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 […]
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Sudan: Rebel Group SPLM-N Signs Declaration of Principle after Agreement on Separation of Religion and State
This is another step toward peace in Sudan. On Sunday, March 28, the transitional authorities in southern Sudan signed a declaration of principle with the […]
South Sudan: Awut Deng Acuil appointed first woman to head a university in the country
For the first time in the history of Southern Sudan, a woman is becoming president of the board of governors (BOA) of a university. Following […]
Starvation used as weapon of war in South Sudan conflict, UN rights body finds
Starvation is being intentionally used as a war tactic in South Sudan’s brutal conflict, a UN-backed human rights panel said in its latest report on […]
South Sudan: Devastating flooding displaced thousands of people
Heavy rain and severe flooding in Maban, South Sudan, last week have caused severe damage to camps for refugees and internally displaced persons, where JRS […]
Army announces death of rebel Kerbino Wol in South Sudan
Only ten days after launching his rebel group, Kerbino Wol was killed. The former soldier who became entrepreneur and philanthropist had been imprisoned for twenty […]
First Vice-President of South Sudan cured of Covid-19
According to a statement by southern Sudanese authorities picked up by local media, First Vice President Riek Machar and his wife, Defense Minister Angelina Teny, […]
South Sudan: Intercommunal fighting on the rise
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday condemned a fresh wave of intercommunal violence in the world’s youngest nation, South Sudan, that has […]
Coronavirus Pandemic update in Africa
Africa had 54 027 confirmed cases of Coronavirus as of Friday, May 8. Covid-19 has already claimed the lives of 2 074people on the continent, […]
South Sudan: US Imposes Sanctions on Two Cabinet Members
Washington has imposed sanctions on two member of the South Sudanese cabinet that it accused of fomenting conflict, the US Treasury Department announced. The sanctions […]