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South Sudan backs water security, climate action

By Alan Clement South Sudan has reaffirmed it’s commitment to advancing water security, promoting climate resilience, and enhancing regional cooperation as the country joins global experts at the 8th Cairo Water Week. This year’s 5-day summit in...

Nearly 890,000 people affected by floods in South Sudan: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 890,000 people in South Sudan have been affected by floods, more than twice the number recorded three weeks ago, a UN spokesperson said Monday. Farhan Haq, deputy spokesperson for the UN...

South Sudan’s debt crisis rooted in gov’t failure to manage oil wealth – report

Sudan Instituted Logo [Photo by Sudd Institute]JUBA – South Sudan is facing a worsening debt crisis driven by the government’s failure to implement its own petroleum revenue laws, according to a new policy brief by the Juba-based think-tank, Sudd...

Political crisis and corruption fuelling violence in South Sudan, UN rights body says

The Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan issued the warning at the conclusion of a mission to the Africa Union (AU) headquarters in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa. South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in July 2011, but deadly fighting...

UN rights body urges AU, UN to act to prevent deepening crisis in South Sudan

Author: Emmanuel J. Akile | Published: 7 hours ago Yasmin Sooka, Chairperson of the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan, speaking during a press conference in Juba in February 2024. Photo Credit Charles Wote/Eye Radio. The UN Human Rights...

Veteran South Sudanese journalist Michael Koma dies aged 50

Journalist Michael Koma. [Photo courtesy]JUBA – Veteran South Sudanese journalist Michael Koma has died at the age of 50 from complications related to low blood sugar, his family said on Monday. Koma, a former secretary of the Union of Journalists...

Ex Somali Prime Minister appointed AU Special Representative to South Sudan

Dr. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, former Somali Prime Minister and new AU Special Representative to South Sudan and Head of the AU Liaison Office in Juba. [Photo: Courtesy]JUBA – The African Union (AU) has appointed former Somali Prime Minister Dr....

Around 3,00,000 South Sudanese fled country in 2025, largely due to conflict: U.N.

South Sudan has been beset by political instability and ethnic violence since it gained independence from Sudan in 2011. File. | Photo Credit: AP Around 3,00,000 South Sudanese have fled the country in 2025 alone, largely due to escalating...

Unite for a Peaceful and Prosperous South Sudan

By Deng Chol South Sudan has endured years of division, conflict, and mistrust. Families live with uncertainty, communities struggle to rebuild, and hope for a better future is often delayed. The question is not whether peace and prosperity are...

300,000 South Sudanese fled country in 2025, largely due to conflict: UN

Mon Oct 13, 2025 04:44 PM Last update on: Mon Oct 13, 2025 04:57 PM AFP, Nairobi Mon Oct 13, 2025 04:44 PM Last update on: Mon Oct 13, 2025 04:57 PM Around 300,000 South Sudanese have fled the country in 2025 alone, largely due to escalating...

Sudan deports 100+ South Sudanese women, leaving children behind

Sudanese authorities have deported more than 100 South Sudanese women from Khartoum, separating at least 61 of them from their children, South Sudanese officials said on Sunday. The women were reportedly detained either on the streets or in their...

Conflict sends 300,000 people fleeing from South Sudan in 2025: UN 

About 300,000 people have fled South Sudan so far in 2025 as armed conflict between rival leaders threatens civil war, the United Nations warns. The mass displacement was reported on Monday by the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan. The...

Private sector key to peace, equality in South Sudan – report

The private sector can be a transformative force in addressing South Sudan’s interconnected challenges of conflict, climate change and gender inequality, according to a new report unveiled Monday. The report from the Institute of Social Policy and...

Veteran South Sudanese journalist Michael Koma dies at 50

Michael Koma, a veteran South Sudanese journalist and editor known for his independent political commentary, has died. He was 50. Koma died Sunday night in the capital, Juba, after a short illness, according to a statement from the Union of...

Opinion | The dangerous logic: Why arming South Sudan rebels is justified

Every dictator fears talk of resistance more than actual revolt. When people take up armed struggle, regimes rush to rewrite the story, portraying the fight for survival as a threat and the uprising as illegitimate, all to maintain their grip on...

UN rights body urges AU, UN action to avert new South Sudan war

Members of UN Human Rights Commission on South Sudan addresses journalists at the UN House in Juba on Friday, February 16, 2024. [Photo by Sudans Post]ADDIS ABABA/GENEVA – A U.N. rights commission warned on Monday that South Sudan’s worsening...

Around 300,000 South Sudanese fled country in 2025, largely due to conflict: UN

Bar Association, Judiciary to hold criminal justice conference

Author: Michael Daniel | Published: 6 hours ago Logo of Bar Association of South Sudan - courtesy The Bar Association has announced plans to conduct a Criminal Justice Conference in partnership with the judiciary to discuss reforms in South...

South Sudan threatens banks with crackdown over capital flight

South Sudan’s government threatened a crackdown on commercial banks it accuses of facilitating illicit capital flight, using the launch of a new national payments system to issue a stark warning to the financial sector. Cabinet Affairs Minister...