Malakal Mayor: residents not returning due to lack of food
The mayor of Malakal, Upper Nile state said lack of food in the town is the reason residents are not returning to their homes.read more
View ArticleSouth Sudanese chief negotiator paid ‘allowance’ of $2000 per day
One of South Sudan’s warring parties has been paying its chief negotiator an allowance of $2000 per day for each day spent at the peace talks in Addis Ababa, in addition to a regular salary, Radio...
View ArticleFull text: AU Communiqué on South Sudan
The African Union announced yesterday that it was deeply concerned that the South Sudanese warring parties have back-tracked on previous agreements and also failed to meet a 15-day deadline set by...
View ArticleNew cholera cases in Kapoeta South
At least 14 new cases of cholera have been reported in a previously unaffected area of Eastern Equatoria State, according to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).read more
View ArticleUgandan interior minister in Juba to discuss trouble in border districts
Ugandan Minister of Internal Affairs on Friday landed in Juba to meet his counterpart Aleu Ayieny Aleu to discuss security issues in border districts Kajo-Keji and Moyo, which were affected by...
View ArticleS. Sudanese troops seek to block refugees fleeing Nimule to Uganda
South Sudanese SPLA-Juba forces and associated security services have sought to prevent an exodus of people from Nimule to neighboring Uganda, amid heightened tensions in the area. The town in Eastern...
View ArticleVaccinations aim to contain measles outbreak in Maban camps
There have been at least 20 cases of measles in South Sudan’s Maban County since 31 October, according to aid group Medair. Thousands of vaccines have been sent to the area to contain the outbreak.read...
View ArticleSchools remain abandoned in parts of South Sudan
Eighty-eight schools in South Sudan are occupied by soldiers or conflict-displaced people while dozens of others are presently abandoned owing to teachers strikes or lack of teachers who have fled or...
View ArticleSPLM-N blames Khartoum for poor harvest in Two Areas
An official of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North on Friday blamed bombings by the Sudanese government for weak agricultural season in Blue Nile and South Kordofan this year.read more
View ArticleSudan and South Sudan ranked third and fifth most corrupt countries on Earth
Sudan and South Sudan are among the top five most corrupt countries on Earth, according to a new ranking by global anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International.read more
View ArticleWau police release suspects connected to 500,000 SSP bank heist
Several suspects arrested in connection with the robbery of the Wau Agricultural Bank in South Sudan's Western Bahr al Ghazal state were released due to lack of evidence.read more
View ArticleMPs seek to calm situation in Nimule
Members of the state and national parliaments visited Nimule town in Eastern Equatoria on Sunday seeking to calm the situation and quell rumors that had caused a large number of people to flee to...
View ArticleSPLA-N demands immediate release of detained 'Sudan Appeal' signatories
The SPLA-North delegation at the peace talks in Addis Ababa called for the immediate release of three signatories of the 'Sudan Appeal' who were arrested in Khartoum Saturday.read more
View ArticleJuba hit again by fuel scarcity
South Sudan's capital Juba is once again hit by fuel shortages, forcing many petrol stations to shut down.read more
View ArticleTwo Sudans’ border committee meeting starts over weekend
A meeting of the joint border demarcation committee between Sudan and South Sudan was scheduled to run from Sunday to Wednesday in Khartoum under the auspices of the African Union.read more
View ArticleFuel shortages spread to Jonglei, Lakes states
Fuel prices are rising in South Sudan's Jonglei and Lakes states as shortages spread beyond the capital Juba.read more
View ArticleSouth Sudan MPs have reservations on UN charter
Members of the South Sudanese parliament have sent a UN Convention document back to committee level for further scrutiny rather than ratify it.read more
View ArticleSPLM-Juba continues NGO nationalization push
South Sudan’s ruling party SPLM-Juba continues to push humanitarian groups in South Sudan to nationalize their staff, despite rescinding a controversial ban on foreign workers earlier this year.read more
View ArticleTwo Sudans' border committee meeting continues
Meetings of the Joint Border Demarcation commitee between Sudan and South Sudan are continuing in Khartoum under the auspices of the African Union.read more
View ArticleSPLA-N shelling on South Kordofan capital kills woman
The Sudan People’s Liberation Army-North (SPLA-N) has shelled the outskirts of South Kordofan state capital Kadugli using several rockets, eyewitnesses told Radio Tamazuj.read more
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