Press Releases

South African Government

Your Excellencies, Heads of State and Government, Your Excellency Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of South Sudan, Your Excellency William Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya, Your Excellency Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African...

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(MENAFN) South Sudan’s government has grounded four United Nations aircraft operating under UNMISS, citing allegations of illegal surveillance and smuggling of natural resources.

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(MENAFN) South Sudan has suspended operations of four aircraft belonging to the United Nations mission stationed in the nation, accusing the organization of conducting unauthorized intelligence gathering and facilitating the illegal extraction of...

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(MENAFN) Egypt’s military said late Monday it is pressing a sweeping campaign against illegal gold mining in the Eastern Desert, while stressing its close bond with Sudan, as Khartoum launched an inquiry into the deaths of miners near the Egyptian...

Oxfam

Families in South Sudan are once again having to flee for their lives due to escalating conflict at a time when hunger is already at catastrophic levels, Oxfam warned.

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(MENAFN) Over 450,000 children in Jonglei state, South Sudan, face an urgent threat of acute malnutrition as rising violence has forced widespread displacement and interrupted critical health services, UNICEF warned on Tuesday. “We know that a...

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(MENAFN) UNICEF has warned that over 450,000 children in South Sudan’s Jonglei state are at immediate risk of acute malnutrition due to escalating violence that has displaced thousands and disrupted critical health services. “Noala Skinner,...

International Committee of the Red Cross

Over the past eight years, ICRC surgical teams have performed over 25,000 surgeries on about 5,000 people wounded by weapons.

U.S. Department of Justice

Today, Peter Biar Ajak, 42, of Maryland, was sentenced by United States District Judge Sharad H. Desai for the District of Arizona to 46 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.

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(MENAFN) The United Nations mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Sunday voiced concern over reports that a senior military commander encouraged troops to target civilians in Jonglei State.

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(MENAFN) Fresh fighting in South Sudan has forced more than 180,000 people from their homes, with reports of indiscriminate barrel bomb attacks and civilians fleeing to swamps as the nation’s fragile peace collapses.

U.S. Department of Justice

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Today, Peter Biar Ajak, 42, of Maryland, was sentenced by United States District Judge Sharad H. Desai for the District of Arizona to 46 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.

MENAFN

(MENAFN) South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit has overhauled his Cabinet, removing four ministers, a governor, and the national police chief, while appointing a new vice president and Economic Cluster chair in a major shake-up. In a decree...

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(MENAFN) A group of foreign diplomats, including representatives from the European Union and several key embassies, have called for “urgent action” to advance peace in South Sudan, according to reports citing the German Embassy.

South African Government

Minister Ronald Lamola has arrived in Juba, leading a High-Level African Union Ad-hoc Committee of Five (C5) Visit to South Sudan from 14 to 15 January 2026. He is leading the delegation in his capacity as the Chairperson.

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(MENAFN) A recent Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) assessment issued on Tuesday cautioned that more than half of South Sudan’s citizens will experience “a crisis or worse levels of hunger” during the 2026 lean season.

International Committee of the Red Cross

Throughout the year, the scope of the armed conflict has widened, affecting civilians living across South Sudan, primarily in areas of Upper Nile, Jonglei, Central Equatoria, Western Equatoria and Western Bahr el Ghazal.

EIN Presswire

Students and faculty from Hanyang University reflect on South Sudan’s peacebuilding, intersecting with global debates on AI, governance, and development.

Oxfam

Donors provided lowest aid funding ever in 2025, since country created in 2011 Almost 6 million people - nearly half of the population - in South Sudan are experiencing acute hunger, with little access to clean water or sanitation as funding cuts...

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(MENAFN) An aircraft carrying food supplies for the humanitarian organization Samaritan’s Purse crashed in Unity State, South Sudan, on Tuesday, Aviation Safety Network (ASN) reported.