Tag: South Sudan

Two counties in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State are teetering on the edge of famine, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned Thursday, as violence and hunger spiral across the ...

South Sudan’s government has strongly refuted swirling rumors that President Salva Kiir Mayardit has died, calling the claims baseless and dangerous. On Thursday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International ...

The United Nations Security Council has officially extended the mandate of its peacekeeping mission in South Sudan for another year, amid escalating tensions and political unrest that threaten to push ...

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has issued an urgent plea for calm as escalating violence threatens to unravel years of fragile peace.  Reports of renewed clashes and ...

South Sudan is on the verge of descending into full-scale civil war as violence intensifies and political tensions escalate, warned Nicholas Haysom, the head of the United Nations Mission in ...

International delegates at a high-level forum in South Sudan have sounded the alarm over the country’s delayed elections, cautioning that time is running out to organize a credible vote. The ...

The World Bank’s October 2024 Africa Pulse Report has unveiled Ghana’s cedi as the fourth weakest currency in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) this year. The report highlighted the cedi’s depreciation of ...

South Sudan's controversial security legislation, which allows the arrest of individuals without a warrant, has officially become law despite President Salva Kiir's failure to sign it, according to a statement ...

In South Sudan, the recent rupture of a vital oil pipeline has worsened an already dire economic situation, plunging the nation deeper into crisis.  The oil-dependent economy has been reeling ...

South Sudan's quest for lasting peace hit a significant snag as opposition groups demanded the removal of a newly passed bill allowing detention without an arrest warrant. This demand is ...