South Sudan joins Djibouti, Uganda, and Ethiopia to create regional transport corridor

Author: Michael Daniel | Published: 42 minutes ago Simon Mijok, the National Minister of Road and Bridges - Credit | Office of the President | April 4, 2022 South Sudan, Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Uganda are set to sign a ministerial agreement...

Sudan's RSF captures al-Fashir army HQ

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces said on Sunday they had captured the army headquarters in the city of al-Fashir, the Sudanese army's last stronghold in the Darfur region in the west of the country. A video posted by the RSF showed its...

Wau Police: Eritrean man kills business partner Over $21,000 loan

Author: Obaj Okuj | Published: 3 hours ago Barricade tape for crime scene (Courtesy) Police in Wau, Western Bahr el Ghazal State, have arrested an Eritrean national accused of killing his business partner over an unpaid loan of 21,000 US dollars....

South Sudan’s Kiir travels to UAE for third time this year

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir traveled to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday for an official visit aimed at strengthening bilateral relations and attracting investment, his office said. In a statement before Kiir’s departure,...

Floods in South Sudan worsen humanitarian crisis, 9.3 million people in need

Severe floods in South Sudan, compounded by an already critical humanitarian situation, have left about 9.3 million people in need of assistance, Azernews reports, citing the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for South Sudan, Anita Kiki...

New report: Two in three children in South Sudan trapped in worst forms of child labour

Author: James Atem kuir | Published: 5 hours ago Sending children to solicit or beg for alms is against Uganda's child protection laws|Photo/Courtesy A new study by the Ministry of Labour shows that nearly two-thirds of children in South Sudan are...

UN marks 80 years, calls for continued support to South Sudan’s peace and stability

Author: Obaj Okuj | Published: 2 hours ago Anita Kiki Gbeho, Officer in Charge, SRSG, and Deputy Special Representative in South Sudan - Courtesy File Photo The Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, Anita...

South Sudan hails UN for ushering in peace and stability

South Sudan’s cabinet minister Martin Elias Lomuro speaks to reporters during a press conference at the ministry of cabinet affairs in Juba on Monday, June 10, 2024. [Photo by Sudans Post]JUBA – South Sudan’s Minister of Cabinet Affairs, Martin...

9.3M in South Sudan in need of humanitarian aid: UN coordinator

ISTANBUL / ANKARA UN Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan Anita Kiki Gbeho said that around 960,000 people have been affected by recent floods, stressing that “about 9.3 million people need some form of humanitarian assistance.” Speaking to...

Battle for Sudan’s el-Fasher intensifies as RSF claims seizing army HQ

Published On 26 Oct 202526 Oct 2025 Fighting has intensified in Sudan’s besieged city of el-Fasher in North Darfur, as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group claimed it had captured a government-aligned Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) base...

South Sudan’s Security Situation Deteriorates Significantly, Peace Monitors Warn

A new report from the country’s peace monitoring commission has raised alarms about a major and rapid decline in security across South Sudan, citing a rise in violence and deep political instability. The quarterly report, released Thursday,...

Nearly two-thirds of South Sudanese children trapped in worst forms of labour: Report

Juba [South Sudan], October 25 (ANI): Nearly two-thirds of children in South Sudan are engaged in the worst forms of child labour, with rates reaching up to 90 per cent in the hardest-hit areas, according to a government study released with the...

Yakani to launch dialogue to attempt to reconcile estrained peace parties

Author: James Atem Kuir | Published: 5 hours ago CEPO Director Edmund Yakani | Photo: Awan Moses/Eye Radio. Civil society leader Edmund Yakani has announced plans to launch a dialogue among parties to the 2018 peace agreement in an effort to...

World News | Nearly Two-thirds of South Sudanese Children Trapped in Worst Forms of Labour: Report

Juba [South Sudan], October 25 (ANI): Nearly two-thirds of children in South Sudan are engaged in the worst forms of child labour, with rates reaching up to 90 per cent in the hardest-hit areas, according to a government study released with the...

UN says 9 million South Sudanese in dire need of aid amid insecurity

Humanitarian Coordinator for South Sudan, Ms. Anita Kiki Gbeho JUBA – The United Nations Humanitarian and Resident Coordinator, Anita Kiki Gbeho, said on Friday that insecurity and conflict continue to drive mass displacement across South Sudan,...

Report highlights significant security deterioration in South Sudan

The peace monitoring commission, the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC), in South Sudan has raised alarms about a major decline in security across the country. The country's peace monitoring commission has sounded the...

Legislator Demands Overhaul of South Sudan’s Cybercrime Bill

By Kei Emmanuel Duku An opposition legislator, Elizabeth James Bol, delivered a strong rebuke to the Revitalized Transitional National Legislative Assembly (R-TNLA) yesterday, declaring the proposed Cyber Crimes and Computer Misuse Bill 2025 is...

‘Juba is dirty; waste is everywhere. We must act,’ says city council

Christopher Sarafino Wani, Juba City Council Mayor. [Photo: Courtesy]JUBA – The new leadership of Juba City Council, headed by Mayor Christopher Sarafino Wani, has vowed to take bold and decisive measures to address the city’s growing waste crisis...

South Sudan Set for Major Diet Boost with €20 Million Aquatic Food Project

By Kei Emmanuel Duku The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the European Union (EU) have launched a significant €20 million initiative targeting vulnerable populations in Africa and Latin America, with South Sudan...

South Sudan MPs advance cybercrime bill to final vote

South Sudan’s parliament advanced a landmark cybercrime bill Thursday, a move lawmakers say is critical to regulating digital spaces and combating online offenses in the world’s youngest nation. The Transitional National Legislative Assembly, in...