South Sudan

Curfew and deaths in South Sudan after revenge attacks on Sudanese
[ad_1] South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has called for calm and urged citizens not to take the law into their own hands, following a spate of attacks on businesses and...
Norwegian Refugee Council leader warns Europe about neglecting Sudan
[ad_1] The humanitarian crisis in Sudan is worse than Ukraine, Gaza and Somalia - combined, the head of the Norwegian Refugee Council charged."There are 24 million lives at stake here...
Mystery in South Sudan after sacked spy boss mired in gun battle
[ad_1] Confusion and mystery linger in South Sudan after the home of once-powerful former spy chief Gen Akol Koor Kuc was rocked by deadly gunfire.The battle lasted for more than...
Gunfire breaks out at the home of South Sudan’s former spy chief who is under house arrest
[ad_1] JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Heavy gunfire erupted late Thursday in South Sudan ’s capital of Juba at the home of the country's former spy chief who has been...
Allies providing Sudan’s warring parties with weapons are ‘enabling the slaughter,’ UN official says
[ad_1] UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. political chief accused allies of Sudan’s warring military and paramilitary forces on Tuesday of “enabling the slaughter” that has killed more than 24,000...
‘Dying of thirst’ as climate-driven floods mix with oil
[ad_1] Herders scooping murky water from a small pond in grasslands in South Sudan are well aware of the dangers they face if they drink it."The water is dirty because...
Presidents of South Sudan and Kenya push for a resolution in stalled peace talks
[ad_1] JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan peace talks, previously held in neighboring Kenya, will resume under a directive from President Salva Kiir and his Kenyan counterpart, William Ruto,...
A million people hit by flooding in South Sudan
[ad_1] Over a million people in South Sudan have been affected by floods across much of the country, the UN’s humanitarian organisation, Ocha, has said.More than a quarter of those...
South Sudan’s president sacks his powerful spy chief
[ad_1] South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has sacked his powerful and long-serving spy chief Gen Akol Koor Kuc.He became head of the feared National Security Services (NSS) after independence in...
Kidnap fears follow deadly South Sudan bus attack
[ad_1] A long-distance bus has come under attack by gunmen in South Sudan on a main road south of the capital, Juba, leaving at least one person dead and several...
Emergency meeting in South Sudan after elections postponed
[ad_1] The government of South Sudan is holding an emergency cabinet meeting hours after it announced that long-delayed national elections would be postponed by two years.The polls were due to...
South Sudan postpones December elections by 2 years citing incomplete preparations
[ad_1] JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The government in South Sudan has postponed elections scheduled for December for two years citing the need to complete processes such as a census,...