S. Sudan president promises to return land to Muslims
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit said Thursday that mosque properties in Juba that have been grabbed will be given back to the nation's Muslim community.read more
View ArticleEvidence suggests foreign groups armed S. Sudan rebels
South Sudan’s SPLM-IO rebels may have received ammunition from outside groups during the civil war, according to evidence presented by the Small Arms Survey research group.read more
View ArticlePolitics: S. Sudan rebels fear for Machar’s safety in Kampala
SPLM-IO rebels said they are reluctant for their leader Riek Machar to visit Kampala because they do not trust the Ugandan president's intentions, suggesting Machar's life may be in danger in the...
View ArticleSPLA-N repels attack by SAF in Heiban
The Sudan People’s Liberation Army-North (SPLA-N) said Thursday it repulsed an attack by the Sudanese Armed Forces and its allied militia in Heiban, South Kordofan.read more
View ArticleFood shortages among Warrap IDPs
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) at Managui camp in Warrap State face continued food shortages.read more
View ArticleS. Sudan government retakes Nasser
South Sudan’s government claimed it had full control of Nasser in Upper Nile state after a serious battle on Wednesday morning.read more
View ArticleAbyei police prevent robbery by SPLA troops
Community police in the Abyei Area say they have prevented a robbery by troops of the SPLA-Juba faction, which resulted in some gunfire in a market area.read more
View ArticleSudan’s VP orders distribution of sorghum to Blue Nile returnees
Sudan’s Vice President Hasabo Mohammed Abdul Rahman issued instructions on Tuesday for the distribution of food aid to Sudanese nationals who returned from South Sudan to Blue Nile State since December...
View ArticleSituation ‘very bad’ after flooding at Bentiu protection site
The camp where approximately 40,000 people have sought shelter from attacks by soldiers in South Sudan’s Unity State witnessed heavy flooding yesterday leading to the destruction shelters, latrines and...
View ArticleUN Security Council condemns attacks by S Sudan warring parties
SPLA-IO and SPLA-Juba forces in South Sudan were yesterday condemned by the UN Security Council for back-and-forth fighting in violation of a ceasefire agreement.read more
View ArticleWounded in War: injured soldier struggles to pay for treatment
Wounded in War is an exclusive Radio Tamazuj series that tells the stories of soldiers and civilians injured in South Sudan's civil war.read more
View ArticleEmergency aid in Nhialdiu still suspended after fighting
The United Nations humanitarian coordination office in South Sudan (OCHA) says that emergency aid programmes in Nhialdiu of Unity State have been suspended for more than a week after fighting in the...
View ArticleSouth Sudan government announces three-day holiday
The South Sudanese national government announced a three-day public holiday from Monday to Wednesday. The holiday includes two previously planned off-days plus one extra day.read more
View ArticleWomen march for peace in Juba
A group of South Sudanese women held an anti-war protest at the Dr John Garang Freedom Square in Juba Saturday.read more
View ArticleS Sudan ‘may soon reach threshold of famine’
The United Nations and United States yesterday warned that food insecurity in South Sudan is the ‘worst in the world’ and the situation may soon cross the technical threshold for being declared a...
View ArticleLocalities’ staff salaries deducted in East Darfur
The Labour Union branches of Adila and Abu Karinka, East Darfur State, have protested large deductions from the staff salaries by the state and locality authorities.read more
View ArticleSudan’s national dialogue committee endorses roadmap
Sudan’s national dialogue committee, known as the ‘7+7 committee’, announced Wednesday it has approved a roadmap for an inclusive dialogue aiming for nationwide peace.read more
View ArticleAbyei chiefs to lobby Juba to recognize referendum
Chiefs and elders of the nine Ngok Dinka chiefdoms in the contested area of Abyei between Sudan and South Sudan intend to lobby the South Sudanese government to recognize the unilateral referendum...
View ArticleMore heavy rain forecast in South Sudan disaster areas
Famine Early Warning Systems Network, a USAID-funded project, reported on Saturday that there will be “moderate to heavy rainfall across most of South Sudan in the coming week,” according to weather...
View ArticleSudan releases SCP opposition members in Soderi
Members of the Sudanese Congress Party (SCP) arrested in Suderi Locality in Sudan’s North Kordofan state have been released on bail.read more
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