The annual Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) begun by former President Barack Obama continues to energize and inspire young Africans. But some participants on the continent say Internet connectivity and other technical problems made it tough to participate in 2021.
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan called on military commanders and political leaders to end fighting that has killed five people
A string of deadly road attacks rocked parts of the country this week, including one on a convoy carrying a governor who had just visited a grieving community where 17 people had been killed
Sports minister says women’s league will encourage people from different communities to come together to watch the games and peacefully coexist
As of Sunday, the country registered 4,609 positive COVID-19 cases, 861 active cases, 66 deaths and 3,692 recoveries
South Sudan's president said communities in Jonglei and Pibor Administrative Area will have to fend for themselves if inter-communal fighting breaks out
40 South Sudanese students in Cuba and Zimbabwe say they have been stranded for months because the South Sudan government has not paid their stipends or university fees
While some Sudanese cheer the peace deal signed over the weekend, others staged peaceful protests in West Darfur, saying the deal does not address the root causes of the Darfur conflict
UN investigators say larger problem is pervasive corruption
A South Sudan journalists union urges the government to release a journalist who has not been seen since early last week, after he contacted a rebel group spokesperson for balance on a story
Protests aimed at environmental pollution caused by government-run oil companies shut down oil facilities
Investigators are searching for the black box of a Russian-made Antonov-26 cargo plane that crashed Saturday, killing 7 of 8 passengers and crew onboard
Central Bank has run out of foreign cash reserves and there is nothing bank can do to stop South Sudanese pound from further depreciating against US dollar, according to senior bank official
South Sudan representatives to the African Union were asked to leave an AU meeting in Ethiopia last week after their government failed to pay millions of dollars in annual dues
A young South Sudanese woman who ran away from home to avoid an arranged marriage is now living with her uncle
Officials decide not to provide details about latest case after hate speech against foreigners increases on social media
Poor economy and, some say, poor management have sidelined a number of operations
