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Opinion| South Sudan on the brink: Power, betrayal, and chaos
More than a decade after gaining independence, South Sudan faces imminent collapse. Political obstruction, armed clashes, and regional meddling are pushing the nation toward all-out war. Despite numerous peace agreements, including the September...

Kwesi Appiah’s Sudan beat Algeria to qualify to CHAN Semifinals
Sudan’s National Men’s Football Team’s Cinderella Run in this year’s CHAN tournament continues after the Falcons of Jediane outlasted Algeria in a dramatic quarterfinal game. Led by head coach, James Kwesi Appiah, Sudan beat Algeria 4-2 in a...

Juba Dal leader stabbed to death in Khulna
United News of Bangladesh . Khulna 23 August, 2025, 16:59 A Juba Dal leader was hacked to death at a house near 18 Mile Bazar in Dumuria upazila of Khulna district on early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Shamim Hossain, 33, joint...

University of Juba students win AI awards for health, sign language innovations
Author: Michael Daniel | Published: 33 minutes ago The award-winning projects were on early lung cancer detection, language recognition, and identifying signs of depression and suicide|Courtesy Three student projects out of ten from the University...

South Sudan sees Finance Minister exit position for the seventh time since 2020
South Sudan’s state radio has announced the removal of the country’s seventh finance minister since 2020 per order of the country’s President Salva Kiir. According to reports, reasons for the President’s decision to relieve Marial Dongrin Ater of...

Deadly Cholera Outbreaks in Sudan and South Sudan Expose Fragile Health Systems and Threaten Millions of Children
August 22, 2025 Hour: 6:47 pm The cholera crisis sweeping across Sudan and South Sudan has reached alarming proportions, with over 189,000 cases and thousands of deaths reported across both countries. Humanitarian organizations warn that the...

S Sudan's president fires finance minister
-South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has fired the country's finance minister, state-owned radio announced, the seventh replacement to the position since 2020. Kiir gave no reason for firing Marial Dongrin Ater, who had held the post since July...

South Sudan: Uproar as Salva Kiir names daughter as presidential envoy
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has appointed his daughter Adut Salva Kiir as the presidential envoy on special programmes The position, vacant since February, has played a crucial role in coordinating peacebuilding, humanitarian efforts, and...

2.3 million children face hunger in S. Sudan amid rise in malnutrition
A child under treatment of acute malnutrition in the hospital JUBA — A surge in acute malnutrition has put 2.3 million children under five at risk of hunger in South Sudan, Save the Children warned on Friday. The new Integrated Phase...

Women-to-Women Dialogue in Juba Charts Path for Inclusive Governance
Women-to-Women Dialogue in Juba Charts Path for Inclusive Governance By Lodu William Odiya In the heart of the Protection of Civilians (PoC) site in Juba, a new dawn is unfolding as women gather to chart their path toward inclusive governance and...

Israel to deliver humanitarian aid to crisis-hit South Sudan
(JNS) — Israel is preparing the delivery of humanitarian supplies to vulnerable populations in South Sudan, the Israeli Foreign Ministry announced on Monday. The move is led by Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, who instructed the foreign...
South Sudan President Salva Kiir fires finance minister, seventh since 2020
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has fired the country's finance minister, state-owned radio announced, the seventh replacement to the position since 2020. Kiir gave no reason for firing Marial Dongrin Ater, who had held the post since July...

South Sudan’s President Dismisses Finance Minister Amid Economic and Political Strains
President Salva Kiir dismisses Finance Minister Marial Dongrin Ater, marking the seventh change since 2020, as South Sudan faces economic and political challenges. South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has replaced the finance minister for the...

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir fires finance minister, 7th replacement since 2020
Nairobi: South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has fired the country’s finance minister, state-owned radio announced, the seventh replacement to the position since 2020. Kiir gave no reason for firing Marial Dongrin Ater, who had held the post since...
Global charity warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in South Sudan
JUBA, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- South Sudan risks losing its next generation due to massive funding cuts to humanitarian assistance, leaving more than 2 million children suffering acute malnutrition unable to get required treatment, Save the Children, a...
South Sudan’s president fires finance minister, seventh since 2020
NAIROBI (Reuters) -South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has fired the country’s finance minister, state-owned radio announced, the seventh replacement to the position since 2020. Kiir gave no reason for firing Marial Dongrin Ater, who had held the...

South Sudan and Uganda armies vow to strengthen border security
Author: Koang Pal Chang | Published: 10 hours ago Gen Dau Aturjong Nyuol (center), Lt-Gen-Mhanga (3rd from left) in a group photo with UPDF officials and SSPDF delegation - Courtesy of UPDF Juba, South Sudan (Eye Radio) – The South Sudan Peoples’...

South Sudan sees decline in cholera cases, Minister reports
Author: Koang Pal Chang | Published: 10 hours ago The Minister of Health, Sarah Cleto Rial addressing the media in the Office of the President after a meeting on Wednesday, August 21, 2025 - Courtesy of OPPU JUBA, South Sudan (Eye Radio) — The...
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Exile or ethnic cleansing? How South Sudan emerges as a controversial candidate for Gaza population transfer
For months, Israeli leaders have been promoting the idea of mass emigration from Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has presented the proposal as a humanitarian measure, insisting that Israel is not “pushing them out”, but enabling those who...

South Sudan, Djibouti seal deal to build ports in eight towns
The initiative is anchored in the White Nile Corridor development plan, which involves two multimodal logistics routes serving South Sudan By Emmanuel Mandella South Sudan has struck a landmark deal with Djibouti to construct river and dry ports...