga appears publically with Kiir
The governor of Central Equatoria State has appeared in public with President Salva Kiir for the first time since allegations of an ‘assassination attempt’ against the governor.read more
View ArticleICG calls for ‘emergency’ UN Security Council session on South Sudan
The thinktank International Crisis Group (ICG) yesterday issued a 'conflict alert' warning that the UN Security Council should take action to prevent further intensification of South Sudan’s civil...
View ArticleEarly marriage facing girls at Doro high school
Blue Nile refugees at Doro refugee camp in Maban County in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state say that early marriage is one of the major challenges facing girl child education in the area.read more
View ArticleAbyei youth union meets to make new constitution
The Executive Committee of the Abyei Youth Union over the weekend organised a general assembly meeting for the purpose of adopting an amended constitution of the union.read more
View ArticleDozens of children buried in Bentiu
Gravediggers in South Sudan say they have buried over 200 people in a displaced camp in Bentiu over the past few months, most of them children. Every day several children are usually buried, having...
View Article‘Very sombre’ Independence Day for S Sudan
Today marks three years since South Sudan’s independence and six months and 26 days since that start of a civil war that has killed tens of thousands, put to flight nearly a fifth of the population,...
View ArticleMap: Cholera cases in South Sudan by county
The UN humanitarian office in South Sudan yesterday published a map showing the scope of the cholera outbreak in the country, warning “the humanitarian crisis in South Sudan shows no sign of...
View ArticleHuge weapons consignments en route to South Sudan
The SPLM/A-Juba faction headed by Salva Kiir has purchased thousands more assault rifles, grenade launchers, machine guns, missiles, and pistols from Chinese manufacturers.read more
View ArticleSouth Sudan bishop warns leaders to ‘repent’, admit mistakes
Bishop Enock Tombe of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan says that political leaders have messed up the country and want to run away from justice, warning that politicians of whatever allegiance will...
View ArticleMuseveni urges Kiir and Machar to respect Addis deal
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni who is fighting alongside with the government of President Salva Kiir has called on Kiir and his rival leader Dr Riek Machar to abide by an agreement they made in...
View ArticleHunger drives thousands more refugees into Ethiopia
Transit camps along the border between South Sudan and Ethiopia have again filled with refugees after a temporary dip in the level of refugee outflows in June, as hunger drives more people out of...
View ArticleTimeline: Famine scenario in South Sudan
Aid agencies in South Sudan consider that a famine is possible or even likely to occur within the coming months, depending on the level of violence and level of funding for humanitarian operations.read...
View ArticleKiir raises fears of ‘Kokora’ under federal system
President of South Sudan Salva Kiir in a speech yesterday sought to spread fear that introduction of a federal system in the country would bring ‘Kokora’, resulting in the expulsion of Dinkas and other...
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