SSPDF chief orders arrest of troops over re-erected Juba–Bor checkpoint

Author: Lasuba Memo | Published: 6 hours ago Gen Dr Paul Nang Majok, SSPDF Chief of the Defence Force addressing a meeting in Nimule on Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - Photo Courtesy The Chief of Defence Forces, Dr. Paul Nang on Tuesday ordered the...

Experts warn military crackdown on Red Belt could endanger civilians

Policy analysts and civil society leaders have cautioned the Government of South Sudan against using military force to suppress the Red Belt group in Jonglei State, warning that a crackdown could trigger widespread civilian suffering and further...

South Sudan’s Blind Football team makes history with international debut

Author: Michael Daniel | Published: 5 hours ago Members of the South Sudan Blind Football Team train at the Dr. Biar Sport Centre in Juba ahead of their international debut at the IBSA Blind Football African Championship. (File Photo: Michael...

SSPDF details massive gun seizure in Juba, finds bulk in civilian homes

Authors: Koang Pal Chang | Madrama James | Published: 8 hours ago A clache of weapons collected during security search in Juba - Photo credit: Madrama James JUBA, South Sudan (Eye Radio) – The SSPDF Deputy Chief of Defence Force for Operations, on...

Sudan's military expels top UN food aid officials as conflict escalates

Sudan's military government has ordered two senior officials at the UN's World Food Programme (WFP) to leave the country amid widespread famine sparked by a gruelling civil war that erupted in April 2023. The WFP said directors of its Sudan...

President Kiir Heads to UAE to Boost Trade, Woo Investors

By Kei Emmanuel Duku President Salva Kiir Mayardit departed Juba on Saturday afternoon for an official diplomatic visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), with the primary goal of strengthening bilateral relations and securing vital economic...

Nearly two-thirds of South Sudanese children trapped in worst forms of labour: Report

Juba [South Sudan], October 25 (ANI): Nearly two-thirds of children in South Sudan are engaged in the worst forms of child labour, with rates reaching up to 90 per cent in the hardest-hit areas, according to a government study released with the...

Floods in South Sudan worsen humanitarian crisis, 9.3 million people in need

Severe floods in South Sudan, compounded by an already critical humanitarian situation, have left about 9.3 million people in need of assistance, Azernews reports, citing the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for South Sudan, Anita Kiki...

9.3M in South Sudan in need of humanitarian aid: UN coordinator

ISTANBUL / ANKARA UN Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan Anita Kiki Gbeho said that around 960,000 people have been affected by recent floods, stressing that “about 9.3 million people need some form of humanitarian assistance.” Speaking to...

South Sudan MPs advance cybercrime bill to final vote

South Sudan’s parliament advanced a landmark cybercrime bill Thursday, a move lawmakers say is critical to regulating digital spaces and combating online offenses in the world’s youngest nation. The Transitional National Legislative Assembly, in...

World News | Nearly Two-thirds of South Sudanese Children Trapped in Worst Forms of Labour: Report

Juba [South Sudan], October 25 (ANI): Nearly two-thirds of children in South Sudan are engaged in the worst forms of child labour, with rates reaching up to 90 per cent in the hardest-hit areas, according to a government study released with the...

South Sudan Set for Major Diet Boost with €20 Million Aquatic Food Project

By Kei Emmanuel Duku The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the European Union (EU) have launched a significant €20 million initiative targeting vulnerable populations in Africa and Latin America, with South Sudan...

Pakistan donates motorbikes to boost South Sudan Police mobility

Author: Michael Daniel | Published: 9 hours ago Part of the ten motorbikes donated by the Pakistan Products House (PPH) to the South Sudan National Police Service on Thursday, October 23, 2025. JUBA, South Sudan (Eye Radio) – The South Sudan...

UN says 9 million South Sudanese in dire need of aid amid insecurity

Humanitarian Coordinator for South Sudan, Ms. Anita Kiki Gbeho JUBA – The United Nations Humanitarian and Resident Coordinator, Anita Kiki Gbeho, said on Friday that insecurity and conflict continue to drive mass displacement across South Sudan,...

Over 960,000 affected by severe flooding in South Sudan

More than 960,000 people have been affected and around 335,000 displaced by severe flooding across six states in South Sudan, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported Friday. Since last month, the floods have...

Tony Blair should be part of Trump’s Gaza peace deal, UK’s Middle East minister says

Britain’s minister for the Middle East has pushed the case for Sir Tony Blair to be part of the board running Gaza after the second phase of the peace deal is agreed. With concerns still high that the fragile ceasefire may not hold between Hamas...

Switzerland seeks to boost water diplomacy in Middle East

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Sudan's tragedy and the unbearable international inaction

Sudan's descent into hell continues inexorably. Almost exactly four years after General Abdel-Fattah Abdelrahman al-Burhan led a coup in the country, the capture of the major city of El-Fasher, in the Darfur region, by paramilitary forces that are...

South Sudan hosts over 650,000 refugees, Speaker Nunu tells IPU

Author: Michael Daniel | Published: 9 hours ago National Assembly Speaker Jemma Nunu Kumba at the 151st Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Geneva, where she led a delegation emphasizing South Sudan's humanitarian commitments. (Courtesy of...

Nearly two-thirds of South Sudanese children in child labour: Report

Published On 24 Oct 202524 Oct 2025 Nearly two-thirds of South Sudanese children are engaged in the worst forms of child labour, with rates reaching as high as 90 percent in the hardest-hit regions, according to a government study released with...