Escalating insecurity forces MSF to close Ulang hospital in South Sudan

People in remote areas of Upper Nile state in South Sudan are suffering from a lack of access to healthcare, since attacks on medical boats and armed looting in medical facilities since the beginning of the year have forced Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) …

South Sudan intercepts two trucks carrying contaminated grains

The consignments include sorghum and maize infested with live insects. JUBA — The South Sudan government on Monday impounded two trucks from Uganda that had crossed into its territory carrying grains, mostly sorghum and maize, that were not fit for …

FAO, WFP warn of worsening food insecurity in South Sudan

Macroeconomic instability, conflict, and flooding are expected to worsen food insecurity in South Sudan, already at catastrophic levels for parts of the population, during the outlook period, according to a new report titled ‘Hunger Hotspots: FAO–WFP early …

Pope Leo XIV Mourns Death of Sudan’s Catholic Priest, Expresses Spiritual Closeness with Nigeria’s Deadly Attack Victims

Sudan’s civil war broke out on April 15, 2023. The violent conflict pits the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary force under General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, against the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) loyal to General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, head of …

Qatar National Bank asks US court to enforce $1 billion against South Sudan

Author: Obaj Okuj | Published: 8 hours ago Flag and logo of Qatar National Bank - courtesy Qatar National Bank (QNB) has petitioned a US federal court in Washington, D.C., to enforce a $1 billion award against South Sudan after the country failed to pay …

Sudan in danger of self-destructing as conflict and famine reign

Alex de WaalAfrica analyst ShareSave More than half of Sudan's 45 million people have been wrenched from their homes Sudan's war is in strategic stalemate. Each side stakes its hopes on a new offensive, a new delivery of weapons, a new political …

Opinion| The manufactured cash crisis bleeding South Sudan

This fact is clear: South Sudan is not at war with nature. There has been no natural disaster except flooding in some parts of the country. There have been no earthquakes shaking the soil and no locusts descending upon the fields. In spite of this, the …

Kevin Muhire “ready” for new challenge in South Sudan

UN rights chief: ‘Arbitrary killings in Sudan have tripled’

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Volker Türk, has issued a stark warning that Sudan is spiralling further into lawlessness, with escalating violence in North Darfur and Kordofan and a surge in civilian killings. Speaking at the 59th …

Fierce clashes in North Darfur as ‘Sudan army repels RSF attack’

Reports indicate that heavy fighting erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the northern and northeastern parts of North Darfur’s capital of El Fasher, on Sunday. The city, under siege for over a …