[New Times] The "Bright Stars" of South Sudan welcome Rwanda's Amavubi to Juba International Stadium on Sunday, December 22, in the first of the two-legged tie that could decide the team which will qualify for the 2024 African Nations Championship (C...

[CPJ] Kampala -- The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on South Sudan's authorities to reveal the whereabouts of Emmanuel Monychol Akop, editor-in-chief of the privately owned The Dawn newspaper, who has been detained since November 28 by agents...

[VOA] Juba, South Sudan -- South Sudan is due to hold long-delayed general elections in December 2026, and some wonder if the world's youngest nation will be ready.

[New Times] Jimmy Mulisa's Amavubi on Thursday, December 19, left for Juba ahead of Sunday's crunch tie against Bright Stars of South Sudan in the first leg of the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifiers.

[OCHA] The Humanitarian Coordinator for South Sudan, Ms. Anita Kiki Gbeho, has released US$8 million from the South Sudan Humanitarian Fund to support the multisectoral response to the cholera outbreak in six priority locations across the country: Re...

[OCHA] The humanitarian community in South Sudan launched the 2025 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP), reflecting an appeal for US$1.7 billion to provide lifesaving assistance to 5.4 million people experiencing the most acute needs across th...

[VOA] Juba, South Sudan -- South Sudan is grappling with an influx of people living with disabilities as victims of ongoing conflicts in neighboring countries, such as Sudan, come in search of devices like artificial limbs. This surge puts immense pr...

[IRC] New York -- Over 82% of those in global humanitarian need live in 20 countries at greatest risk of humanitarian deterioration in 2025. Sudan is now the biggest humanitarian crisis ever recorded, accounting for 10% of people in humanitarian need...

[Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan] On the 11 th anniversary of the outbreak of South Sudan's civil war, the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan has released a 19-minute video report that illustrates the persistence of egregious vio...

[MSF] Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is deeply concerned about the rapidly escalating cholera outbreak in Malakal, in South Sudan's Upper Nile State. Since the first suspected case was reported on 5 November, the number of people affected has risen si...

[UN News] UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, has issued an alert after a surge in the number of displaced people fleeing war-torn Sudan for neighbouring South Sudan.

[World Bank] South Sudan -- A new South Sudan Poverty and Equity Assessment (PEA) Report, released today by the World Bank, indicates that poverty is endemic, and vulnerability is almost universal following a decade of economic decline in the world's...

[UNHCR] "I want to show other young girls in my community that, despite escaping violence, they can rebuild their lives and achieve their dreams through education."

[RFI] Following the devastating bombardment of the Zamzam camp for internally displaced people in western Sudan, civilians are fleeing the area - into increasingly dangerous conditions.

[MSF] Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is deeply concerned about the rapidly escalating cholera outbreak in Malakal, in South Sudan's Upper Nile state. Since the first suspected case was reported on 5 November, the number of people affected h...

[Dabanga] Juba -- Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, president of Sudan's Sovereignty Council and commander-in-chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), arrived in Juba, capital of South Sudan, yesterday, to discuss "critical issues regarding the relation...

[allAfrica] In 2019, South Sudan experienced significant child mortality from preventable diseases. Pneumonia and diarrhea were particularly deadly, accounting for 19% and 10% of under-5 mortality, respectively. Rotavirus is especially impactful, cau...

[ISS] The fourth postponement of elections in less than a decade raises doubts South Sudan will ever reach democracy.

[Ethiopian Herald] - Ethiopian peacekeepers serving in Jonglei State and the Greater Pibor Administrative Area have been awarded United Nations (UN) medals for their exceptional efforts in promoting and sustaining peace in South Sudan.

[UN News] Ongoing hostilities across Syria are intensifying an already dire humanitarian crisis, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned, amid reports of a deadly airstrike at the Ad Dabousiyah border crossing wit...

[ISS] Inter-communal structures can prevent women and children from being captured during cattle raids and forced into servitude.

[VOA] Juba, South Sudan -- South Sudanese authorities say a confrontation between the People's Defense Forces and personnel protecting former spy chief General Akol Koor has been resolved peacefully, with both sides reaching an agreement to prevent f...

[VOA] Juba, South Sudan -- The international community warns that as many as 2 million children and 1 million pregnant or lactating mothers in South Sudan are facing acute malnutrition. Poor access to safe drinking water, sanitation and the spread of...

[Agenzia Fides] Juba -- "With the recurrent postponements of democratic elections in South Sudan, the hope for sustainable peace is waning," warn the Bishops of South Sudan and Sudan at the end of their meeting on peace in the two countries in Kit, i...

[UNHCR] More than 17,400 former South Sudanese refugees were recently issued with national identity cards, having returned to the country after years in exile. With support from a joint project by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and the European Union (...

[allAfrica] Geneva -- Sudan's war has disrupted its urban economy, once a mainstay, with formal wage employment sharply declining, pushing many into precarious self-employment or informal labour, offering scant security with health and education equa...

[SAFA] Coach Hugo Broos' irrepressible charges were once again in devastating form as they beat South Sudan 3-0 in a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier that could have had a far more unflattering final scoreline on another day.