Salva Kiir President of South Sudan. By RFIJUBA – South Sudan, the world’s youngest country, on Thursday marks the 15th anniversary of its independence, following decades of war with Sudan, a 2005 peace agreement and a 2011 self-determination referendum in which almost 99 percent of voters backed statehood. But the hopes that came with it have […]
CAPTION: South Sudan and Kenyan officals during the meeting in Nairobi Wednesday 8th, 2026. (File photo). By AgenciesNAIROBI – Kenya has summoned South Sudan’s diplomatic mission in Nairobi over the continued mistreatment of its citizens, citing the eight-month detention without charge of Kenyan Timothy Maina Nderi, denial of consular access, and escalating attacks on Kenyan truck […]
CAPTION: James Kueth Makuach, Commissioner of Akobo County. [Photo: Courtesy] By AgenciesJONGLEI STATE / SOUTH SUDAN – Sudan’s main armed opposition group, the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO), said on Sunday it had recaptured Walgaak Payam in Jonglei State after fierce fighting with government-aligned forces, leading to the killing of Akobo County Commissioner James […]
By AgenciesJUBA – The Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring and Verification Mechanism (CTSAMVM) on Thursday warned that South Sudan must urgently accelerate implementation of the security provisions in the 2018 revitalized peace agreement, saying delays in unifying forces and recurring violence could jeopardize preparations for the country’s planned elections.Presenting CTSAMVM’s assessment during the Reconstituted […]
By AgenciesJuBA – Civilian deaths and conflict-related sexual violence rose sharply in South Sudan during the first quarter of 2026 despite a slight decline in the overall number of violent incidents, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said on Tuesday.UNMISS said its Human Rights Division documented 206 incidents of conflict-related violence between January […]
JUBA – The United Nations has said that it was “deeply saddened” by the killing of five humanitarian workers after their convoy was ambushed in South Sudan. UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told a news conference on Tuesday June 30th, 2026 that the five humanitarian workers were riding in a convoy that a local partner operated […]
CAPTION: EALA and SEATINI officials pose for a photograph after signing a partnership in Arusha June, 26th 2026. (Courtesy photo). By Our reporter ARUSHA – The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) and the Southern and Eastern Africa Trade Information and Negotiations Institute (SEATINI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration on […]
CAPTION: An Ebola victim’ body in Kivu Province, DR Congo being carried for burial recently. (File photo). By AgenciesThe Ebola crisis across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda is likely to spread to South Sudan, with experts warning that cases of the fastest-ever recorded outbreak could reach the war-ravaged nation within weeks.Modelling by […]
CAPTION: An armed solder in South Sudan By AgencyUBA – More than 50 survivors of conflict-related sexual violence gathered in the capital Juba on Wednesday to demand accountability, two years after filing South Sudan’s first war crimes complaint, as pressure mounts on authorities to prosecute alleged abuses committed during the civil war.The survivors, alongside religious leaders, […]
BB Energy initiated legal proceedings in London’s courts last year, alleging that South Sudan failed to deliver oil cargoes purchased under the prepayment arrangementsBy AgenciesUNITED KINGDOM – London’s High Court has upheld an injunction preventing South Sudan from entering into new oil prepayment agreements until it settles outstanding obligations to commodities trader BB Energy, according […]