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A South Sudan community is denied aid as government and opposition blame each other

Displaced people in a South Sudan village have been denied lifesaving aid by the government, according to eyewitnesses and aid groups.

 

UN report says Ugandan troops helped South Sudan with deadly airstrikes

A U.N. inquiry says Uganda helped South Sudan carry out airstrikes that killed and badly burned civilians in opposition areas.

 

26 Doctors without Borders workers remain unaccounted for in South Sudan a month after attacks

The medical charity Doctors Without Doctors says 26 staff working with the group remain unaccounted for a month after attacks in South Sudan.

 

South Sudan faces turmoil as former officials arrested in wave of detentions

A former finance minister of South Sudan is the latest former government official arrested in a wave of detentions that analysts say shows cracks in the government of President Salva Kiir, who also faces an armed rebellion.

 

South Sudan villagers killed after being lured from homes with promise of aid, witnesses say

Fighters allied to South Sudan’s government have been accused of killing more than a dozen civilians, mostly women and children, in conflict-hit Jonglei State’s Ayod County.

 

South Sudan hospital hit by government airstrike, Doctors Without Borders says

Doctors Without Borders said one of its hospitals in South Sudan was hit by an airstrike. The medical group said the strike was carried out by government forces on Tuesday night, marking the 10th attack on its facilities in the country in the past 12 months.

 

What to know about South Sudan’s major offensive against opposition forces

South Sudan’s army has launched a major military operation against opposition forces after recent territorial losses.

 

After accepting US deportees, South Sudan wanted sanctions relief for top official, documents show

After agreeing to accept deportees from the United States last year, South Sudan sent a list of requests to Washington that included American support for the prosecution of an opposition leader and sanctions relief for a senior official accused of diverting over a billion dollars in public funds.

 

South Sudanese army officer and soldiers arrested over death of UN staff member

A United Nations staff member has been found dead in South Sudan after being taken into custody by security personnel. Army Lt.

 

Military drone attack on Sudan oil field kills dozens and threatens South Sudan’s economic lifeline

Dozens of people have been killed in a drone strike against Sudan’s largest oil processing facility carried out by the Sudanese Armed Forces.

 

A gunman hijacks aid plane in South Sudan and is arrested after a refueling stop

South Sudanese police say a gunman hijacked a small turboprop plane belonging to an evangelical Christian aid group, demanding the pilot fly the aircraft to Chad.

 

People from South Sudan will lose temporary US legal status

The United States is terminating South Sudan’s designation for temporary protected status, which for years allowed people from the East African country to remain in the U.S. legally and escape armed conflict back home.

 

Hunger monitor says parts of South Sudan face famine threat after months without aid

A global hunger monitor is warning that no food aid has reached a conflict-hit area of South Sudan this year despite growing fears that it is headed toward famine.

 

Concern grows for South Sudanese political pundit detained in Dubai

The family of South Sudanese political commentator Samuel Peter Oyay is worried about his safety after his arrest in the United Arab Emirates over a month ago.

 

Oversight body says South Sudan rivals have recruited fighters, raising war fears

An international ceasefire monitor says parties to South Sudan’s faltering peace agreement have recruited new fighters for a conflict that observers have warned could widen again into civil war.

 

UN report cites huge government corruption in South Sudan as its food crisis worsens

A U.N. commission reports that billions in public funds have been stolen in South Sudan over the past decade.

 

South Sudan opposition calls on citizens to defend their country after leader indicted

South Sudan’s largest opposition movement has asked its supporters to mobilize to defend their country, days after longtime opposition leader Riek Machar was indicted and suspended from his position as First Vice President.

 

As fighting escalates, kidnappings of aid workers surge in South Sudan

The number of aid workers kidnapped in South Sudan has more than doubled this year, according to two senior humanitarian officials working for international groups.

 

South Sudanese exiles face uncertain future after release from prison in Sudan

The top U.N. human rights body has accused both the Sudanese armed forces and the Rapid Support Forces of detaining tens of thousands of people without charge since Sudan’s civil war began in 2023.

 

Civilian casualties mount in South Sudan as the army clashes with local militias

Aid groups and opposition politicians in South Sudan say that dozens of civilians have been killed or badly injured in airstrikes in recent weeks as the country’s army clashes with militia groups across the country.