JUBA - Fresh fighting has been reported between South Sudanese government forces and rebels in the Central Equatoria state’s Kajokeji County, officials said.
The World Bank has granted South Sudan $215 million to address crisis related to climate change in the country. James Wani Igga, the country's Vice President in charge of the economic cluster, announced on Monday that the grant would assist the government in developing water policies and institutional structures.
JUBA — Traders and investors gathered at South Sudan's economic conference have issued a resounding call to the transitional government of national unity, urging them to prioritize building critical infrastructure and simplifying tax policies to bolster the nation's struggling economy.
JUBA — Some South Sudanese environmental activists have called on the government to formulate policies and laws for proper management of plastic wastes across the country's ten stateS and three administrative areas.
JUBA — The French medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières, also known as Doctors Without Borders, has warned that the living conditions of thousands of Internally Displaced Persons sheltering in Twic County of Warrap state could worsen as land disputes in the region continue.
Stephen Ameyu, archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Juba, says the government is doing very little to address last week's deadly attacks by suspected armed cattle herders from Jonglei State on civilians in Central Equatorial State.
Following Pope Francis' historic visit to South Sudan, many in the country hope the pontiff's message of peace and respect — especially for vulnerable women and humanitarian workers — take root in a nation rife with conflict and poverty.
The United States, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) have expressed concerns over the likelihood of renewed fighting in Upper Nile State.
South Sudan’s Minister of Wildlife Conservation and Tourism Rizik Zachariah said Wednesday his office has opened a police case against 39 suspected poachers arrested last week at Bandingilo National Park.
U.S. ambassador to South Sudan Michael J. Adler on Friday called on the South Sudanese authorities to hold individuals responsible for abductions and other forms of human rights violations.
The spokesperson of the South Sudan People Defense Forces (SSPDF) Major General Lul Ruai Koang told reporters in Juba Tuesday that one soldier from the Tiger Division has been arrested in connection with the killing of a South Sudan and three Syrian nationals in Warrap state.
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir early this week deployed the national army to parts of Upper Nile State to end ongoing clashes between warring SPLA-In Opposition factions.
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said it has registered a 60 percent decrease in incidents of violence against civilians across the country.
Health officials and experts are calling on South Sudan’s government to increase spending in the fight against malaria, where 600 people die from the disease each month, according to the health ministry.
South Sudan health officials say one person suspected of having contracted the Ebola virus died three days ago in Central Equatoria state’s Kajokeji County before his laboratory test results were confirmed.
A South Sudanese freelance journalist and contributor to Voice of America's South Sudan in Focus program remains detained in Juba after covering a peaceful protest.
South Sudan's parties to the 2018 peace deal have agreed to extend the transitional period of the unity government by two years, a move that some of its partners have said lacks legitimacy.
As South Sudanese gear up for their 11th independence day, some feel the international community has abandoned them, which they say is why the West has not pushed harder for implementation of the 2018 peace deal.
A signatory to the 2018 South Sudan peace deal is calling for an urgent meeting to have the parties agree on a date for national elections.
South Sudan opposition lawmakers walked out of parliament Monday to protest the passage of the Political Parties Act, saying it did not have majority consensus.
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