South Sudan: WFP warns two million could lose food aid as funding crisis deepens
The World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, that it could halt food assistance to about two million people in South Sudan […]
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UNICEF warns children at risk as conflict restricts aid access in South Sudan
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Monday, September 14, 2026, called for safe, predictable and sustained humanitarian access to conflict-affected communities in South Sudan […]
South Sudan government dismisses alleged plot to assassinate Riek Machar
South Sudan’s Government has rejected allegations that suspended First Vice-President Riek Machar faces an assassination threat, describing the claims by the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-in-Opposition […]
UN rights Commission begins four-day South Sudan mission amid renewed conflict
The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan will conduct its 14th visit to the country from September 7 to 10, 2026, amid renewed […]
AU seeks donor support to close South Sudan’s $223m election funding gap
The African Union (AU) has appealed to member States, international partners and donors to help bridge a major funding shortfall facing South Sudan ahead of […]
South Sudan: Salva Kiir removes constitutional and census conditions for December elections
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir on Wednesday, September 2, approved constitutional amendments allowing national elections to proceed without the prior completion of a permanent Constitution […]
US urges peaceful, locally funded elections in South Sudan
The United States said that South Sudan has the sovereign right to determine the timing and scope of its elections but must ensure any vote […]
Two Ethiopian UN peacekeepers killed in South Sudan ambush
Two Ethiopian United Nations peacekeepers were killed and seven other people injured in an ambush in South Sudan on Monday, August 24, 2026, amid worsening […]
South Sudan rejects foreign pressure, insists on sovereign path to elections and reforms
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has rejected what his office described as external interference in the country’s political affairs, saying elections and reforms must be […]
South Sudan: Constitutional Bill Tabled Before Parliament to Clear Way for December Elections
South Sudan’s Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Wek Mamer Kuol on Monday, August 17, 2026, tabled a constitutional amendment bill in Parliament aimed at removing […]