South Sudan

S. Sudan violence against women ‘twice the global average’

Nov 29, 2017 14:50

The "shocking scale" of violence against women and girls in South Sudan is double the global average, a new study released Wednesday says.
Fighting between rebel and army kills 27 in South Sudan

Nov 23, 2017 17:33

Twenty-seven people have been killed when rebels attacked government forces in South Sudan, a local government official says.
Tensions escalating in South Sudan’s capital

Nov 04, 2017 14:53

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has ordered troops to surround the house of the country’s former military chief of staff, Paul Malong, amid rising political tensions the country’s capital city.
At least 3 dead as South Sudan rebel groups clash

Oct 19, 2017 17:28

South Sudanese rebel groups fought each other this week in a strategic area near the Ugandan border leaving at least three dead, rebels said.
Attacks on aid workers increasing in South Sudan: UN

Aug 19, 2017 16:49

The United Nations says attacks against aid workers are increasing in South Sudan.
UN says 1 million South Sudan refugees now in Uganda

Aug 17, 2017 09:04

The number of South Sudanese refugees sheltering in Uganda has reached 1 million, the United Nations said on Thursday, a grim milestone for what has become the world’s fastest-growing refugee crisis.
South Sudan rebels retake strategic town along Ethiopia border

Aug 13, 2017 04:18

South Sudan’s rebels say they have retaken control of their stronghold town of Pagak near the border with Ethiopia from government forces.
Contaminated vaccines kill 15 children in South Sudan

Jun 03, 2017 05:00

Fifteen children have died in South Sudan after receiving contaminated measles vaccines that had not been properly refrigerated, and were mixed using the same syringe for four days.
South Sudan troops killed 114 civilians in six months: UN

May 19, 2017 16:29

The United Nations says at least 114 civilians were killed in and around the South Sudanese town of Yei by pro-government forces in the period from July 2016 to January 2017.
UN urges $1.4 bn in donation for South Sudanese refugees

May 15, 2017 18:06

The United Nations has urged donor countries to raise their contributions to South Sudanese refugees, saying some USD 1.4 billion would be needed to help people out of famine inside and outside the war-torn country.