[East African] "Just as a fence has to be built with pegs, an able person needs the help of three others." -- Chinese Proverb.

[Nation] Kenya qualified for the semi-finals of the ongoing Cecafa Under-23 Championship after beating South Sudan 2-0 in their final pool match in Bahir, Ethiopia.

[Nation] Kenya Under-23 will be looking to seal their place in the semi-final when they face South Sudan on Wednesday at the ongoing Cecafa regional tournament in Bahir, Northern Ethiopia.

[Egypt Online] Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel Aati stressed the close relations binding Egypt and South Sudan, noting that their cooperation have lasted for several years through implementing several development projects tha...

[Independent (Kampala)] Elegu, Uganda -- Security at the Elegu border point in Atiak Sub-county, Amuru district has been intensified following the entry of hundreds of South Sudanese into Uganda seeking food.

[East African] A prominent member of the South Sudan's Opposition Alliance (SSOA) on Thursday rejoined the ruling party Sudan People Liberation Movement after ten years of abandonment.

[East African] A decade ago, the map of East Africa was redrawn, as South Sudan, the world's youngest nation was born. That moment was an opportunity to end years of conflict and suffering that affected so many in the region. It was a moment of hope ...

[MSF] An MSF record of violence

[MSF] On 9 July 2021, the Republic of South Sudan marked its 10th birthday. This significant milestone is also marred by the bloody legacy of its first decade, including a five-year civil war.

[VOA] Khartoum, Sudan -- Sudan's vice president visited South Sudan's capital on Wednesday to reiterate Khartoum's support for its neighbor and to urge the government and armed groups to fully implement the 2018 peace agreement.

[Shabait] Asmara, 14 July 2021- The YPFDJ organization in Juba, South Sudan, conducted an activity assessment meeting on 11 July.

[New Times] The national women's basketball team finished second in the group stages of the ongoing Afrobasket Zone V qualifiers after beating South Sudan 65-52.

[Nation] Juba -- South Sudan will soon run out of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines, coming just two months after donating its doses to Kenya.

[VOA] Kampala -- When South Sudanese refugee Paulo Amotun Lokoro fled conflict from the country's Western Equatoria state in 2006, little did he know he eventually would participate in international sports. He simply loved football, a game he usually...

[East African] The story of South Sudan, had political leaders not overlooked challenges at independence, would have been better on its tenth anniversary.

[IPS] Gumuruk, South Sudan -- With her bare hands, Roda clears debris and forages scraps from her wrecked teashop after attackers scorched Gumuruk, a town in the Greater Jonglei region where conflict frequently disrupts daily life and stifles progres...

[Nation] South Sudan President Salva Kiir has launched the first-ever local mobile operator in the county's capital Juba.

[East African] As in Kenya, where President Uhuru Kenyatta's handshake with opposition leader Raila Odinga restored calm in the country, the working relationship between President Salva Kiir and First Vice-President Dr Riek Machar is critical to Sout...

[Nation] Kigali -- Kenya Lionesses secured a crucial 66-48 victory against newbies South Sudan in the second day of the 2021 FIBA women's AfroBasket Zone Five qualifiers here at the Kigali Arena Tuesday.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya's Emerging Stars have been drawn in Pool C and will face Djibouti and South Sudan in the CECAFA Under-23 Challenge Cup set to be staged in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia from this weekend.

[Egypt Online] Trade and Industry Minister Nevine Gamea said that there are great opportunities for Egyptian exports to tap South Sudan markets.

[IPS] Juba, South Sudan -- The declaration of independence of South Sudan was a great historic moment that gave hope to South Sudanese on July 9, 2011. It brought a sense of satisfaction, indicating achievement of a life-time dream for which millions...

[VOA] Juba , South Sudan -- Ten years after gaining independence, some South Sudanese say their struggle for liberation has been supplanted by an autocratic system of government led by the nation's ruling party, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement...

[East African] South Sudan's President Salva Kiir promised on Friday as the country marked its 10th anniversary that he would not plunge the country back into war, as Pope Francis said he would visit if political leaders did more to maintain a fragil...

[allAfrica] South Sudan, the world's youngest nation and an ethnically-diverse country with a population of more than 11 million, celebrated its 10th anniversary on Friday. The country gained her independence from Sudan on July 9, 2011, after the sig...

[East African] We commemorate, we don't celebrate. Those were the words of a South Sudanese citizen to a friend, who had sent a congratulatory message on the occasion of the tenth independence anniversary, marked this week, without the usual fanfare.

[VOA] Juba -- When South Sudan gained independence ten years ago, the new nation's constitution required the government to support those deeply impacted by the secession conflict. But some of those disabled war veterans and the widows and orphans of ...

[UN News] Young people who were displaced by conflict in South Sudan have returned home to power change in their community.

[African Arguments] We have a saying that "if South Sudanese do not want to change, the change will change them".

[United States Senate] Washington, DC -- U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today issued the following statement commemorating the 10th anniversary of South Sudan's independence, which will be introduced into the S...