[ISS] Members are expected to help reduce conflict but confront the same structural obstacles that hobbled previous panels.

[Capital FM] Juba -- Wiper Democratic Movement Leader and Former Vice President Hon Kalonzo Musyoka has concluded his three-day visit to Juba-South Sudan where he held meetings with the Country's President Salva Kiir, Mayardit , First Vice President ...

[The Conversation Africa] A notable consequence of Russia's invasion of Ukraine has been the near-complete breakdown of what was already a deeply fraught relationship among the permanent members of the UN Security Council.

[The Conversation Africa] Salva Kiir and Riek Machar loom large over South Sudan's recent history. And they will keep holding the future of the young nation in their hands to a large extent.

[Shabait] Asmara, 08 May 2022 - The Presidential Advisor and Head of Political Affairs of the PFDJ, Mr. Yemane Gebreab conducted a seminar to nationals in Juba and its environs, South Sudan focusing on the objective situation in the homeland and regi...

[CISA] Lukenya -- Religious leaders from the South Sudan Council of Churches (SSCC) in a statement dated April 29, pledged to, "continue... efforts to bring about a lasting 'just peace'... through spiritual renewal, advocacy, dialogue, reconciliation...

[Shabait] Asmara, 05 May 2022- Senior Eritrean delegation composed of Mr. Osman Saleh, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Presidential Adviser Mr. Yemane Gebreab met President Salva Kiir Mayardit of South Sudan today in Juba and delivered a message from...

[The Conversation Africa] In March 2022, violent clashes between farming communities and cattle herders broke out in Eastern Equatoria State, South Sudan. It was the latest incident in months of cattle-related violence in the area, which is in the co...

[VOA] Juba -- Journalists in both Sudan and South Sudan say threats, intimidation and arbitrary arrests are part of everyday life, limiting their ability to inform the public.

[The Conversation Africa] Implementation of the 2018 peace agreement in South Sudan lags significantly behind its mandated schedule. One of the reasons for this slow progress is establishing a unified military command structure. This was to be done w...

[MSF] After fleeing their homes more than two months ago, tens of thousands of people are still left without basic necessities in Twic County, South Sudan. Despite repeated calls by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), the humanitarian community in Sout...

[WFP] Markets come in all shapes and sizes, from traditional set-ups to online farmers markets. In South Sudan, the World Food Programme (WFP) has rolled out a 'retail in a box' pop-up initiative in Gorom refugee camp that is spurring on local busine...

[Dabanga] Khartoum / Kereinik -- A spokesperson from the European Union (EU) issued a statement concerning the West Darfur tribal conflict today. The EU statement highlighted their vehemence in insisting that the Juba Peace Agreement be respected by ...

[UNFPA] Bentiu -- "I used to collect firewood, make charcoal, and sell fresh milk to help meet our family's needs," Nyachar Gatneay Rial, 38, told UNFPA. "Now I have to sell tea in the local market to earn some money."

[UN News] Additional peacekeepers have been deployed to Leer county, South Sudan, following a surge of violence, including rapes, gang rapes, beheadings, burning civilians alive, and attacks on humanitarians, the UN Mission in the country, UNMISS, re...

[VOA] Juba, South Sudan -- The editor-in-chief of South Sudan's oldest English-language newspaper, the Juba Monitor, has been arrested for allegedly defying a court order to stop publication over alleged malpractice.

[The Point] The Gambia senior national team is set to begin its 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier campaign at home to South Sudan in June 2022.

[UN News] Although the overall security situation in the disputed Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan has remained calm, the "trust deficit" between the two main communities continues to be a great concern, UN Peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre La...

[MSF] The latest violence in Leer County, South Sudan, has resulted in the deaths of dozens of civilians, including a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) staff member. This is the second MSF staff member who has been killed in Leer due to extreme violen...

[New Times] Rwanda National Police (RNP) has started the rotation of its Formed Police Unit-One (RWAFPU-1) serving under the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The East African military intelligence institutions have agreed to work together on the security issue in the region.

[Dabanga] Abyei / South Sudan -- At least 42 people have been killed, and 27 injured in a series of attacks on the disputed Sudan-South Sudan border area of Abyei yesterday. Abyei's Security Advisor, Kiluk Kon, told Radio Dabanga's Voice of the State...

[VOA] Geneva -- The United Nations warns a record 7.74 million people, or two-thirds of South Sudan's population, are likely to face hunger during this year's lean season between May and July. This is the dangerous period between planting and harvest...