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(MENAFN) The United Nations has raised concerns over worsening violence and a deepening humanitarian emergency in South Sudan, urging international actors to prioritize a political settlement as instability intensifies across the country.

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(MENAFN) More than 100 women and girls are being displaced every hour in South Sudan amid escalating violence and worsening food insecurity, the UN Women said on Monday, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) The United Nations’ top relief official has warned that South Sudan is approaching a potential famine situation as worsening conflict, rising food insecurity, and declining international support deepen the crisis.

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Keynote address by the Deputy President Shipokosa Paulus Mashatile on the occasion of Nepad@25 Years - High-Level Business Breakfast, Century City Conference Centre, Cape Town Programme Director, Mr Linton Mchunu; Your Excellency, Former President...

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(MENAFN) At least 70 people have died and many others injured following an attack on a gold mining site in South Sudan, Vice President James Wani Igga confirmed on Monday.

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(MENAFN) More than 169 people have been killed and at least 68 others wounded after armed youth launched a deadly assault on Abiemnom County in the Ruweng Administrative Area of South Sudan, a senior government official confirmed Monday.

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(MENAFN) A devastating drone attack on the city of Dilling in Sudan's southern South Kordofan State claimed at least 14 lives and left 23 others wounded Saturday evening, as paramilitary forces intensified their assault on a city already buckling...

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(MENAFN) A drone strike in Dilling, South Kordofan State, southern Sudan, has left at least 14 people dead and 23 others injured, as reported by volunteers and eyewitnesses on Sunday.

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The Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, H.E. Mr Shipokosa Paulus Mashatile, has today, 20 March 2026, successfully concluded a bilateral meeting with H.E. President Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of the Republic of South Sudan, at...

International Committee of the Red Cross

With protection at the core of its response, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) significantly scaled up its emergency interventions, prioritizing life-saving surgical care for weapon-wounded patients while working to preserve...

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Your Excellencies, Heads of State and Government, Your Excellency Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of South Sudan, Your Excellency William Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya, Your Excellency Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African...

International Committee of the Red Cross

Tens of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes amid intense hostilities through flooded wetlands, leaving them uncertain where their next meal will come from and exposing them to disease.

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(MENAFN) Authorities in South Sudan reported that at least 169 people, including senior officials, were killed on Sunday in a sudden assault in the northern part of the country.

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(MENAFN) The South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) on Sunday called for the immediate evacuation of civilians, humanitarian organizations, and UN personnel from opposition-controlled parts of Jonglei State ahead of a planned military...

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(MENAFN) The South Sudan People's Defense Forces (SSPDF) issued an urgent directive Sunday demanding immediate evacuation of civilians, humanitarian workers, and United Nations staff from opposition-held territories in Jonglei State before...

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Minister Ronald Lamola has arrived in Juba, leading a High-Level African Union Ad-hoc Committee of Five (C5) Visit to South Sudan from 14 to 15 January 2026. He is leading the delegation in his capacity as the Chairperson.

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Remarks by Hon. Ronald O Lamola at the Parliamentary Debate on the escalating Middle East Crisis and the implications for South Africa Mr President, Honourable Speaker, Honourable Members, Yesterday, we received the sad news of the passing of one...

South African Government

President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his deep sadness at the passing of Mr Nicholas “Fink” Haysom, human rights lawyer, former Chief Legal Advisor to President Nelson Mandela and United Nations representative in diverse roles.

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(MENAFN) Over 450,000 children in Jonglei state, South Sudan, face an urgent threat of acute malnutrition as rising violence has forced widespread displacement and interrupted critical health services, UNICEF warned on Tuesday. “We know that a...

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(MENAFN) UNICEF has warned that over 450,000 children in South Sudan’s Jonglei state are at immediate risk of acute malnutrition due to escalating violence that has displaced thousands and disrupted critical health services. “Noala Skinner,...