News South Sudan: UNESCO is helping to build trust between journalists and security personnel in South Sudan
Laughter rings out as members of the South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS), the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF), national security personnel and journalists stand together in a room ...
News South Sudan: South Sudan to simulate suspected virus case to test emergency response
South Sudan’s health authorities will conduct a full-scale simulation exercise to test the country’s preparedness
News South Sudan: South Sudanese women warn of reversal in representation gains
Women activists in South Sudan have accused the caretaker government of reversing gains in women’s political representation, saying the removal of women from decision-making positions threatens progress made under the 35% affirmative action quota ahead of elections scheduled for December 2026.
News South Sudan: South Sudan Election on Tuesday 22 December 2026
The South Sudan election is on Tuesday 22 December 2026, its first national vote. Registration gaps, visa costs in US$ and the US Level 4 warning.
News South Sudan: Saving lives without medical equipment: Israeli medics train first aid instructors in South Sudan
Israel's Magen David Adom trained first aid instructors in South Sudan to treat injuries using everyday materials, helping them provide lifesaving care amid severe equipment shortages and limited access to hospitals
News South Sudan: What was envisaged for South Sudan’s post-independence judiciary?
South Sudan won independent statehood following an internationally supervised referendum in 2011. The transitional constitution, drafted after the referendum, is the country’s founding law. It ...
News South Sudan: South Sudan Under Pressure to Investigate War Crimes
Amnesty International has called for renewed international scrutiny and accountability for alleged war crimes and other serious human rights violations in South ...
News South Sudan: South Sudan suspends social media platforms over videos of Sudan killings
South Sudanese authorities have suspended access to social media platforms for a minimum of 30 days after videos depicting the alleged killings of South Sudanese nationals in Sudanâs El Gezira state triggered riots and deadly revenge attacks.
News South Sudan: South Sudan’s Kiir orders establishment of defence university
In a presidential directive broadcast on Wednesday evening by state-owned South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (SSBC), Kiir instructed the National Council for Higher Education, through the Ministry ...
News South Sudan: Episcopal Church of South Sudan prioritizes waste management in environmental campaign
Anglican Communion News Service] Throughout the Anglican Communion, churches, communities and individuals are advocating to restore and protect the “lungs of the Earth.” Creation care is a core ...
News South Sudan: South Sudan’s aid crisis deepens as food stocks run low
More than one million people could lose life-saving aid by October as funding shrinks and arrivals from Sudan continue.
News South Sudan: Christian workers abducted in South Sudan are released
Six Christian workers abducted in South Sudan on Sept. 26 were released on Thursday (Oct. 1), sources said.
News South Sudan: South Sudan Explained 2026, the World’s Youngest Country
South Sudan explained: an oil-producing, landlocked state of over 10 million people faces a 22 December 2026 election under a caretaker government.
News South Sudan: Canada helping to fund South Sudan vote despite growing repression
The much-delayed election would be the first since South Sudan achieved independence in 2011. Canada has spent more than $1.1-billion in foreign aid supporting the country since then, but its ...
News South Sudan: Will elections happen in South Sudan?
South Sudan is due to hold elections in December, but critics say political decisions favoring the ruling party are raising questions on whether the opposition can compete on a level playing field.
News South Sudan: C5 Summit adopts Declaration supporting peace, stability in South Sudan
Plus Summit has adopted a Declaration setting out a range of measures to support peace, political stability and credible elections in South Sudan.
News South Sudan: South Sudan's president dissolves government ahead of country's first elections
South Sudan President Salva Kiir has dissolved the transitional government, three months before the country's first election since its independence in 2011. The country has previously postponed ...
News South Sudan: Sudan army accused of attacking South Sudan oil pipeline
The Sudan Founding Alliance, known as Tasis, has accused Sudan’s army of repeatedly attacking a pipeline carrying South Sudanese oil through Sudan. Tasis is a coalition led by the paramilitary Rapid ...
