South Sudan
South Sudan - 3 June 2016
IMF warns of further deteriorating economy in South Sudan The world’s economic centre house - the International Monetary Fund (IMF) based in New York - has warned of further deteriorating economic situation in South Sudan unless quick …
South Sudan - 27 May 2016
South Sudan calls for priority in World Humanitarian Summit Humanitarian Coordinator for South Sudan, Eugene Owusu has called on the World Humanitarian Summit convened this week in Istanbul, Turkey (23-24 May, 2016) to prioritize the …
South Sudan - 20 May 2016
69,000 South Sudanese refugees flood Sudan since January: UN More than 69,000 South Sudanese have arrived in neighbouring Sudan since January, fleeing conflict and food shortages in their war-torn country, the United Nations said. South …
South Sudan - 13 May 2016
South Sudan rival forces attend workshop in Juba South Sudan army (SPLA) factions including those loyal to President Salva Kiir and first vice-president, Riek Machar, attended a workshop in Juba on Thursday on how to provide security to the …
South Sudan - 29 April 2016
US announces $86 million for additional aide to South Sudan United States (US) government has announced additional humanitarian assistance of $86 million to help conflict-affected people in South Sudan, as well as South Sudanese refugees in …
South Sudan - 22 April 2016
South Sudan Peace Talks Imperiled by New Squabbles A long-awaited peace deal to end the civil war in South Sudan that has killed tens of thousands is being imperiled again, this time mainly by squabbles over how many weapons and soldiers …
South Sudan - 15 April 2016
A new dawn after years of wasted lives? As rebel leader Riek Machar prepares for what’s supposed to be a peaceful return to the capital, the cracks in South Sudan’s newly-formed unity government are already beginning to show. Can the …
South Sudan - 8 April 2016
UN Security Council renews sanctions against those blocking peace in South Sudan The United Nations Security Council Thursday renewed, until 1 June, its sanctions regime imposed last year against those blocking peace in the war-torn …
South Sudan - 1 April 2016
Fleeing hunger, S. Sudanese refugees continue to arrive into Sudan’s Darfur Tens of thousands of South Sudanese from the greater Bhar el Ghazal region have continued to flee to the neighbouring Sudan due to combined threats of conflict and …
South Sudan - 18 March 2016
South Sudan: UN Should Create Rights Monitor The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) should appoint a special rapporteur to monitor and document human rights violations and promote justice in South Sudan. South Sudan’s human rights …
South Sudan - 11 March 2016
South Sudan is dying, and nobody is counting The many ways people have died during South Sudan’s two-year civil war are well-documented, but the number killed is unknown. Men, women and children have been shot, speared, burned, castrated, …
South Sudan - 4 March 2016
South Sudan oil production pollution threatens thousands: monitors Dangerous heavy metals used in oil production in war-torn South Sudan have leaked into drinking water sources used by 180,000 people with life-threatening health risks, a …
South Sudan - 12 February 2016
South Sudanese president signs NGO Bill into law South Sudan’s president Salva Kiir has signed into law the non-governmental oganisation (NGOs) Bill into law, despite global pressure to delay it. The presidential spokesman, Ateny Wek Ateny …
SOUTH SUDAN - 2 February 2016
African Union Says Crisis in South Sudan Is Worsening A new report written for the African Union and made public on Monday presented an especially grim picture of South Sudan’s civil war, blaming government forces and rebels for the …
South Sudan - 10 November 2015
Black boxes in S Sudan air crash recovered Investigators in South Sudan have found the two black boxes from a Soviet-era Antonov plane which crashed last week killing at least 36 people, state radio said on Tuesday. Minister of Transport …
South Sudan - 27 October 2015
New peace pact in South Sudan South Sudan’s warring government and rebel forces signed Monday a committment to settle key security sections of a peace deal, despite having broken the pact multiple times. The agreement is hoped to kickstart …
South Sudan - 20 October 2015
South Sudanese president orders dismissal of Luka Biong from Juba University South Sudanese president Salva Kiir has given orders to the administration of Juba University to dismiss Luka Biong Deng from his lecturing post at the higher …
South Sudan - 13 October 2015
Ugandan troops withdraw from South Sudan Ugandan troops have started withdrawing from South Sudan to comply with a peace deal between South Sudan’s warring factions, Uganda’s military chief said on Monday. All Ugandan forces - between 2 000 …
South Sudan - 30 September 2015
S. Sudanese army abduct 10 girls in Unity state, rebels claim A South Sudanese armed opposition official on Wednesday accused pro-government forces of allegedly abducting 10 girls after military offensives in Geer and Kany-gai villages of …
South Sudan - 16 September 2015
S. Sudan president says ’fully committed’ to peace agreement but maintains ‘reservations’ South Sudanese president, Salva Kiir, has on Tuesday announced that his government would fully implement the recently signed peace agreement, but said …