South Sudan · Desk
Reported stories, developing updates, and quick explainers from the newsroom
Mercy Corps and IPCS award grants to 32 South Sudanese civil society organizations under the SUCCESS Programme, a European Union-funded initiative.
UK Ambassador David Ashley calls for caretaker government to be neutral ahead of South Sudan's December 2026 elections.
African Union calls for calm as diplomatic tensions rise between Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Egypt over regional security and Nile dam project.
South Sudan's National Elections Commission presents voter registration materials to President Salva Kiir as preparations for December elections continue.
Eastern Equatoria State governor Louis Lobong Lojore orders equal security protection for all political parties and candidates ahead of South Sudan's general elections.
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit meets leaders of Abyei, Western Bahr el Ghazal, and Lakes State to discuss security, peace, and election preparations.
South Sudan's ruling Sudan People's Liberation Movement has ordered its cadres to return to their constituencies as the party prepares for its Third National Convention and December 2026 ...
Dr. John Gai Yoah was sworn in as caretaker Health Minister of South Sudan on September 30, but was removed by President Salva Kiir just 11 hours later.
Germany funds community-based projects in South Sudan to support women and girls
Four South Sudanese opposition groups form United Fronts Alliance of South Sudan
Western Equatoria State has sent 39 students to Aweil in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State under the Adut Salva Kiir Scholarship programme.
A 9-day conference in Kafia Kingi, a disputed area along the Sudan-South Sudan border, has ended with 41 tribes agreeing to resolve local disputes through customary mechanisms.
