South Sudan News News South Sudan: South Sudan dismisses rebel link to charcoal trade as Ugandan traders count losses
Peter Jackson Golo, Administrator of Kerwa Boma in Kajo-Keji County, says allegations that charcoal trade is aiding rebels are false ...
News South Sudan: Joseph Lagu: South Sudan’s liberation hero dies at 94 as Salva Kiir declares national mourning
South Sudan’s liberation hero Joseph Lagu Yanga has died aged 94. The country's president Salva Kiir declared national mourning for the veteran general.
News South Sudan: Bloodbath in Sudan: Drone strike on busy market leaves at least 153 dead near South Sudan
At least 153 people were killed after a drone strike hit Amiet Market in the disputed Abyei region, triggering fires and destroying buildings as Sudan's civil war intensifies.
News South Sudan: South Sudan Liberation Hero Joseph Lagu Dies
Joseph Lagu, a South Sudan liberation veteran who negotiated the 1972 peace deal, has died. President Kiir declared national mourning.
News South Sudan: Laotian man deported by US to South Sudan leaves for Laos after year in detention
A Laotian man deported by the United States to South Sudan left for Laos on Thursday after spending more than a year in detention in Africa, an ordeal his attorney said could have been avoided.
News South Sudan: South Sudan election credibility at risk: report
South Sudan’s planned December 22 elections face risks to their credibility because of unresolved political disputes, incomplete security arrangements and delays in implementing the 2018 peace ...
News South Sudan: UN Warns of South Sudan Coup Before 22 Dec
A South Sudan coup by constitutional means is under way, a UN rights commission told the General Assembly on 27 October, before the 22 December vote.
News South Sudan: Opinion| South Sudan and the caretaker legitimacy trap: What happens if elections don’t happen?
If South Sudan does not hold elections on 22 December 2026, the caretaker administration may keep state offices running, but it will face a deeper question of legitimacy. The safest path forward is a ...
News South Sudan: What We're Watching: Flávio Bolsonaro lands in the US, European leaders plead with Putin, & More
Flávio Bolsonaro, the right-winger who lost Brazil’s presidential runoff to incumbent lefty Lula on Sunday, landed in the Magic City with his family on Wednesday morning.
News South Sudan: South Sudan peace talks resume after 4 months and the sacking of a government delegation
JUBA, South Sudan — After four months and the sacking of a government delegation, the stalled South Sudan peace talks resumed Wednesday in Kenya, the latest effort to end the conflict that has long ...
News South Sudan: South Sudan dissolves government ahead of first-ever national elections
President Salva Kiir’s move clears hurdles to long delayed election and raises concern he can now wield unchecked power.
News South Sudan: South Sudan suspends social media platforms over videos of Sudan killings
South Sudanese authorities have suspended access to social media platforms for a minimum of 30 days after videos depicting the alleged killings of South Sudanese nationals in Sudan’s El Gezira state ...