Oil workers face evacuation after 16 killed in Unity State clashes
Sixteen (16) people were killed last night and today at oil fields in Unity State, causing oil workers to flee and prompting plans for their evacuation. read more
View ArticleBlue Nile SPLM-N 'impaired and isolated': think tank
The Sudanese People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) in Blue Nile state is 'weak' and cannot measure up to the Sudanese army, concludes a report on the war in Blue Nile. It also reports a lack of...
View ArticleThree UN peacekeepers and number of civilians killed inside UN base in Akobo
Three UN peacekeepers and some civilians in South Sudan have been killed after young armed men identified as Nuers forced themselves into the compound of UNMISS in Akobo in Jonglei on Thursday.read more
View ArticleKiir asks Yau Yau rebels in Jonglei to accept his amnesty offer
Vice President of South Sudan James Wani Igga has called on the rebel leader David Yau Yau to accept the presidential offer of amnesty.read more
View ArticleExodus from Juba drives price of bus tickets up threefold
Bus tickets from Juba to the Ugandan capital of Kampala have tripled in price in the wake of three days of clashes that began Sunday night.read more
View ArticleFight starts over control of South Sudan oilfields
Heavy fighting is going on in the capital of Unity State Bentiu and nearby Rubkona where the 4th Division of the SPLA is based. Several people in Bentiu told Radio Tamazuj this morning that the oil...
View Article45 US combat soldiers to protect embassy in Juba
US President Barack Obama has ordered a military contingent of about 45 soldiers to deploy to South Sudan equipped for combat.read more
View ArticleCivil society South Sudan ask people for blood donations
Civil society organizations in South Sudan call upon the public to come out in large numbers to donate blood. Blood donation points have been set up in Juba in at Al Sabah Children’s Hospital, ADRA...
View ArticleTensions within SPLA divisions in Unity State
Gunfights broke out last night and this morning in and around Rubkona and Bentiu, the capital of oil-producing Unity State, amid reports of defections of Dinka soldiers from army units in the area.read...
View ArticlePolice announce security plan for Juba during Christmas
The South Sudan National Police Service has announced a special security plan to maintain law and order in the wake of clashes in Juba and ahead of the Christmas holiday.read more
View ArticleParliament chief whip announces support for Kiir
South Sudan’s chief whip in parliament has come out in support of President Salva Kiir, saying that the president should not be toppled by force. read more
View ArticleOil workers evacuated from South Sudan
China National Petroleum Company is evacuating 32 oil workers from several oil bases, a company official told state media on Friday. Some were working at the oil field in Unity State.read more
View ArticleGrowing concerns about UN ability to protect civilians in South Sudan
The UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan is evacuating personnel from several bases in Jonglei and handing them over to the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA).read more
View ArticleTalks between Kiir and Rebbeca Garang, international pressure on warring parties
President Salva Kiir and Rebecca Garang are planing to meet on Saturday as a first step in a dialogue between the rivalling parties. The president says he is ready for unconditional dialogue with his...
View Article4 killed in collisions on Juba-Nimule road
Two people died and many were injured in a passenger bus collision on the Juba-Nimule road on Friday, survivors told Radio Tamazuj. Another accident involving smaller cars left two more dead.read more
View ArticleSouth Sudan: Dead bodies floating on River Nile
Several dead bodies were seen floating on the River Nile downstream from Juba since the outbreak of violence in the city last Sunday, eyewitnesses told Radio Tamazuj.read more
View ArticleMutiny in oil-producing Unity State, general declares himself governor
South Sudan’s army has lost control over the 4th Division in the oil-producing Unity State after the commander of the force defected and declared himself military governor of the state. read more
View ArticleUS planes hit when approaching Bor
Gunfire hit two US military airplanes on Saturday wounding at least three military personnel and heavily damaging at least one of the airplanes, US officials said. The aircraft took incoming fire and...
View ArticleUN helicopter shot down near Yuai
Unidentified gunmen damaged a helicopter belonging to the United Nations in South Sudan’s Jonglei State on Friday. The aircraft made an emergency landing and was later abandoned.read more
View ArticleDire situation at UN camps Jonglei; 62,000 South Sudanese displaced in past week
In the past week close to 62,000 people have been displaced in the violence in South Sudan, including some 42,000 who are seeking refuge in UN bases. The situation in the UN base in the capital of...
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