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General among dozens killed in attack on UN helicopter evacuation in South Sudan
Reuters  |  Mar 08, 2025

Information Minister Michael Makuei told reporters that "approximately 27" troops were killed.

South Sudan security forces release Peacebuilding minister, vice presidency says
Reuters  |  Mar 08, 2025

South Sudan has formally been at peace since the 2018 agreement ended the five-year conflict that killed hundreds of thousands of people, but violence...

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir fires ambassador to Kenya amid rising political turmoil
Mwangi Maina  |  Mar 07, 2025

President William Ruto, who has been leading South Sudan’s Tumaini Initiative peace process, acknowledged the escalating crisis, revealing that he had...

Kenya halts mediation in South Sudan crisis at Juba’s request
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 20, 2025

Ruto said he had met with the opposition delegation and, at the request of the South Sudanese government, agreed to temporarily pause the negotiations...

South Sudan President Salva Kiir drops two Vice Presidents in major cabinet reshuffle
Mwangi Maina  |  Feb 11, 2025

In what is being viewed as a strategic realignment, businessman Benjamin Bol Mel, a prominent figure from Northern Bahr el Ghazal State, was appointed...

Salva Kirr calls for unity in South Sudan, urges opposition to return to Nairobi Tumaini Initiative peace talks
Mwangi Maina  |  Jan 02, 2025

The peace process, which stalled due to political disagreements, will resume on January 7, 2025.

South Sudan President Salva Kiir overhauls security, administrative leadership amid internal tensions
Mwangi Maina  |  Dec 10, 2024

President Kiir dismissed the country’s army chief, police inspector-general, and central bank governor in a significant reshuffle following recent sec...

Gunfire in South Sudan capital as forces attempt to arrest former intelligence chief
Reuters  |  Nov 22, 2024

Analysts said the sacking of Akol Koor reflected a power struggle at the highest levels of government.

South Sudan lawyers challenge the postponement of elections in court
Reuters  |  Sep 23, 2024

On Monday, the lawyers challenging the action went to the Supreme Court, asking it to declare it "null and void."

South Sudan needs Sh56.7 billion for 2026 elections -Minister
Mwangi Maina  |  Sep 20, 2024

Despite the hefty budget, Lomuro reassured that the High-Level Standing Committee would continue engaging institutions to bring the figure down to a m...

Peace monitor endorses extension of South Sudan’s transitional period, elections delay
Mwangi Maina  |  Sep 19, 2024

This extension shifts the end of the transitional period from February 2025 to February 2027 and moves the scheduled elections from December 2024 to D...

Kiir, Burhan discuss resumption of South Sudan oil export
Mwangi Maina  |  Sep 16, 2024

South Sudan, which gained independence from Sudan in 2011, remains heavily dependent on its northern neighbour to export oil to international markets....

South Sudan postpones December polls, extends transitional period by two years
Mwangi Maina  |  Sep 13, 2024

The Presidency highlighted that the remaining months of the current transitional period will focus on mobilising funds to ensure the effective impleme...

South Sudan VP Riek Machar withdraws SPLM-IO party from Kenya-led Tumaini Peace Initiative
Amina Wako  |  Jul 17, 2024

Machar accused the initiative of overstepping its mandate and undermining the East African Community's existing revitalised peace agreement and sovere...

South Sudanese society group calls for Kiir, Machar to step down ahead of December polls
Amina Wako  |  Jun 07, 2024

The civil society group also called for the dissolution of the National Security Service (NSS), advocating for its reconstitution as the National Inte...

South Sudan President Kiir declares central bank 'independent' institution
Amina Wako  |  May 31, 2024

This empowers the Bank of South Sudan to set monetary policies aimed at domestic price stability, manage currency issuance, regulate the financial sec...

South Sudan still not ready for elections, head of peace monitoring body warns
Amina Wako  |  May 27, 2024

RJMEC has warned that there is still no evidence of adequate preparation for conducting elections in South Sudan, barely seven months to the polls.

UN panel accuses South Sudan's President Kiir of political purge
Foreign Reporter  |  May 13, 2024

Senior members of the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) were accused of violating regulations prohibiting political involvement.

South Sudan President dismisses foreign minister, appoints him Great Lakes Region envoy
Amina Wako  |  Apr 26, 2024

The changes come at a time when there is an ongoing transitional period in South Sudan, which was extended by the parties to the peace agreement in Au...

Ramaphosa holds talks with key South Sudanese actors in latest drive
Amina Wako  |  Apr 18, 2024

Ramaphosa met with key South Sudanese actors, including President Salva Kiir, and his first deputy Riek Machar, to receive updates on the peace agreem...

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