JUBA — Some South Sudanese women gathered at the South Sudan Council of Churches compound in Juba Thursday to pray for peace, one day ahead of a meeting between President Salva Kiir and his longtime rival, First Vice President Riek Machar.
South Sudan education officials say they are concerned about the 2.8 million children who are not going to school across the country.
First Vice President Riek Machar spoke to thousands of internally displaced South Sudanese in Juba on Sunday, urging them to put aside their differences and take advantage of relative peace in the country to forgive one another.
First Vice President Riek Machar is encouraging women’s groups in South Sudan to organize and increase their political participation ahead of elections scheduled for next year.
Last year, President Salva Kiir Mayardit ordered a 100% pay increase for all salaried civil servants and members of the country’s organized force. But some are complaining that the bump has fallen short amid soaring costs in the country.
Following Pope Francis' historic visit to South Sudan, many in the country hope the pontiff's message of peace and respect — especially for vulnerable women and humanitarian workers — take root in a nation rife with conflict and poverty.
The South Sudan government is asking for help from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) to implement outstanding tasks in the 2018 revitalized peace agreement ahead of the country’s elections scheduled for 2024.
Nicholas Haysom, head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), has called on South Sudan's government to fast-track programs aimed at ensuring free and fair elections in 2024.
A panel of three judges at special court in South Sudan's capital Juba on Friday dismissed a case against former Northern Bahr el Ghazal Governor Kuel Aguer who was accused of attempting to overthrow the government.
Eight more South Sudanese students will be deported from Cairo this week, student leaders said, after Egypt recently expelled several students over allegations they beat an Egyptian police officer during protests.
On World Humanitarian Day, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) in South Sudan said five aid workers have been killed in the country this year as the humanitarian situation continues to worsen.
The People's Coalition is planning demonstrations on Monday saying the transitional government has done very little to bring lasting peace
As the country marks its 10th independence anniversary, its oil industry has yet to largely transition to local employment
New Lakes state governor says he will order law enforcement agencies to restore law and order where inter-communal violence has increased in recent years
Head of a UN Refugee Agency delegation visiting Maban, South Sudan, says attacks, threats against aid workers continue despite government intervention
Civil aviation chief says both engines of a commercial passenger plane failed minutes before it crashed at Pieri Airstrip
The alleged seller told authorities he wanted someone to adopt the two boys because he cannot afford to feed them
Army spokesman says dead include 45 soldiers, 82 civilians
The clashes occurred in Warrap state's Tonj East County
More than 90 others were injured in violent clashes involving soldiers and civilians
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