South Sudan News News South Sudan » Politics: Why South Sudan chose independence from Sudan
This video explores the factors that led South Sudan to become an independent nation. It examines civil conflict, ethnic divisions, and political negotiations that culminated in separation. The ...
News South Sudan » Politics: Aid rations replace currency in South Sudan
In a market in the refugee settlement of Bazia in South Sudan, stalls are piled high with containers of aid rations. The only thing that keeps its value for Mathew is the food aid she receives from a ...
News South Sudan » Politics: African envoys call for release of detainees in South Sudan
African diplomats called on South Sudan’s transitional government to release political detainees and engage in ...
News South Sudan » Politics: Opinion| Sanctions alone are not the solution for South Sudan
The continued use of sanctions by the United States and its allies against individuals in South Sudan has done little to resolve the country’s longstanding political and security challenges. While ...
News South Sudan » Politics: South Sudan Fires Potential Successor to President
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir, right, and Vice President Riek Machar, left, attend a Holy Mass led by Pope Francis in Juba, South Sudan, Feb. 5, 2023 (AP photo by Ben Curtis). Click to share on ...
News South Sudan » Politics: In South Sudan, a prophet's sacred stick helps fuel a violent struggle for political power
JUBA, South Sudan — A South Sudanese prophet — as the story goes — wielded a sacred stick during a tribal battle in 1878 and summoned a deadly thunderbolt that struck down rival fighters. That stick ...
News South Sudan » Politics: South Sudan leader lambasted for creating world’s ‘most corrupt’ country
My Alerts is a service for subscribers. Please login or subscribe in order to use My Alerts. The US, UK and Norway have issued a scathing statement about how President Salva Kiir of oil-rich South ...
News South Sudan » Politics: LEGO Foundation donates $97 million to bring play-based learning to more children in conflict zones
Global conflicts from South Sudan’s political crisis to the United States’ recent war with Iran are putting more children at risk of suffering. One humanitarian duo ...
News South Sudan » Politics: In South Sudan, a prophet’s sacred stick helps fuel a violent struggle for political power
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — A South Sudanese prophet — as the story goes — wielded a sacred stick during a tribal battle in 1878 and summoned a deadly thunderbolt that struck down rival fighters. That ...