South Sudan launches national rice development strategy

By Jacob Onuha Nelson The National Ministry of Agriculture and food security has officially launched the National Rice strategy 2024-2030 to transform agricultural sector in the country. In a statement issued on Friday by the ministry, Lily Albino...

Việt Nam’s Field Hospital No.7 performs first emergency surgery in South Sudan

Việt Nam’s Field Hospital No.7 performs first emergency surgery in South Sudan

HÀ NỘI — Just one week after taking over from Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation No 6 under the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Việt Nam’s Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation No 7 achieved a significant milestone by successfully performing its first...

Floods kill 19, displace 175,000 and threaten millions in South Sudan: UN

Juba: Heavy rains have triggered severe flooding in South Sudan, killing 19 people and affecting nearly 640,000 across 26 counties in six states, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). OCHA said on Friday...

  Aweil to vaccinate cattle against contagious diseases

By Hou Akot Hou The Ministry of Animal resources and veterinary in South Sudan’s Northern Bahr El Ghazal state is set to vaccinate over 1,500 heard cattle against contagious diseases. The Director General of the Ministry, Samuel Ajing Uguak, told...

Floods kill 19, affect nearly 640,000 in South Sudan: UN

JUBA, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Widespread flooding caused by heavy rains in South Sudan has killed 19 people and affected an estimated 639,225 others across 26 counties in six states, a United Nations (UN) humanitarian agency said on Friday. The UN...

OCHA: Floods kill 19, affect 640,000 across South Sudan

Author: Emmanuel J. Akile | Published: 44 minutes ago Video-captured photo of homesteads submerged by floods in Mayom County. (Photo credit: SSBC). The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says floods have...

Missing South Sudanese man found dead

Crime scene Police are investigating an incident where the body of a South Sudanese man was found floating on Lake Nakuru. The victim had been missing for days, and the incident had been reported, police said. This followed a search comprising...

Death of a rainmaker: When drought means murder in South Sudan

Torit, South Sudan – Solomon Oture was on the run. As a rainmaker, his job was to summon rain – the lifeblood of his small farming community – through prayer and ritual. But after consecutive years of drought, Oture’s relationship with his native...

AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Violent clashes in Nagero County: injured, displaced, and missing. Homes, health centers, schools, and various infrastructures destroyed

Thursday, 2 October 2025 HK Tombura-Yambio (Agenzia Fides) – "To all those engaged in fighting, I raise my voice as a shepherd: Cease hostilities! Respect human life! Protect civilians!" said the Bishop of Tombura-Yambio, Barani Eduardo Hiiboro...

“The Church is with you”: South Sudanese Catholic Bishop Expresses Solidarity with Victims of Violence in Episcopal See

SSPDF reportedly repelled the attack and retained control of the barracks after heavy gunfire that made civilians flee to the bushes for safety. In his letter following the attack, Bishop Hiiboro says, “News has reached me of our faithful who are...

Severe flooding, aid cuts deepen hunger crisis in South Sudan: charity

JUBA, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Widespread flooding for the sixth consecutive year in South Sudan, combined with aid cuts, is aggravating the country's hunger crisis, international charity Save the Children said on Thursday. Christopher Nyamandi, country...

South Sudan corruption ‘not incidental’ UN warns

CORRUPTION and the diversion of oil revenues are holding back South Sudan’s social and economic development, the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan has said. “Corruption is not incidental, it is the engine of South Sudan’s decline,” the...

Opinion | South Sudan needs real reform, not presidential decrees, to progress

For more than a decade, the South Sudan leaders have governed through decrees, verbal instructions, and recycled elites—leaving ministries without direction and citizens without hope. True change will only come when the system is reformed, not...

UNFPA sounds alarm on climate and GBV crisis in South Sudan

Moses Magadza A senior United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) official has presented findings from a recent vulnerability assessment showing that climate change is magnifying existing humanitarian, health and gender challenges in South Sudan....

South Sudan’s Uncertain Road Ahead: Will Peace Hold or Collapse?

South Sudan’s fragile peace and precarious stability are under renewed threat after the government formally charged its First Vice President, Riek Machar, with treason, murder, and crimes against humanity. Linked to a March assault by the White...

Central Equatoria cabinet approves $560 million cement investment in Kajo-Keji

Author: Obaj Ok | Published: 2 hours ago Geographical location of Kajo-keji The government of Central Equatoria State has approved a $560 million investment deal to establish South Sudan’s first large-scale cement production facility in Kajo Keji...

Irish Loreto Sister Recognized with Honorary Doctorate for Transforming Girls’ Lives in South Sudan amid War, Famine

Fr. Sheridan described the Irish Catholic Sister who serves as Director of the Loreto Mission as an inspiration, especially to the Irish University’s community, saying, “Sr. Orla…you are the best of us. You are an inspiration to our students, an...

‘Deadly Medicines’: A New Catastrophe Ravages Sudan

Sudan’s crises, born of the war that has raged since April 2023, are many, but they all converge on a single outcome: death for the people. Now, a new and terrifying development has emerged, with the spread of counterfeit medicines triggering...

South Sudan’s Majok crowned Africa’s WBC Muay Thai champion

South Sudanese fighter James Majok Gau was crowned the champion of the World Boxing Council (WBC) Muay Thai belt in Africa, following a thrilling showdown in Juba on Saturday. Majok, who already boasts two championships, the World Muay Thai...