South Sudan
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South Sudan clashes kill at least 75 since February: UN
May 24, 2025Since February, at least 75 civilians have been murdered in clashes between the South Sudanese army and fighters supporting President Salva Kiir’s challenger, the UN human rights head said on Friday. According to United Nations Commissioner... -
Lifesaving humanitarian supply route cut in South Sudan leaving malnourished children at risk
May 11, 2025More than 60,000 malnourished children in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state are at risk of plunging deeper into malnutrition as treatment supplies run critically low and resupply efforts are hampered, the United Nations World Food Programme... -
Uganda army chief says troops deployed to S.Sudan capital
Mar 12, 2025Following escalating tensions that have endangered a tenuous peace deal, the Ugandan army chief announced Tuesday that special forces from Uganda had been sent to the capital of South Sudan. Poor Although political unrest and insecurity... -
Arbitrary arrests rife in South Sudan: UN
Dec 19, 2024Citing arbitrary arrests and detentions of hundreds of people, including women and children, the UN on Wednesday condemned “concerning” violations of human rights in war-torn South Sudan. Power disputes, ethnic infighting, and a severe economic downturn... -
South Sudan slams extension of UN arms embargo
Jun 2, 2023The UN Security Council extended a weapons embargo against South Sudan and slapped penalties on certain persons living there, according to the country’s foreign ministry. All parties were advised to “avoid a relapse into widespread conflict”... -
UN envoy cautions that South Sudan confronts a “make or break” year in 2023
Mar 7, 2023The world’s youngest nation, South Sudan, has a proviso government that must execute a peace agreement in order to hold “credible” elections in 2024, according to the UN envoy there. “We see 2023 as a ‘make... -
Hunger and malnutrition being driven by climate crisis and conflict in South Sudan
Nov 5, 2022Hunger and malnutrition are on the rise across the flood, drought, and conflict-affected areas of South Sudan, with some communities likely to face starvation if humanitarian assistance is not sustained and climate adaptation measures are not... -
Malnourishment affects 1.4 million children in South Sudan
Oct 14, 2022According to the British organization Save the Children, South Sudan is home to some 1.4 million under-fives who are malnourished due to widespread flooding and intercommunal strife. Since gaining independence from Sudan in 2011, the world’s... -
In July, Pope Francis will go to the DR Congo and South Sudan
Mar 4, 2022The Vatican announced on Thursday that Pope Francis will visit the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan in July, two African countries afflicted by conflict in which the pontiff has taken a special interest. According... -
10 killed in South Sudan plane crash
Mar 3, 2021Ten people were killed in a commercial plane crash in South Sudan’s Jonglei state on Tuesday evening, a senior government official said Wednesday, reports BSS. Denay Jock Chagor, Jonglei state governor, confirmed that all the passengers...
