South Sudan

Mon, 18 Mar 2024 08:26:57 GMT
South Sudan Closes Schools As Heatwave Intensifies
[Independent (Kampala)] Juba, South Sudan -- South Sudan on Saturday announced an indefinite closure of all schools as a result of heatwaves over the past few days with very high temperatures both during the day and night.

Sat, 16 Mar 2024 08:53:11 GMT
Kiir Sacks New Finance Minister, Appoints 12th Man in 13 Years
[Nile Post] South Sudan President Salva Kiir has sacked his finance and planning minister after just six months in office.

Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:22:41 GMT
Supporting Displaced Communities Achieve Self-Reliance Through Economic Inclusion
[Norwegian Refugee Council] A few months ago, Aluet, 27, was selling charcoal to secure an income and support her husband and three children in South Sudan. Today, she is training to become a qualified hairdresser, and aims to open her own beauty sal...

Thu, 14 Mar 2024 07:23:20 GMT
Promoting Accountability for Corruption That Fuels South Sudan's Conflict
[State Department] Nearly thirteen years after declaring its independence, South Sudan remains a precariously fragile state beset by insecurity and poverty. The nation's leaders continually fail to exhibit the political will necessary to create the c...

Wed, 13 Mar 2024 04:11:05 GMT
Unmiss Is Crucial to Free and Fair Elections in South Sudan
[ISS] The UN mission should be renewed and reinforced to help avert electoral violence and a relapse into conflict.

Tue, 12 Mar 2024 11:59:35 GMT
Kenya Denies Role in Abduction of South Sudan Activist Mabior
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenyan government on Tuesday refuted any involvement in the disappearance of South Sudan activist Moris Mabior, who vanished in the country in 2023.

Wed, 06 Mar 2024 08:40:40 GMT
Sudan's War Curbs South Sudan's Oil Exports, Triggering Inflation
[Ayin English] Augustine Swaka, a 44-year-old mechanic is one of the oldest residents of Munuki, a suburb of Juba that is inhabited by both the city's emerging middle class and poor alike. At about 10 am, his nine-year-old son, Davido, walked quietly...

Wed, 06 Mar 2024 04:17:46 GMT
Crisis in Abyei - South Sudan Must Act and Stop Violence Between Dinka Groups
[The Conversation Africa] Abyei - a territory roughly the size of Jamaica - is being contested by two countries, Sudan and South Sudan. Abyei, which covers just over 10,000km², is under special administrative status following the terms of a 2005...

Wed, 06 Mar 2024 04:16:31 GMT
Top UN Official Calls for Greater Political Investment As Polls Loom
[UN News] With only nine months remaining before the polls in December, South Sudan is not ready to hold elections and a lot more needs to be done, the head of UN peace operations said on Tuesday.

Sat, 02 Mar 2024 13:20:24 GMT
Rising Violence, Human Rights Violations Threaten Peace in South Sudan
[VOA] Geneva -- U.N. investigators warn an alarming rise in violence and human rights violations threatens prospects for a durable peace in South Sudan and risks impeding free and fair elections in December, the first since the country gained its ind...

Sat, 02 Mar 2024 13:42:32 GMT
South Sudan - Human Rights Council Should Ensure Ongoing International Scrutiny, Investigations
[HRW] HRW statement - Item 2: Enhanced interactive dialogue on the report of the Commission of Human Rights on advancing the human rights in South Sudan

Tue, 05 Mar 2024 06:04:37 GMT
Extend the Human Rights Commission Mandate to Safeguard Rights During Elections
[AI London] We remain concerned that the underlying conditions that led to the establishment of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan (CHRSS) in 2016 are yet to see adequate progress. The causes of conflict and atrocities are still intact. We...

Tue, 27 Feb 2024 11:41:10 GMT
South Sudan's New Finance Minister Braving 'Ghosts' and Crocodiles
[Nile Post] A South Sudan minister has set out to eliminate 'ghost workers' from public payroll and vowed not to pay out a mountain of claims worth millions of dollars until the invoices are verified.

Mon, 26 Feb 2024 18:14:18 GMT
Joint NGO Letter Calls for Renewal of UN Commission On Human Rights in South Sudan At Critical Moment
[HRW] As elections loom, extend vital Human Rights Commission mandate

Thu, 22 Feb 2024 16:55:54 GMT
Response At Transit Sites in South Sudan Essential to Prevent Deadly Outbreaks
[MSF] - A humanitarian crisis is escalating in Bulukat and Renk, two of the busiest transit sites in South Sudan's Upper Nile state, warns MSF. Thousands of people who escaped the conflict in Sudan are desperately short of essentials including clean ...

Wed, 21 Feb 2024 09:48:02 GMT
South Sudan - Some Spoilers Want Peace to Fail, Putting 2024 Elections At Risk
[The Conversation Africa] South Sudan is expected to hold its first general election in December 2024. It became an independent state in 2011.

Mon, 19 Feb 2024 13:59:38 GMT
'We Demand' - a Collective Statement to the African Union
[African Arguments] A movement of dozens of African civil society groups call on the AU to take actions in pursuit of climate justice, peace, and equality.

Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:22:57 GMT
Sudanese Refugees Face Dire Hardship in South Sudan Camps
[Dabanga] Gorom Camp, Juba -- Sudanese refugees in the Gorom camp, west of Juba, capital of South Sudan, complain about deteriorating conditions and difficulties facing them in the camp. An activist told Dabanga on Friday that the camp lacks even the...

Sat, 17 Feb 2024 17:03:31 GMT
Zero Waste, More Hope in South Sudan
[UN News] Zero energy light bulbs and sturdy bricks for schools and homes. Some innovative communities in South Sudan are reusing waste in new ways as the world rallies to ban plastic pollution by the year's end, with help from a small team of expert...

Sat, 17 Feb 2024 18:16:54 GMT
Ten Things to Know About the Neglected Emergency in Chad
[Norwegian Refugee Council] One of the world's poorest countries has been hit by the world's largest displacement crisis. In eastern Chad, locals are sharing what little they have with the largest surge of refugees ever to cross there.

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