Key humanitarian updates: Hunger in Unity State
The United Nations says that food insecurity is high in northwest Unity State, where the town of Mayom was destroyed in fighting last month and the population displaced.read more
View ArticleWBGS Governor removes and appoints some ministers
Western Bahr El Ghazal State Governor Rizig Zacharia Hassan has decreed the removal and appointment of two ministers.read more
View Article36 suspected measles cases at Yida Camp, Unity State
Dozens of suspected measles cases have been recorded at Yida camp in South Sudan’s Unity State, according to medical sources. A vaccination campaign is underway.read more
View ArticlePress release: Conflict ‘devastating’ for Leer displaced
The deteriorating security situation in Leer and surrounding areas of southern Unity State in South Sudan is having devastating consequences for thousands of people who are hiding in the bush, the...
View ArticleFire destroys Nuba refugees’ homes
A fire burnt 38 homes camp at Yida camp on Saturday, destroying properties and cash belonging to refugees from the Nuba Mountains.read more
View ArticleBurial of hundreds of bodies delayed in Bor
About 300 bodies in Bor are awaiting burial, including some that have already been collected and placed in a mass grave at the town burial ground.read more
View ArticleFire burns part of Agok market in Abyei
Fire erupted in Agok market in Abyei on Wednesday evening. Two shops and eight grinding mills were consumed, and one child was reportedly hurt or killed.read more
View ArticleSennar court starts hearing of SPLM-N defence witnesses
A special tribunal in Sinja town in Sudan’s Sennar State set up for the trial of suspected members of the Sudan People Liberation Army-North began hearing of defence witnesses on Wednesday.read more
View ArticleSPLA doctors face drugs shortage in Bor
Military medical personnel running the Bor Hospital face a shortage of medicines since the government retook the capital of Jonglei for the third time from defected soldiers three weeks ago.read more
View ArticleRed Cross resumes work in Jonglei
The Red Cross has set up a ‘small base’ in northern Jonglei, South Sudan’s largest state, as it attempts to restore aid operations in the isolated region.read more
View ArticleOpposition fighters launch attacks near Malakal
Defected army soldiers and allied militia launched attacks since Monday near the capital of Upper Nile State, Malakal, targeting army bases.read more
View ArticleEight South Kordofan refugees slain in Upper Nile
At least eight South Kordofan refugees in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State were killed during fighting last month between government loyalists and defected troops, and dozens more are still missing.read...
View ArticleLandmine explosion kills five people in South Kordofan
At least five people were killed and 19 others wounded in a landmine in Sudan’s South Kordofan State, according to Sudanese Red Crescent Society. read more
View ArticleChurches say ready for reconciliation in Jonglei
Church leaders in Jonglei State from both Dinka and Nuer ethnicities have affirmed a desire for reconciliation efforts to go forward in all eleven counties of the state.read more
View Article‘Temporary solution’ found for Maban-Melut border dispute
Melut and Maban counties have reached a temporary solution to the boundary dispute that arose between them earlier this month over alleged occupation of part of the Maban territory by security forces...
View ArticleJuba dispatches top officials to Khartoum
A high-level delegation of the South Sudanese government visited the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Saturday morning, headed by Telar Ring Deng, legal adviser to President of South Sudan Salva Kiir.read...
View ArticleClashes in Baliet east of Malakal
Fighting broke out on Saturday and Sunday in Upper Nile State east of the capital Malakal, according to the state information minister.read more
View ArticleSouth Sudan parliament says majority of SPLA defected to opposition since...
Members of Parliament on Monday revealed that at least 70 percent of the organized forces defected to the opposition side following the national political crisis in December.read more
View ArticleDozens of displaced denied aid in Dilling Locality
Dozens of displaced Nuba families have been denied aid in Dilling town Dilling Locality in the northern part of South Kordofan State. Speaking to Radio Tamazuj, several citizens from Dilling town said...
View ArticleSennar tribunal to rule soon in cases of SPLM-N suspects
A special court in Sennar State set up for the trial of suspected members of the Sudan People Liberation Army-North has set 19 - 20 February to continue hearing of the remaining defence witnesses,...
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