Press Releases

Russia Says Force will not Solve South Sudan War

(MENAFN) The worsening unrest in South Sudan cannot be resolved through armed intervention, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova has cautioned. Hostilities between the government and various opposition groups have intensified,...

IOM reports that one million displaces people returned to Khartoum

(MENAFN) More than one million people have returned to Khartoum over the past ten months, despite the city’s devastation from ongoing civil conflict, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). IOM’s Sudan Return Monitoring...

Minister Gwede Mantashe: Mineral and Petroleum Resources Dept Budget Vote 2025/26

House Chairperson, Speaker of the National Assembly, Honourable Thoko Didiza Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Honourable Mikateko Mahlaule Deputy Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Ms Phumzile...

South Sudanese Refugee Recalls Harrowing Escape Amid Sudan's Conflict

(MENAFN) As the conflict in Sudan escalated, Sarah Williams and her children found themselves ensnared in the violence that swept through their Khartoum neighborhood. Gunfire shattered the tranquility of their home, flames engulfed nearby...

Minister Ronald Lamola: Pre-Budget International Relations and Cooperation Media Briefing

Africa: Implementing Agenda 2063 Our foreign policy is an extension of our domestic imperatives on human rights and resolving the triple challenges of inequality, poverty and unemployment. Through attracting Foreign Direct Investment, we intend to...

ICE Breaches Court Ruling, Deports Two Immigrants to South Sudan

(MENAFN) Two immigrants detained at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Texas have been deported to South Sudan, despite a federal court ruling preventing such actions, their legal representatives reported Tuesday. The men,...

US Deports Asian Immigrants to South Sudan

(MENAFN) Two Asian nationals held in a Texas Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility have been forcibly returned to South Sudan, a war-affected African nation, despite a ruling from a federal court prohibiting such action, according to...

South Sudan opposition party names interim chair as Machar remains detained

(MENAFN) South Sudan's primary opposition party, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-in-Opposition (SPLM-IO), announced on Wednesday the appointment of an interim chair. This decision comes as the party's First Vice President, Riek Machar,...

Forgotten in a Protracted Crisis: South Sudanese Refugees in Ethiopia’s Gambella Region Face New Hardships as Aid Withers

Clinics that once offered at least primary care and essential drugs are now often empty shelves, as supply pipelines and NGO health projects are disrupted. Education, too, is imperiled – Thijok, added “schools in the camps lack books and even...

WaterStep Partners with John Dau Foundation & Helps Contain Cholera Outbreak in Duk County, South Sudan in Just 6 Weeks

WaterStep has restored dignity, brought hope & life-saving access to safe water to 30,000+ people in South Sudan. LOUISVILLE, KY, UNITED STATES, May 8, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- In a region long defined by scarcity, conflict, and displacement,...

Visa cancellation: US sanctions South Sudan on deportee issue

(MENAFN) The United States, under Secretary of State Marco Rubio, has declared an immediate cancellation of visas for all South Sudanese passport holders. Additionally, the US will prevent any South Sudanese citizens from entering the country at...

US Cancels Visas for South Sudanese Passport Holders

(MENAFN) On Saturday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the United States would be cancelling all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders and halting the issuance of new visas. This decision comes after allegations that South...

International Luminaries Address TGTE Parliament in Buffalo, New York

“Trump Presidency: Opportunities for Tamil Eelam.” - was the topic of the joint session of the TGTE Senate and Parliament COLOMBO, SRI LANKA, May 27, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- International luminaries from Africa, Europe, and North America...

ICRC in South Sudan

As such, the ICRC strives to ensure the humane and dignified treatment of people deprived of liberty in places of detention, facilitate the restoration of family contact, and search for missing persons. The organization also works to prevent...

South Sudan Facts & Figures 2024

In response, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) addressed protection needs for people separated and families of the missing, and visited places of detention to improve conditions and ensure that individuals deprived of their...

FACT SHEET: Addressing Sexual Violence in South Sudan

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) aims to prevent, reduce, and respond to sexual violence through direct action. We do this by providing holistic and multidisciplinary care for victims/survivors, raising awareness among...

Chemical Weapons Attack in South Sudan Condemned by World Without War

NEW YORK, March 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- World Without War has condemned recent airstrikes on civilian targets in Nasir, South Sudan, amid reports that the Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) used chemical incendiary weapons. Images and...

Medical Teams International Makes Progress Against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, July 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Medical Teams International, a global health and humanitarian relief organization, has expanded and enhanced our services in Ethiopia addressing gender-based violence (GBV) and life-saving...

Minister Ronald Lamola delivers keynote address at Solidarity Conference on Women, Peace and Security, 9 May

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), in partnership with the Gertrude Shope Women’s Mediation Network (GSWMN), invites members of the media to the Solidarity Conference on Women, Peace and Security – Voices of Women...

Deputy Minister Thandi Moraka: International Relations and Cooperation Dept Budget Vote 2025/26

Honourable Speaker / House Chair, Honourable Minister Lamola and Deputy Minister Botes, Chair of the Portfolio Committee on International Relations, Hon. Mahumapelo, Honourable Members, Senior Officials of DIRCO led by Director-General Zane...