[East African] South Sudan's Council of Ministers has resolved that there will be no official celebrations for the country's 10th independence anniversary on Friday over fear of coronavirus.

[VOA] Juba -- While people in South Sudan have enjoyed independence for the past 10 years, one longstanding problem - food insecurity - still hangs over the world's newest nation despite vast areas of arable land.

[East African] Three South Sudan states most affected by conflict have posted the best performance in the national primary examinations, according to the National Examination Council.

[VOA] Ten years after becoming the world's newest nation, South Sudan is struggling with how to advance, fund and staff a potentially lucrative oil sector that could provide a much-needed economic foothold in the impoverished country.

[Unicef] New York/Geneva/Nairobi/Juba -- Two-thirds of children in desperate need of support

[Nation] Juba -- South Sudan President Salva Kiir has revoked the appointment of 35 lawmakers to the Revitalized Transitional Legislative Assembly before they took oath of office.

[VOA] This is one in a series of stories marking 10 years of South Sudan's independence.

[East African] Juba -- South Sudan President Salva Kiir has revoked the appointment of 35 lawmakers to the Revitalized Transitional Legislative Assembly before they took oath of office.

[IPS] New Delhi, India -- Two Indian women, one Muslim and the other Dalit (former untouchables), separated by culture and geography, have found common ground in leading change in conflict-torn South Sudan.

[East African] A South Sudanese clearing company is seeking to challenge termination of its operations at the Port of Mombasa by two South Sudan government agencies.

[East African] South Sudan will be holding a two-day National Energy Conference on June 29 and 30 to showcase its seismic data from the 14 newly discovered oil blocks to potential prospectors.

[East African] When Deng Akech was three, South Sudan descended into civil war, just two years after gaining independence from Sudan. Now 10, Deng should be at school and gearing for the country's independence celebrations on July 9. Instead, he is m...

[RFI] After living for six years in northern Uganda's Rhino Refugee Camp, Muki Nicholas, 24, and his family have returned home to Yei, in the southwestern part of South Sudan, in the hopes of resettling and tilling the land once again. He's one of th...

[Egypt Online] Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel Aati on Friday discussed at meeting in Juba with South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit the latest developments regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD...

[VOA] Juba -- South Sudan's government says it has lost more than $4 billion in unpaid oil taxes since the country gained its independence a decade ago.

[Agenzia Fides] Tombura Yambio -- "Nobody knows what the real reasons are for the clashes that are taking place in our County of Tombura and Ri-Yubu", reports to Agenzia Fides Mgr. Eduardo Hijboro Kussala, bishop of the diocese, on the violence that ...

[New Frame] Ugandan academic and political analyst Mahmood Mamdani argues for a new approach to national identity that does not pit settlers against natives or minorities against majorities.

[East African] Juba -- The FIFA Bureau for Men's Senior Tournaments Monday announced that the Arab Cup qualifiers match between South Sudan and Jordan was forfeited with a 3-0 win to Jordan, after seven more Bright Stars players tested positive for C...

[VOA] Juba , South Sudan -- The newly appointed governor of South Sudan's Lakes state is facing calls to institute the death penalty for anyone involved in inter-communal fighting, cattle raids or road ambushes, all of which have become rampant in th...

[UN News] South Sudan, the UN's youngest Member State, is marking its tenth anniversary of independence amid languishing political progress and a range of humanitarian challenges, the Secretary-General's Special Representative told Security Council m...

[East African] At least eight football players in South Sudan's national tested positive for Covid-19 at the weekend, ahead of their FIFA Arab Cup Tournament, the country's football association said.

[VOA] Maban, South Sudan, Juba -- The head of a high-level U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) delegation visiting a refugee camp in Maban, South Sudan, this week said threats and attacks against aid workers are continuing in parts of the country despite som...

[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- Deputy Chairman of Sudan's Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC) Gen Mohamed Hamdan 'Hemeti' Dagalo was informed on the progression of the Joint Border Commission talks between Sudan and South Sudan, held in Khartoum sinc...

[VOA] Rumbek -- When police in South Sudan's Lakes state heard tensions were rising between two local communities, they deployed forces along area roads and villages in an effort to prevent clashes.

[Egypt Online] The International Cooperation Ministry on Wednesday 16/6/2021 organized a coordination meeting of the Egyptian ministries and departments concerned with cooperation with South Sudan.

[Nation] South Sudan's imminent rainy season is causing concerns about a possible outbreak of malaria in the country that is already dealing with humanitarian crises from past floods and conflict.

[African Arguments] In a country where people are so often seen as passive observers to events, the National Dialogue put ordinary citizens in control of their own destiny.

[VOA] The new chief of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) says U.N. peacekeepers are being blocked from accessing some sensitive areas, despite an agreement by South Sudan's government to cooperate with the mission.

[IPS] Arlington, Virginia -- August of this year will mark the one-year anniversary of the end of South Sudan's civil war, yet recent surges of violence suggest that peace is far from being realized. These attacks by armed groups include instances of...

[East African] Juba -- The World Bank has donated $116 million to South Sudan to fund two new projects aimed at strengthening the capacity of farmers to improve agricultural production, and restore livelihoods and food security.