Igad urges Kiir to disburse peace deal funds
Regional bloc Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (Igad) has asked South Sudan President Salva Kiir to disburse the balance of the pledged $100 million to speed...
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UN sees drop in violence against aid workers in South Sudan
Violence against aid workers in conflict-torn South Sudan has reduced significantly, thanks to the September 2018 peace deal, a UN official said on Monday. Speaking...
South Sudan president replaces foreign minister
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir on Monday replaced his Foreign Minister Nhial Deng Nhial with his former Gender Minister Awut Deng Acuil as part of...
Details on states, security hold back South Sudan peace deal
Security arrangements and the number of states remain the key challenges in implementing the South Sudan peace agreement, three months to the due date for...
Kenya envoy in South Sudan to push for peace implementation
Kenya’s special envoy to South Sudan, Kalonzo Musyoka, arrived in the South Sudanese capital, Juba, on Thursday to follow up on the implementation of a...
28,000 people face starvation in South Sudan: minister
Some 28,000 people are facing serious starvation in South Sudan’s Aweil State, a minister has said. Those in the rural areas are most at risk,...
South Sudan: Igad pushes for Kiir, Machar meeting
The regional body that negotiated the South Sudan peace agreement is now lobbying for a face-to-face meeting between President Salva Kiir and opposition leader Riek...
South Sudan’s Kiir bans singing of anthem in his absence
Juba, South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has banned anyone from singing the national anthem unless he is present, a minister said Monday. Information Minister Michael Makuei...
South Sudan on the spot over violation of human rights
outh Sudan is grappling with accusations of human rights violations even as the country prepares to form a transitional government in November. Local and international...
South Sudan bars newspaper editor from leaving the country
South Sudan authorities have banned the chief editor of an Arabic newspaper, Al Watan, from leaving the country for allegedly publishing content critical of the...
