October 11, 2021 (BENTIU) – 90% of the population in South Sudan’s Unity State are homeless due to heavy floods, a senior government official said, painting a gloomy picture of the situation. "This...
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S. Sudan’s Kiir, advisor discuss peace implementation process
September 28, 2021 (JUBA)- President Salva Kiir and Costello Garang Riiny Lual, an adviser to the presidency met and held talks on Tuesday, marking the second official meeting between the two leaders...
Hamdok, Machar hold 2nd meeting on South Sudan’s peace implementation
August 20, 2021 (KHARTOUM/JUBA) - The visiting Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok and First Deputy Riek Machar discussed for the second time on Friday the stalled implementation of the revitalized peace...
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Turkish organisation aids over 500 vulnerable S. Sudanese
April 14, 2021 (JUBA) - A Turkish charity organisation on Wednesday distributed food aid packages among vulnerable people in the South Sudan capital, Juba. More than 500 families are to benefit from...
Polio vaccination targets over 2.8 million children in S. Sudan
February 25, 2021 (JUBA) -- The Ministry of Health and partners are rolling-out the second round of the national polio vaccination campaign targeting over 2.8 million children in South Sudan. The...
TROIKA welcomes decision to form state governments
December 11, 2020 (JUBA) - The United States, United Kingdom and Norway have commended South Sudanese leaders for agreeing on the long-awaited formation of the Transitional National Legislative...
SOMMA suspends Malong ahead of peace talks with South Sudan govt
September 25, 2020 (JUBA) -The alliance of South Sudanese holdout groups, SOMMA, has suspended the South Sudan United Front (SSUF) of General Paul Malong ahead of the resumption of peace talks in...
Mediation postpones initial signing of Sudan peace agreement
August 27, 2020 (JUBA) - The South Sudanese presidential aide and chief mediator Thursday announced that the initial signing of the peace agreement between the Sudanese government and the armed...
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Sudan, South Sudan officials vow to settle Abyei dispute
August 26, 2020 (JUBA) - South Sudanese and Sudanese officials Thursday vowed to settle the issue of the disputed border area of Abyei after the end of the Juba process for peace in Sudan. Abyei...
South Sudan senior officials discuss ways to fund domestic food production
August 7, 2020 (JUBA) - The South Sudanese presidency Friday held a meeting to discuss ways to fund a food security plan aiming to increase domestic food production. The meeting was chaired by First...
Over 289,000 refugees return to South Sudan
June 13, 2020 (JUBA) - Over 289,000 South Sudanese have spontaneously regained their areas of origin since the cessation of hostilities agreement by the end of 2017. The figure was announced in a...
South Sudan urges to prepare for floods
May 22, 2020 (JUBA) - South Sudan on Friday said deeply concerned about the rising water level in the African Great Lakes region and warned its people to be prepared for imminent devastating floods...
South Sudan’s president calls to end violence, produce food
May 15, 2020 (JUBA) - South Sudanese President Salva Kiir called to end violence in the country saying peace in needed to produce food and end international humanitarian support to the troubled east...
South Sudanese army accused of displacing civilians in Equatoria region
May 9, 2020 (JUBA) - The South Sudanese army continues to massively displace civilians in Central and Western Equatoria States, said the National Salvation Front (NAS) in a statement released on...
South Sudan SSOMA says committed to Rome not IGAD peace process
April 28, 2020 (JUBA) - The South Sudan Opposition Movements’ Alliance (SSOMA), reiterated its rejection of the revitalized peace pact and IGAD rules of engagement saying they are only committed to...
Minnawi group resumes participation in Sudan’s peace process
April 15, 2020 (KHARTOUM) - South Sudan’s mediation for peace in Sudan announced Tuesday that the Sudan Liberation Movement led by Minni Minnawi (SLM-MM) resumed its participation in the peace talks...
South Sudan holdout groups take part in cessation of hostilities
February 14, 2020 (JUBA) - The South Sudan Opposition Movements Alliance (SSOMA) Friday has officially taken part in a cessation of hostility deal brokered by the Roman Catholic Sant’ Egidio peace...
South Sudan’s NAS establishes committee on sexual violence
February 6, 2020 (JUBA) - The leader of the National Salvation Front (NAS) Thomas Cirilo has established a committee on conflict-related sexual crimes. Cirilo on Wednesday appointed a three-member...
Troops arrive in joint training centres in South Sudan’s Wau
January 3, 2019 (JUBA) - The UN peacekeeping mission has confirmed that troops from the South Sudanese government and the SPLM-In-Opposition in the Upper Nile region are now joining the training...
NAS hands over 23 persons to ICRC to reunite with families
January 1, 2020 (JUBA) – The National Salvation Front (NAS) said it handed over 23 persons under is protection to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on December 31 to be reunited...