A Highly Tense Lent in South Sudan

"Another bloody season." This is the grim prophecy for Lent 2025, predicted on March 9 in Juba Cathedral by the Apostolic Nuncio of South Sudan, Msgr. Patrick Horgan, in an interview with the religious news agency Crux. Despite the hopes raised …

Sudan civil war crisis 'probably the most horrendous in the world'

The crisis in Sudan caused by civil war is “probably the most horrendous in the world”, with aid needed to bring stability to the region, the minister of state for international development has said.The two-year conflict had led to famine, the destruction …

Sudan: Two years of conflict marred by global failure to protect civilians

1 April 2025. Dear High Representative Kallas, Dear EU Foreign Ministers, Two years have now passed since the start of the devastating conflict in Sudan that continues to shatter the lives of thousands and decimate civilian infrastructure across the …

South Sudan Is Returning to War

South Sudan has once again returned to the brink of war, the United Nations warned on March 24. The country had made international headlines earlier in March after members of an ethnic militia attacked a U.N. helicopter in Nasir, a town rocked by fighting …

Advocacy groups welcome AU mediation efforts in South Sudan

Author: Madrama James | Published: 34 mins ago Civil society activists JUBA, 2nd April 2025 (Eye Radio) – Civil society groups in South Sudan have welcomed regional mediation efforts and the African Union Commission’s decision to dispatch a high-level …

AU Commission Chairperson to deploy Panel of the Wise for South Sudan mediation

01 april 2025 - 16:32:47 MA 94 Views Panafrican News Agency Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Youssouf Ali, is dispatching a high-level delegation of the AU Panel of the Wise to Juba, South Sudan, …

African Development Bank approves $19.85 million grant for emergency support to the most vulnerable in Sudan’s conflict ...

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved a $19.85 million grant to support emergency humanitarian operations in Sudan, with a strong focus on improving women’s livelihoods and easing the impact of the ongoing …

Sudan denies buying Kenyan tea after William Ruto’s claim exports continue to Kh...

President William Ruto asserted that Sudanese demand for Kenyan tea had overridden the ban The Sudanese embassy in Nairobi refuted Ruto’s statement, issuing a press release on April 1, 2025 Sudan suspended all imports from Kenya following a Cabinet …

African Development Bank approves $19.85 million grant for emergency support to the most vulnerable in Sudan’s conflict ...

Not true! Sudan denies Ruto's claim on tea imports

 President William Ruto on Monday evening, suggested that exports to Sudan were still ongoing despite the ban. [PCS] The Sudanese Embassy in Nairobi has now dismissed claims by President William Ruto that Kenyan products, including tea, are still being …