News South Sudan: Gunmen kill more than 70 in South Sudan after a dispute at a gold mine
Gunmen have killed more than 70 people in South Sudan after a dispute at a gold mining site near the capital, Juba.
News South Sudan: Gaps persist as new Wau customary courts speed up justice
Newly established customary courts in the Western Bahr el Ghazal State are beginning to transform how communities resolve disputes, offering faster and more structured justice while exposing gaps in ...
News South Sudan: UNICEF boosts vaccine cold chain to protect children in W. Bahr el Ghazal
UNICEF and its partners are strengthening vaccine storage systems in Western Bahr el Ghazal with solar-powered refrigeration and a broader health support programme aimed at protecting children from ...
News South Sudan: Gen. Buay: Kiir’s reappointment of Gov. Monytuil is ill-advised
The leader of the rebel outfit, South Sudan People’s Movement (SSPM), Gen. Stephen Buay Rolnyang, has said President Salva Kiir’s reappointment of Joseph Nguen Monytuil as governor of Unity State on ...
News South Sudan: South Sudan launches nationwide rollout of China-aided textbooks
South Sudan has begun distributing more than 1.1 million textbooks to primary schools nationwide with support from China and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The books, covering science, ...
News South Sudan: As areas of South Sudan face famine conditions, the unity government must adhere to November deadline and immediately work to address food insecurity in the country
As South Sudan nears the November deadline for the formation of a unity government, the IRC calls on all actors to drive the peace process forward and address the terrible food insecurity affecting 6.35 million South Sudanese people, including over 1 million acutely malnourished children.
News South Sudan: South Sudan: IRC launches emergency response in Upper Nile and Unity state following escalation of conflict and deepening nutrition crisis
Juba, South Sudan, August 7, 2025 — The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has launched an emergency response in Unity and Upper Nile states in South Sudan to address growing humanitarian needs ...
News South Sudan: What’s happening in South Sudan? 10 million people need help
South Sudan is the world’s youngest country, gaining independence in 2011. However, hopes for stability were quickly undermined: a brutal civil war from 2013 to 2018 killed hundreds of thousands of ...
News South Sudan: South Sudan's economic stability very likely reliant on Chinese and Emirati activity but weakened by Sudan conflict
Political instability has worsened since the South Sudanese government announced in September 2024 that it was postponing the country’s first national elections until December 2026. China, Sudan, the ...
News South Sudan: Opinion| Rethinking mediation: The path to durable peace in South Sudan
Peace in South Sudan cannot be brokered by a mediator perceived to have political, economic, or security interests in the outcome. Credibility is the currency of mediation, and once lost, the process ...
News South Sudan: South Sudan President Fires Senior Aides After Dead Opposition Figure Appointed To Election Panel
South Sudan’s president sacks top aides after a presidential order mistakenly appoints a man who died five years ago.
News South Sudan: 60 military officers from South Sudan trained on child rights in Central Equatoria
More than 60 South Sudan People’s Liberation Army-in Opposition (SPLA-iO) soldiers attended a two-day workshop organized by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in Wunaliet cantonment site in Central Equatoria. Read more.
News South Sudan: UN warns that South Sudan is on a ‘dangerous precipice’ as political deadlock escalates violence
The United Nations' peacekeeping chief is warning that political deadlock in South Sudan is sharply escalating violence, putting the world’s newest nation on a “dangerous precipice." ...
News South Sudan: New Petroleum Agreement Between South Sudan and South Africa is a boost to Peace, Economic Recovery and the Oil Industry
The signing of the new exploration and production sharing agreement (EPSA) between South Sudan and South Africa’s Strategic Fuel Fund (SFF) is a boost to the oil sector and promotes peace and stability within the country. Read more.
News South Sudan: South Sudan's Economy: Climate-Smart Recovery Path
JUBA, February 5- Two new World Bank Group reports released today underscore that South Sudan stands at a critical crossroads, where restoring public
News South Sudan: Sudan gold mine collapse kills 13 miners
Authorities say the miners at the South Kordofan gold mine were working illegaly after the site had been abandoned and shut down ...
News South Sudan: How the War in Sudan Could End
The war in Sudan is a battle for land and resources. Over nearly three years of conflict, the Sudanese Armed Forces—the country’s regular army—and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have traded ...
News South Sudan: Famine is threatening more of war-torn Sudan’s Darfur region as an attack in the south kills 22
A global hunger monitoring group says that famine is threatening more areas in war-torn Sudan’s western Darfur region, where acute malnutrition has been registered in two more towns there.
