‘We Buried Jacob, Paul and Amos’
In the no man's land between South Sudan and Uganda wind lashes though scrubland, whipping hot dust into the eyes of David Otong Oroma and his sister as they struggle to push their heavily laden...
Tag: South Sudanese Civil War
‘Ethnic Killings’ In South Sudan
He said they were taking revenge after a military defeat A rebel official in South Sudan and a Roman Catholic priest say a number of people have been killed in the town of Wau because of their...
At Least 16 Killed In Fighting In S.Sudan Second City
At least 16 civilians were killed in fighting Monday between government troops and rebels in South Sudan's second-largest city Wau, the United Nations peacekeeping mission (UNMISS) said in a...
Deadly Fighting Erupts In South Sudan’s Second City
Deadly fighting erupted, with civilians killed along ethnic lines and thousands displaced in clashes Monday between government forces and rebels in South Sudan's second-largest city of Wau, witnesses...
Acknowledging the Ghana Battalion’s Peacekeeping Efforts In South Sudan
In July 2016, violent clashes broke out in Juba, the capital of South Sudan. The clashes were between the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA), controlled by the President, Salva Kiir on one...
Six Aid Workers Killed In An Ambush In South Sudan
Six aid workers have been killed in an ambush in famine-hit South Sudan, the United Nations said on Sunday, without specifying what organisation they worked for. The victims were attacked on Saturday...
South Sudan Attack ‘could Hinder Aid Deliveries’
Aid agencies say the “shocking” killing of six aid workers in South Sudan on Saturday is causing them to re-assess how and when they can deliver supplies. The victims were ambushed by unknown...
South Sudan Rebel Group Accuses Government Forces of Killing Aid Workers
South Sudanese rebel group Sudan People’s Liberation Movement In-Opposition (SPLM-IO) led by former Vice President Riek Machar has accused government forces of killing six aid workers on Saturday....
South Sudan Rebels ‘blame Government For Aid Worker Killings’
A South Sudan rebel spokesperson quoted by the Reuters news agency is blaming the government for the deaths of six aid workers at the weekend. They were travelling between Juba, the capital, and the...
Six Aid Workers Killed In South Sudan Ambush
Six aid workers have been killed in an ambush in South Sudan, the UN said Sunday, the latest such attack in the country suffering a famine blamed on a brutal civil war. The aid workers were killed...
Fresh Defections Hit South Sudan Rebel Movement
South Sudan's rebel movement (SPLA-OI) led by former South Sudanese Vice President Riek Machar suffered another blow after six officials from the group joined the splinter faction led by Incumbent...
Salva Kiir Is Ignoring Famine
Guterres called for South Sudan's leaders to do more to help the 7.5 million in need of aid Secretary General Guterres says government in Juba refuses to acknowledge plight of 100,000 people...
South Sudan Keeps Buying Weapons Amid Famine
The government of South Sudan is spending its oil revenue on weapons, even as the country descends into a famine largely caused by Juba's military operations, according to a confidential United...
South Sudan ‘to Profit’ From Crisis With $10,000 Visas
International aid agencies on Saturday slammed South Sudan's decision to raise foreign worker visa fees to as much as $10,000 (9,300 euros), warning it would worsen a humanitarian crisis in the...
S.Sudan Students Miss Final Exams Over Security Fears
Hundreds of uprooted South Sudanese students missed taking school-leaving exams this week after refusing a government order to leave the safety of a UN base to sit the tests. Officials said nearly...
UN Team Urges Probe of South Sudan Abuses
UN human rights experts called on Monday for an international investigation into horrific abuses committed in South Sudan, reiterating warnings of "ethnic cleansing" in the war-ravaged country. In a...
South Sudan Military Arrests Soldiers Over Gang-Rape Accusation
South Sudan has arrested four soldiers after residents accused the army of beating and raping civilians in a small village near the capital last month, a military spokesman said on Friday, in a case...
UN Chief To Visit Kenya As Famine Threatens Region
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will travel to Kenya on Sunday for talks with leaders on regional issues, his spokesman said Friday, as South Sudan and Somalia face famine. Somalia is facing...
Four S.Sudan Soldiers Arrested Over Village Rape Spree
Four South Sudanese soldiers have been arrested over the mass rape of about a dozen women and girls in one village last month, the army spokesman said Friday. The incident took place in Kubi some 40...
Exhausted S.Sudanese Refugees Flock To Sudan Transit Camp
After enduring years of fighting and food shortages, it was the deaths from hunger of many old women and children that finally made Rebecca James decide to flee South Sudan. Tired and hungry, James...