South Sudan News » Unity News South Sudan » Unity » Politics: Opinion| South Sudan’s 2026 elections: A test the country is not yet ready to pass
As South Sudan pushes toward elections by the end of 2026, a critical question arises: has the country addressed the structural conditions that once turned political competition into ethnic violence?
News South Sudan » Unity » Politics: Political Shake-Up: South Sudan's Leadership Recast
South Sudan President Salva Kiir has removed the speaker and deputy of the Transitional National Legislative Assembly amid corruption allegations against Speaker Jemma Nunu Kumba. Joseph Ngere Paciko ...
News South Sudan » Unity » Politics: Kiir Tightens Grip as South Sudan Parliament Shake-Up Sparks Alarm
Kiir sacks parliament leaders in a dramatic purge, raising fears South Sudan is sliding back into civil war and political collapse.
News South Sudan » Unity » Politics: At the brink: Can South Sudan avert another civil war?
South Sudan could be sliding toward a civil war. The country's senior military commander, Johnson Olony, reportedly urged troops recently to act decisively and "spare no lives," including civilians, ...
News South Sudan » Unity » Politics: Opinion| Beyond the turmoil: Recognizing South Sudan’s foundational achievements
Many South Sudanese have become weary, disillusioned, angry, frustrated, and uncertain about their country’s future.
News South Sudan » Unity » Politics: Race Against Time to Stabilise South Sudan As Elections Loom
With the window for holding meaningful elections fast closing, can the three initiatives underway deliver more than previous efforts?The December 2026 election will be the third attempt to conclude ...
News South Sudan » Unity » Politics: Urgent action needed in South Sudan, says President Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for “urgent and unified action” to move South Sudan towards a path of peace and stability. The President delivered opening remarks at the meeting of the African ...
News South Sudan » Unity » Politics: South Sudan's Machar urges delay to unity government as peace efforts stall
JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudan's main opposition accused the government on Wednesday of failing to push through a peace deal and called for a six-month delay in the formation of a unity administration, ...
News South Sudan » Unity » Politics: South Sudan Speaker Summons MPs for Emergency Sitting Amid Threats of Her Removal
South Sudan's Speaker of the Transitional National Legislative Assembly, Jemma Nunu Kumba, has summoned all Members of Parliament and government ministers to an emergency sitting, as political ...
News South Sudan » Unity » Politics: Churches and politicians in South Sudan call for 'lasting peace' in Easter messages
There are fears South Sudan may be plunged back into a civil war less than a decade after it ended.
News South Sudan » Unity » Politics: Don’t Partition Sudan Again
Three years into the country’s catastrophic civil war, Sudan’s patchwork of battlefields has hardened into something that resembles a de facto partition. General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan’s Sudanese ...