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South Sudan's warring parties agreed Friday to delay by six months the formation of a power-sharing government just days before it was due to be installed in the capital Juba. Representatives for ...
News South Sudan » Unity » Security: South Sudan: Bentiu Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp Court opens today to strengthen access to justice
In collaboration with the Unity State Government, the Judiciary of South Sudan (JOSS) and the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs (MoJCA), the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) ...
News South Sudan » Unity » Security: Key official says South Sudan unity government within reach
UNITED NATIONS — The head of an international group monitoring South Sudan’s peace process said the formation of a transitional national unity government in South Sudan was now within reach. Festus ...
News South Sudan » Unity » Security: Treason trial begins for South Sudan VP Machar as ‘unity government’ breaks
South Sudan has started holding a trial for First Vice President Riek Machar, who has been sacked by his decades-long rival, President Salva Kiir, and charged with murder, treason and crimes against ...
News South Sudan » Unity » Security: S.Sudan’s warring leaders to form long-delayed unity government
South Sudan President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar agreed on Thursday to form a unity government, a long-delayed step towards ending more than six years of war. The rivals have overseen a ...
News South Sudan » Unity » Security: South Sudan: IRC launches emergency response in Upper Nile and Unity state following escalation of conflict and deepening nutrition crisis
Juba, South Sudan, August 7, 2025 — The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has launched an emergency response in Unity and Upper Nile states in South Sudan to address growing humanitarian needs ...
News South Sudan » Unity » Security: Opinion| Strategic shift: Why South Sudan must pivot to Ethiopia (Part 1)
This engagement should not remain symbolic; it must be translated into deliberate reshaping of ties with Ethiopia, anchored in mutual strategic interests. In fact, it should mark a turning point in ...
News South Sudan » Unity » Security: US ‘gravely disappointed’ by South Sudan unity gov’t delay
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United States said ...
News South Sudan » Unity » Security: South Sudan president urges rebel chief to join unity government
A failure by the former vice president to do so would destroy any hope for peace in the war-torn country, he said. "Even now, it's not too late," Kiir told reporters. "I am inviting Dr. Riek Machar to ...
News South Sudan » Unity » Security: UN raises red flag over worsening security and rights conditions in South Sudan
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk expressed deep concern on Friday over the escalating hostilities in South Sudan since February, warning that the fighting could further worsen the ...
News South Sudan » Unity » Security: At least 49 people killed in armed cattle raid in South Sudan
JUBA, Aug 28 (Reuters) - At least 49 people were killed and 33 wounded in South Sudan after armed cattle raiders from Unity State in the country's north attacked a community of herders in ...