Kenya getting 20 refugees daily as South Sudan crisis escalates: Mudavadi

Prime Cabinet Secretary (CS) and CS for Foreign Affairs Musalia Mudavadi. | FILE/PCS Kenya is receiving an average of 20 refugees daily as the crisis in neighbouring South Sudan escalates, Prime Cabinet Secretary (CS) and CS for Foreign Affairs Musalia …

South Sudan Refutes Raila’s Claims Over Denied Access to Machar

Advocacy groups welcome AU mediation efforts in South Sudan

Author: Madrama James | Published: 34 mins ago Civil society activists JUBA, 2nd April 2025 (Eye Radio) – Civil society groups in South Sudan have welcomed regional mediation efforts and the African Union Commission’s decision to dispatch a high-level …

The Guardian view on South Sudan: the world's youngest nation is on the brink of a new conflict | Editorial

After less than a decade and a half in existence, the world’s newest country, South Sudan, appears to be sliding towards a second civil war. A 2018 power-sharing deal between President Salva Kiir and Riek Machar, the first vice-president, put an end to …

Rights group calls for stronger actions in South Sudan amid escalating violence

Amnesty International expressed concerns on Tuesday about the lack of political will in South Sudan to address ongoing violations of international human rights law amid escalating violence from both internal and cross-border conflicts. Reports indicate …

A Highly Tense Lent in South Sudan

"Another bloody season." This is the grim prophecy for Lent 2025, predicted on March 9 in Juba Cathedral by the Apostolic Nuncio of South Sudan, Msgr. Patrick Horgan, in an interview with the religious news agency Crux. Despite the hopes raised …

How economic interests pushed Uganda to deploy in S. Sudan?

Fear of a blown-out war in Juba saw Uganda deploy its military there with an eye on keeping the peace while securing investments made by Kampala. Interviews with regional security officials familiar with the matter say Uganda sensed, ahead of the region, …

Gov’t demands apology from Kenya’s Citizen Tv’s misrepresentation of S. Sudan’s flag

Presidential Press Secretary David Amuor Majur stressed the importance of accuracy in representing national symbols. By Aguok Chok The Government of South Sudan is demanding an apology from a Kenyan television over the misrepresentation of South Sudan’s …

Kenya-Sudan trade row deepens as Khartoum denies tea exports

‎President William Ruto in Laikipia west during the beginning of his tour of the Mt. Kenya region on April 1,2025. [Kipsang Joseph] Kenya’s diplomatic spat with Sudan has escalated after Khartoum dismissed President William Ruto’s claim that the country is …

South Sudanese women call for dialogue among political leaders

The women highlighted the disproportionate impact of war on women and children, citing displacement, gender-based violence, and economic hardships as major consequences of instability. By Emmanuel Mandella The South Sudanese Women Intellectuals Forum has …