President Salva Kiir of South Sudan met with Lawrence Korbany, the newly appointed IGAD envoy to Sudan, on Monday. They discussed how Korbany’s diplomatic expertise can be used to promote dialogue among the warring parties. Korbandy, a South Sudanese lawyer, was appointed in March 2024 by IGAD to work with other stakeholders and international partners…
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South Sudan closes schools due to intolerable heat waves.
South Sudan’s government is closing down all schools starting Monday as the country prepares for a wave of extreme heat expected to last two weeks. South Sudan’s government is closing down all schools starting Monday as the country prepares for a wave of extreme heat expected to last two weeks. The health and education ministries…
UN agencies seek $4.1 billion to help fleeing civilians and refugees in Sudan war.
In tonight’s edition:Â Sudan’s warring sides have agreed to meet in Switzerland for talks on how to allow in desperately needed aid, 10 months after the outbreak of a war that has devastated the country. The news comes as UN agencies seek $4.1 billion to help civilians in Sudan, as well as those who have fled…
Impunity the Key Obstacle to Human Rights Defence in South Sudan
Without tackling impunity, South Sudan will not stem pervasive violence, and horrific human rights violations and abuses, a UN inquiry said in a new report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. It details how perpetrators of the most serious crimes, including widespread attacks against civilians and extrajudicial killings, remain unpunished. Senior government officials and military…
Uganda drops charges of illegal gun possession against South Sudanese General.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 0923 EAT on Thursday 16th March 2023. South Sudan People’s Liberations Army (SPLA) Lieutenant General William Mark Orobi has been freed by the Uganda Army court and charges of unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition dropped. Orobi first appeared before former Army court chairperson Lt Gen Andrew Gutti on August…
South Sudan’s president calls on refugees to return home
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has urged the country’s more than 2 million refugees to return home in his first meeting with displaced people since civil war erupted almost a decade ago. Kiir’s appeal on Wednesday came as the country prepares to hold its first elections since gaining independence in 2011. South Sudan’s elections are…
“To violate the fundamental rights of any woman or man is an offence against Christ.” Pope in South Sudan urges people to reject ‘venom of hatred’
By Cecilia Macaulay Pope Francis has ended his peace pilgrimage to South Sudan by celebrating an open air mass attended by tens of thousands in Juba. He urged the congregation to reject what he called the “venom of hatred”, and told them to lose no opportunity to build peace. And he pleaded with the country’s…
Inter-tribal conflict displaces 70,000 in Sudan’s Blue Nile state
Updated on Friday 28th October 2022 (WAD ALMAHI) – At least 70,000 people have been displaced from Sudan’s Blue Nile state as a result of inter-tribal conflict since mid-July, the International Organization for Migration Displacement Tracking Matrix (IOM-DTM) indicates. The displaced are currently sheltering in the neighbouring Sennar, White Nile state. Blue Nile state had…
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