South Sudan News News South Sudan » Government: Sudan Is Being Ravaged by a Civil War the World Has Overlooked
A long-simmering dispute between Sudan’s army and a paramilitary group exploded into a full-blown civil war in April 2023. The following year, the US estimated that at least 150,000 people may have ...
News South Sudan » Government: South Sudan seeks overhaul of UN mission, citing new priorities
South Sudan’s government has formally demanded that the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) reduce its international military contingents by 70%, ground all aircraft with ...
News South Sudan » Government: MPs question how government is being run
My question to the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs is: since March this year, the Council of Ministers has not been meeting. Can you confirm if this is true? And if it is, how is the country being ...
News South Sudan » Government: Treason trial begins for South Sudan VP Machar as ‘unity government’ breaks
The latest break between two military and political leaders risks spelling civil war again for the embattled nation.
News South Sudan » Government: Why Riek Machar’s trial brings ‘existentially high’ stakes for South Sudan
In the 1980s, before the country gained independence from Sudan, Machar was a senior commander in the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A), a rebel movement led by the charismatic ...
News South Sudan » Government: UN report finds South Sudan’s government looting public funds
Oct 17, 2025 // Diplomatic Courier’s Stephanie Gull brings you weekly under–the–radar stories from around the world. This week in sub–Saharan Africa: a new report from the UNHCR details corruption and ...
News South Sudan » Government: UN commission alerts to looming war in South Sudan
UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan members on Wednesday voiced concern over the growing risk of nation-wide conflict returning to the country. The commission pointed to increasing armed ...
News South Sudan » Government: ‘A true genocide’: RSF kills ‘at least 1,500 people’ in Sudan’s el-Fasher
Sudan medics say scores killed in recent days as new evidence points to mass atrocities by paramilitary forces.
News South Sudan » Government: The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)-Supported Mobile Court Concludes in Bentiu
The UNMISS supported mobile court in Bentiu, Unity State successfully concluded its proceedings on 24 October 2025 after addressing 135 criminal and civil cases, including murder and sexual and gender ...
News South Sudan » Government: UN report cites huge government corruption in South Sudan as its food crisis worsens
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Billions of dollars in public funds in South Sudan have been stolen over the past decade in massive government corruption while the vast majority of the country suffers food ...