South Sudan is safe and secure, gov’t assures diplomatic missions

Apuk Ayuel Mayen, the Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, speaks to journalists at a press conference in Juba on Wednesday, 12th March 2025 (Photo by Sudans Post) JUBA— South Sudan’s government on Wednesday assured the international community that the situation …

IGAD urges South Sudan to probe into Nasir violence

IGAD headquarters in Djibouti [Photo by East Africa Business Week]JUBA — The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), which mediated the 2018 revitalized peace agreement on Wednesday, called for swift investigations into the deadly violence in …

AU warns of partition in Sudan after RSF declare parallel gov't

War has plagued Sudan since April 2023 following a power struggle between the Sudanese army and the rival RSF [Getty/file photo] The African Union on Wednesday said the announcement of a parallel government in war-torn Sudan risked cleaving the country …

Africa News Tonight: DRC, US in talks on trade and security, concerns of civil war risk in South Sudan, tariff talk ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo is talking to the United States in its bid to find an ally in the government’s battle against the M23 rebels. There are warnings that South Sudan risks sliding back to civil war after recent clashes and the arrests of some …

Foreign Ministry: South Sudan remains ‘safe and secure’ for visitors

Author: Sebit Patrick | Published: 8 hours ago Ambassador Apuk Ayuel Mayen, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, addresses the media on Saturday, November 23, 2024 – Eye Radio/Lou Nelson The Ministry of …

South Sudan Asks Speaker Wetangula to Guide Parliament

The Transitional National Legislature of the Republic of South Sudan is in Kenya to benchmark the running of the Parliamentary Commission (PSC). According to a statement by the National Assembly, the newly formed commission is seeking to enhance its …

Uganda Mobilizes Troops to South Sudan Amid Rising Political Tensions

South Sudan Situation Grows More Dire

The situation in South Sudan seems to be worsening by the day, according to Yasmin Sooka, a chairperson of the U.N. Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan. On March 18th, 2025, Sooka spoke to the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland. …

IGAD urges restraint as South Sudan crisis escalates

IGAD Executive Secretary Workneh Gebeyehu. [File,Standard]  The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has called for immediate de-escalation in South Sudan following renewed violence in Nasir, Upper Nile State, that has left scores dead and …

Sudan's biggest self-described 'jihadi' group says it will disband once RSF defeated

The office in Port Sudan has no distinguishing features. No sign on the outside, no indication of what’s going on inside. Young men, seemingly belonging to rich, upper-middle class families, wearing modern clothes can be found within. They are university …