Pope wants to visit South Sudan next year, urges unity government
Pope Francis said on Sunday he wanted to make his postponed visit to South Sudan next year, and he urged the country’s leaders to overcome...
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We reached a compromise to save the country from returning to war — President Kiir
Presdindent Salva Kiir has come out to defend why he accepted the 100 days extension, saying this was meant to avoid South Sudan from returning...
South Sudan starts anxious 100-day countdown to form transitional govt
The countdown to 100 days for South Sudan’s anticipated Transitional Government of National Unity is set to start this Tuesday, with key focus being on...
US ‘disappointed’ in postponement of South Sudan peace government
The US has said it is disappointed at the failure of South Sudan’s leaders to agree to form a power-sharing government. The Assistant Secretary of...
South Sudan rival leaders meet in Uganda for peace talks
KAMPALA, — South Sudan President Salva Kiir and opposition leader Riek Machar have gone into a meeting in Uganda Thursday to try to salvage the...
South Sudan declares state of emergency in flooding states
The South Sudan government has declared a state of emergency in 27 flood-affected areas. The presidency said that the state of emergency was to allow...
South Sudan’s Machar urges delay to unity government as peace efforts stall
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...
South Sudan’s former child soldiers struggle to move on
South Sudan— When he escaped the armed group that had abducted him at the age of 15, the child soldier swore he’d never go back....
South Sudan’s Riek Machar in Juba for talks as peace deal falters
South Sudan’s exiled opposition leader Riek Machar arrived in Juba on Saturday in a bid to salvage a peace deal with less than a month...
Media banned from Sudan Courts Martial
A military court in Khartoum has ruled to ban media coverage of the trials of defendants accused of involvement in the foiled coup attempt in July,...
