Food distribution interrupted by gunshots in Yida
Heavy shooting by unknown people interrupted food distribution for refugees at Yida refugee camp on 21 September.read more
View ArticleInfections causing blindness in Bambasi camp, Ethiopia
Infections said be resulting in vision loss have been recorded at Bambasi refugee camp in Ethiopia, according to aid worker working with Rado organization.read more
View Article2 killed, one wounded in bus ambush on Wulu-Rumbek road
At least two people were killed and one wounded in a shooting targeting a public bus on the road between Rumbek and Wulu in Lakes State of South Sudan.read more
View ArticleKickboxing event Friday in Juba to ‘promote peace’
South Sudan’s kickboxing club will hold an event on Friday evening at the Nyakuron Cultural Center in Juba. read more
View ArticleBan Ki-moon on South Sudan: ‘The country is failing’
Ban Ki-moon, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, told a high-level diplomatic meeting in New York on Thursday that the country is ‘failing.’read more
View ArticleSouth Sudan peace talks continue in Ethiopia
Direct negotiating sessions among the South Sudanese warring parties and other stakeholders continued for a third day on Thursday and are expected to continue on Friday.read more
View ArticleSennar returnees report lack of basic services
Sudanese nomads who have gone to Sennar State after leaving grazing lands in South Sudan report shortages of water, basic services and lack of education.read more
View ArticleFaction of political parties' forum accuses IGAD of imposing Lam Akol
James Andrea, a member of the political group headed by Martin Tako Moi, accused the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) of imposing Lam Akol on the political parties’ delegation at the...
View ArticleSudan govt to engage rebels in ceasefire talks by October
Sudan's government announced that it will hold cease-fire talks with the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) next month under the auspices of the African Union High-Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP) for...
View ArticleTalks between Khartoum and Juba on resuming river trade
Three days of joint talks between Sudan and South Sudan on issues of transport and roads have resulted in an agreement on reopening river navigation between White Nile and Upper Nile.read more
View ArticleDeputy Governor in Wau warns against ties to SPLM-IO
The Deputy Governor of Western Bahr El Ghazal State has warned state intellectuals and politicians against having links to SPLM-in-Opposition.read more
View ArticleOCHA: More than 700 hep-E cases in South Darfur, Blue Nile
The number of hepatitis E cases in South Darfur and Blue Nile states has risen to more than 700 confirmed cases.read more
View ArticleBishop says South Sudan peace talks progressing
A member of the South Sudanese religious leaders’ delegation at peace talks in Bahir Dar says he is ‘satisfied’ with recent developments in South Sudan’s peace process, pointing to signs of limited...
View ArticleSouth Sudan importers discouraged by dollar scarcity
Traders in South Sudan say the increasing black market price of the dollar against the South Sudanese pound has made it more difficult to import goods from foreign countries.read more
View Article‘Behind the barbed wire, life goes on’
This account by an aid worker in Bentiu describes life at a ‘Protection of Civilians’ site at a base of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), where about 40,000 people have taken...
View ArticleFull text: Kiir addresses the UN General Assembly
In his speech before the United Nations General Assembly on 27 September 2014, South Sudan President Salva Kiir insisted that the ongoing civil war is the result of a coup attempt by former vice...
View ArticleSudan and South Sudan: 5 key political stories
A roundup of a few key stories from last week on political issues in Sudan and South Sudan:read more
View ArticlePPLF accuses warring SPLM factions of negotiating for power
Members of the Political Parties Leadership Forum (PPLF) have blamed the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) for the current crisis in South Sudan.read more
View ArticleFive wounded in attack on Hamara village, Manyo County
At least five citizens were wounded on Wednesday in an attack by South Sudan’s rebels on Hamara village south of Meganis in Manyo County, Upper Nile.read more
View ArticlePariang official complains of diseases caused by oil extraction
The Pariang County Commissioner in South Sudan’s Unity state said the county was experiencing shortages of doctors amid increasing miscarriages among pregnant women.read more
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