[ISS] But looming elections and the challenge of unifying the army could once more derail South Sudan's peace deal.

[Ghanaian Times] South Sudan peace monitors on Tuesday welcomed the launch of public consultations to pave way for the start of truth, reconciliation and healing process under the 2018 revitalised peace deal.

[VOA] Juba/Khartoum, Sudan -- The International Criminal Court trial of Ali Muhammad Ali Abd al-Rahman, which began Tuesday, is a long-awaited moment for many former residents of Sudan's Darfur region now living in South Sudan.

[Shabait] Asmara -- The YPFDJ organization in Juba, South Sudan, held its 3rd congress on 3 April.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Four years after the signing of a peace agreement to end the conflict in South Sudan, numerous blockages and weeks of tension raised fears of a resumption of hostilities. Now the peace process seems to have taken a step forwa...

[RFI] South Sudan President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar have agreed to return to re-start talks on integrating their rival forces into the army after escalating tensions threatened to derail the 2018 peace agreement.

[SNA] Juba -- Vice-President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC) Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Daglo received at his residence in the South Sudanese capital, Juba, Vice-President of the Republic of South Sudan Hussein Abdelbagi Akol, in the presence ...

[VOA] Washington -- Ten years after independence, South Sudan "remains a deeply fragile nation beset by weak governance, pervasive insecurity, fiscal mismanagement, and widespread corruption."

[VOA] Geneva -- A senior U.N. official warns South Sudan is facing its worst humanitarian crisis since the country became independent in July 2011.

[UN News] The UN and partners on Thursday launched a $1.7 billion Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) for South Sudan, to meet the needs of some 6.8 million vulnerable people this year.

[State Department] On April 3, 2014, by Executive Order 13664, the President declared a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the nati...

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Coronavirus lockdowns have contributed to "soaring rates" of sexual and gender-based violence across Africa, says a new report. And "almost all actors" in the continent's armed conflicts use sexual violence as a tactic of war...

[VOA] Geneva -- Aid agencies warn hundreds of thousands of South Sudanese are likely to suffer devastating consequences during this year's wet season without emergency international support to head off the worst impacts.

[allAfrica] Johannesburg -- As we move into the third year of the Covid-19 pandemic, we've also seen more openness about another global crisis. The rise in stress, anxiety, depression and other mental health illnesses has been dramatic during the loc...

[IPS] Madrid -- While several politicians - and media - have been viewing the ongoing armed conflict in South Sudan as a "civil war" between rival ethnic groups, so nothing to worry about, there are some key facts that should be considered for the sa...

[State Department] The United States notes with concern the growing tensions in South Sudan, including recent clashes between the South Sudan People's Defense Force's (SSPDF) and the Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement-In Opposition (SPLA/M-IO) i...

[UN News] Flooding and displacement in South Sudan are expected to worsen when the wet season begins in around a month, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, warned on Tuesday.

[RFI] South Sudanese security forces have reportedly left the premises of First Vice-President Riek Machar's residence in the capital, Juba on Monday morning after surrounding his home late Saturday. This after further disagreements over the implemen...

[VOA] Juba -- The United States, the United Kingdom and Norway -- known as the Troika -- have condemned the South Sudan People's Defense Force (SSPDF) for attacking SPLA-In Opposition military bases in parts of the Upper Nile region.

[IMF] End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent the views of the ...

[Ghanaian Times] South Sudan's main opposition party led by First Vice President, Riek Machar, opted out of ongoing talks on Tuesday over the security arrangements, citing what he termed "unprovoked attacks" from troops loyal to President Salva Kiir.

[CAF] South Sudan and eSwatini picked up vital first leg away wins in the preliminary round of the 2023 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Nabil Mahdi, Ethiopia's Ambassador to South Sudan, has called for an end to repeated cross border attacks by Murle militants targeting civilians in Gambella regional state.The Ambassador said this during talks with Sou...

[allAfrica] The 48-page paper presented by the UN Human Rights Council's commission on South Sudan in Geneva on Monday provided horrifying details of the use of sexual violence against women and girls as a weapon of war in that nation.

[UN News] Widespread sexual violence against women and girls in conflict is being fueled by systemic impunity, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan said on Monday.

[Daily Maverick] On Human Rights Day, let's spare a thought for Zimbabweans who face new threats to the civic space and freedom of expression that is so vital to democracy.

[VOA] Geneva -- The U.N. Refugee Agency, UNHCR, and 102 humanitarian and developmental agencies are asking for $1.2 billion to help 2.3 million South Sudanese refugees and communities sheltering them in five countries.

[allAfrica] Geneva -- South Sudan, the world's newest country, faces a critical moment in its transition from civil war , with a faltering peace agreement and predatory government officials who pillage aid meant to feed the beleaguered population, th...

[allAfrica] Excerpts from the report of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan, presented to the Human Rights Council in Geneva on March 18:

[VOA] Bor, South Sudan -- South Sudan is witnessing "the worst hunger crisis to date." That's the assessment of U.N. World Food Program's Marwa Awad, who sees it firsthand.