[JusticeInfo.net] Last week, Sweden indicted two oil executives from Swedish oil company Lundin Energy for aiding and abetting war crimes in South Sudan between 1999 and 2003. If the trial starts next year as expected, it will be a very important mov...

[WHO-AFRO] Juba, 25 November 2021 - The Ministry of Health in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), has commenced a multi-stakeholder Health Sector Performance Review, to identify issues that need to be addressed to improve performa...

[East African] South Sudan is staring at a catastrophic humanitarian crisis as extreme floods hit the country for the third consecutive year.

[East African] A group of South Sudanese nationals sent to study in Zimbabwe six years ago are stranded after Juba failed to provide them air tickets to return home, they say.

[MSF] People in Bentiu, northern South Sudan, are facing outbreaks of infectious and waterborne diseases, increased food insecurity and malnutrition, due to some of the most severe floods in decades. A failure of humanitarian organisations and author...

[WHO-AFRO] To strengthen the capacities to detect, investigate and respond to suspected Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), WHO supported the Ministry of Health to deploy a multidisciplinary team of epidemiologists, clinicians and infection prevention and con...

[East African] Juba -- Two separate inter-communal revenge attacks have left at least nine people dead in South Sudan's Bor town of Jonglei State, the governor has confirmed.

[DW] Crises in Ethiopia and Sudan should serve as a warning for African nations to guard against threats to democracy and human rights, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said.

[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.

[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.