Kenyan military officer detained, stripped, tortured in Juba
A Kenyan military officer, one Major Chemjor, is among the South Sudan peace monitors who were detained and tortured by security personnel on Tuesday. The...
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EAC heads of state summit in Arusha cancelled, again
Signs of widening cracks among East African Community (EAC) member states have emerged after a heads of state summit was cancelled for the second time...
South Sudan security strip peace deal monitors, says group
TORONTO — A regional group assessing South Sudan’s peace agreement says members of the National Security Service forced several of its monitors to strip and face...
South Sudan gov’t protests new US sanctions, calls for dialogue
South Sudan’s government has protested the decision of the United States to impose fresh sanctions and cut financial aid to the country. Addressing a press...
South Sudan starts planning for life beyond war, cautiously
BENTIU, — For the first time since fleeing his home when civil war broke out in South Sudan five years ago, Raan Bona is daring...
South Sudan to relocate victims of oil pollution
The South Sudan government plans to relocate thousands of people affected by the oil pollution in the former Unity State and other areas in the...
South Sudan to begin Ebola vaccinations as ‘very high risk’
JOHANNESBURG — The World Health Organization says Ebola vaccinations soon will begin in South Sudan as the country is at “very high risk” in the...
U.N. condemns spate of “brutal” sexual attacks in South Sudan
JUBA,- The United Nations condemned on Sunday a wave of “brutal” sexual attacks on women and girls in the northern town of Bentiu in South...
Lobby group accuses Uganda of illicit arms supply to South Sudan
The Conflict Armament Research (CAR) lobby group has accused Uganda of illicit supply of arms to South Sudan. The London-based CAR says in its latest...
Russian oil firm signs deal with South Sudan
Russia’s Gazprom Neft has signed a memorandum of understanding with South Sudan to explore four oil blocks, South Sudan’s petroleum minister said on Tuesday. The...
