[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Welcome to AllAfrica's Silence The Guns series where we focus on peacebuilding on the continent. This is Juanita Williams and today we take closer look at  what the road to peace and peacebuilding is for South Sudan, where t...

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- In January 2011 the people of South Sudan voted in a referendum to secede from Sudan, putting behind them two civil wars which had consumed 39 of the 55 years of Sudanese independence. Six months later, they joyfully celebrat...

[East African] South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardiit on Friday night fired Finance and Interior ministers through a presidential decree.

[Nation] Juba -- South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Friday night fired Finance and Interior ministers through a presidential decree.

[IPS] Juba, South Sudan -- Ayom Wol sits under a tree in South Sudan in the scorching midday sun. He is a newly-trained teacher, preparing for tomorrow's lessons. His school principal says he has to prepare while at school because there is no electri...

[East African] Twelve people perished while several others were critically injured in a road accident along South Sudan's major highway on Saturday, police spokesperson has confirmed.

[DW] Despite recent growth in internet connectivity, Africa lags behind other regions of the world. The World Bank hopes to enable the continent to achieve universal connectivity by 2030, but huge hurdles stand in the way.

[Nation] A new report has placed Kenya at the heart of illicit financial flows involving South Sudan warlords.

[Nation] Juba -- The son of late South Sudanese revolution leader John Garang met President Salva Kiir on Monday, in what was perceived as a reconciliation gesture.

[East African] A plane crash at Juba International Airport on Tuesday morning has left five people dead, the airport country director has confirmed.

[Egypt Online] Spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Ahmed Hafez on Tuesday 2/11/2021 offered condolences to South Sudan over the crash of a cargo plane in the capital, Juba, killing five crew members.

[UN News] The Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations told the Security Council on Wednesday that he was encouraged by a thaw in relations between South Sudan and Sudan, now that both have established national committees on the question of Abyei...

[East African] The image the world has of South Sudan is one of war, but the youth of the world's youngest country are determined to create a different reality.

[Shabait] The YPFDJ organization in Juba and its environs, Republic of South Sudan conducted an activity assessment meeting as well as on the implementation of charted out programs on 25 October.

[VOA] Juba -- A United Nations rights commission in South Sudan says the government is harassing activists, journalists and their families, limiting their activities, and targeting their work and finances.

[Egypt Online] South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit expressed appreciation to the historic and brotherly ties between Egypt and South Sudan.

[UNFPA] Bor -- As if extreme poverty and the ongoing humanitarian crisis brought about by armed conflict in the country were not enough, severe flooding has affected hundreds of thousands of South Sudanese people since the onset of the rainy season t...

[Nation] Harambee Starlets begun their 2022 Africa Women's Cup of Nations qualifying campaign with a resounding 8-0 win over South Sudan at Nyayo National Stadium on Wednesday.

[UN News] State security forces in South Sudan have been responsible for imposing new and potentially arbitrary restrictions against the country's most prominent civil society leaders, issuing "credible" death threats that have undermined peace effor...

[UN News] The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, is supporting the Government of South Sudan in assisting people hit hard by the worst flooding there in decades.

[SciDev.Net] Nairobi -- A ready-to-use geographic information system to facilitate the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines is proving effective in South Sudan and could be applied in other challenging contexts, its developers say.