UN concerned about escalating attacks in Sudan’s El Fasher

The United Nations is gravely alarmed by reports of intensified hostilities in and around El Fasher in North Darfur State in Sudan, including attacks in the past two days that resulted in civilian casualties.   Stéphane Dujarric, the spokesperson for UN …

UN says there is relative calm in South Sudan amid tensions

The spokesperson for UN Secretary-General António Guterres, while briefing the media in New York on Tuesday, said the Mission in South Sudan described the situation in the country as relatively calm. According to Stéphane Dujarric, the peacekeeping mission …

Gov’t demands apology from Kenya’s Citizen Tv’s misrepresentation of S. Sudan’s flag

Presidential Press Secretary David Amuor Majur stressed the importance of accuracy in representing national symbols. By Aguok Chok The Government of South Sudan is demanding an apology from a Kenyan television over the misrepresentation of South Sudan’s …

The Power of Agriculture in Securing South Sudan’s Future

By Suzan Peter Mabuong Agriculture is the foundation of every nation that seeks self-reliance in food production. In South Sudan, a country blessed with vast and fertile land, agriculture remains the key to overcoming food insecurity. With the rainy season …

AU’s Panel of the Wise visits South Sudan to diffuse tension

The Panel of the Wise—an AU conflict prevention body made up of senior African statesmen—will engage key stakeholders in South Sudan to ease tensions and steer the nation back on the path of stability. By Emmanuel Mandella The African Union (AU) has …

Cholera and violence devastate South Sudan-Ethiopia border

MSF’s South Sudan head of mission warned that the dual crisis could spiral out of control. By Emmanuel Mandella A lethal blend of escalating violence and a rapidly spreading cholera outbreak is pushing thousands to the brink of survival along the South …

The Guardian view on South Sudan: the world's youngest nation is on the brink of a new conflict | Editorial

After less than a decade and a half in existence, the world’s newest country, South Sudan, appears to be sliding towards a second civil war. A 2018 power-sharing deal between President Salva Kiir and Riek Machar, the first vice-president, put an end to …

South Sudan Refutes Raila’s Claims Over Denied Access to Machar

BBC finds fear, loss and hope in Sudan's ruined capital after army victory

Barbara Plett UsherBBC News, Khartoum ShareSave The battered heart of Khartoum lies eerily quiet now, after weeks of intense urban combat in the Sudanese capital. We entered the city just days after Sudan's army recaptured it from the paramilitary …

Kenya-Sudan trade row deepens as Khartoum denies tea exports

‎President William Ruto in Laikipia west during the beginning of his tour of the Mt. Kenya region on April 1,2025. [Kipsang Joseph] Kenya’s diplomatic spat with Sudan has escalated after Khartoum dismissed President William Ruto’s claim that the country is …