Nasir Reclaimed Amidst Rising Tensions in South Sudan
Control of the strategic town of Nasir has been reasserted by South Sudanese Government forces, it was confirmed by military officials on Sunday April 20. […]
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South Sudan: Deadly Clashes Erupt Following Cattle Raid Amid Rising Political Strain
A provisional report indicates that at least thirty people have been killed and around forty others injured during clashes in a locality in northern South […]
General Abdelfattah al-Burhane arrived in Juba to “discuss the crisis” in Sudan
General Abdel Fattah al-Burhane arrived in Juba on Monday September 3 to “discuss” the war ravaging Sudan, which could double the number of refugees by […]
South Sudan: President promises first elections next year
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir pledged on Tuesday that elections, previously postponed and now scheduled for next year, would go ahead as planned, and that […]
Sudan: South Sudanese diplomats announce agreement for peace talks
In Juba, the capital of South Sudan, an announcement was made Tuesday, May 2, regarding President Salva Kiir’s mediation of the crisis that has entered […]
South Sudan: Release of two journalists arrested after broadcasting a viral video about the President
Two South Sudanese journalists arrested in January after broadcasting a video suggesting that Head of State Salva Kiir was urinating on him have been released, […]
South Sudanese leaders sign key military agreement as part of 2018 peace deal
In South Sudan, rival leaders signed an agreement Sunday on a key military provision of the 2018 peace deal, after mediation by neighboring Sudan. The […]
South Sudan: Riek Machar calls Sudanese General al-Burhan for help
Faced with growing tensions with President Salva Kiir, his vice president Riek Machar is trying to get help from East African countries gathered in the […]
South Sudan: New Parliament sworn in, activists arrested
The new Parliament was sworn in Monday in South Sudan, fulfilling one of the most important promises of the 2018 peace agreement that ended five […]
South Sudanese Parliament dissolved by President Salva Kiir
This important step was highly anticipated. The installation of a new expanded parliament was among the key measures of the peace agreement signed in 2018 […]