South Sudan Stories
Acute food insecurity means families cannot meet their basic food needs and often resort to desperate measures, such as skipping meals or selling esse...
Bol - a businessman-turned-politician long regarded as one of Kiir's closest allies - had risen rapidly through the ranks this year.
Conflict and violence are the main drivers of hunger in 14 of the 16 hotspots, while economic shocks and extreme weather make conditions worse.
The 2018 Revitalised Peace Agreement was the key safeguard against renewed civil war, but elements of its power-sharing and security provisions are fr...
Salva Kiir has become known for abrupt personnel changes, often issued on Monday or Wednesday evenings and rarely explained.
It will also not resume outreach activities and will no longer operate in Morobo County, but will continue to engage with all parties to find safer an...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Wednesday that South Sudanese living in the US will have a 60-day grace period to leave before...
According to Cong, RSF drone attacks on border-adjacent oil facilities in Port Sudan and Heglig in May and August caused oil spills, shutdowns and env...
The crisis is being driven by conflict, displacement, poor access to aid, economic hardship, floods and weak community coping mechanisms.
President Kiir has replaced ministers, security chiefs, and presidential advisors in a major government shake-up ahead of postponed elections.
Samuel Peter Oyay, a vocal critic of President Salva Kiir, was seized from his Dubai home after publishing articles exposing alleged corruption and po...
The project aims to open new trade routes, enhance mobility, and accelerate economic integration across the Horn and Eastern Africa.
The study noted that seven in ten parents knew of the laws designed to protect children, yet two-thirds of children said they did not know where to se...
OCHA said the flooding is compounding an already dire humanitarian situation in the country, which faces ongoing conflict and acute food insecurity.
Alleged airstrikes and ongoing ground confrontations severely restricted humanitarian access to thousands of food-insecure displaced people across Upp...
With few psychiatrists and no proper facilities, desperate families in South Sudan are turning to prisons to confine loved ones battling mental illnes...
Local leaders, including Lorengkippi Chief Nathan Longorio, praised the initiative, highlighting its deliberate transfer of peacebuilding knowledge fr...
The resurgence of fighting has triggered mass displacement and deepened what the UN calls one of the world’s longest-running humanitarian crises.
Under the new decrees, General Dau Aturjong was removed as Chief of Defence Forces of the South Sudan People's Defence Forces (SSPDF), replaced by his...
The Committee is one of FIFA's key governance arms, responsible for overseeing the development, administration and support of the organization's 211 M...
Save the Children has reported a rise in waterborne diseases and an increase in snake bite cases, which are escalating public health concerns.
Machar, who has been under house arrest since March, was formally charged two weeks ago along with seven others over alleged links to a militia attack...
Instability has allowed the elite to undermine the justice system and actively suppress efforts at reconciliation.
South Sudan's Vice President Riek Machar is on trial for charges that include murder and treason, sparking fears of renewed civil war and political st...
Machar faces multiple charges, including treason, crimes against humanity, murder, terrorism, and conspiracy, all linked to an alleged attack on a gov...
Ruto is also expected to call for reforms to the UN system, fairer access to global financing and stronger multilateral cooperation.
According to the report, since 2011, South Sudan has earned over $25.2 billion (approx. Sh3.3 trillion) from oil, yet almost none reaches essential se...
Riek Machar has been under house arrest since security forces stormed his residence in March.
The SPLM/SPLA-IO described President Salva Kiir’s government as “a setup of dictatorship, peace spoilers and state capture that is holding power illeg...
The UN refugee agency warned that if the flooding continues, about 400,000 people could be displaced by the end of the year, exceeding the levels seen...
