Some young women in South Sudan's business community say women who want to launch their own businesses should overcome their fear as the world celebrates International Women Day on March 8, 2025. They say setting a goal while establishing a business makes one prosper in the business sector. Ibasi Patricia Tobs reports from Juba.
President Salva Kiir Mayardit is calling for calm after Army General David Majur Dak and 27 others were killed in an attack by the White Army militia in Nasir County today. The victims were being evacuated aboard two UN helicopters when they came under attack. For VOA news Deng Ghai Deng reports from Juba.
A South Sudan People’s Defense Forces general and several soldiers were killed Friday morning in an attack by the White Army militia as the United Nations Mission in South Sudan tried to air lift them out of Nasir. An UNMISS pilot also died. Mamer Abraham Kuot reports for VOA from Juba.
Repeated attacks in Sudan’s White Nile state have led to a deadly wave of cholera in the region. Since February 20, the French medical charity Doctors Without Borders or MSF says more than 27-hundred patients have been admitted to the Ministry of Health’s cholera treatment center at Kosti Teaching Hospital. Sudan Coordinator Marta Cazarola tells VOA’s Carol Van Dam the hospital is supported by MSF.
In Sudan, UNICEF says armed men are raping and sexually assaulting children, including infants as young as one. UNICEF spokesperson Joseph English tells VOA’s Carol Van Dam data compiled by gender-based violence service providers in Sudan paint a horrific picture of children being sexually violated in Darfur and elsewhere as conflict rages across the country.
A South Sudan People’s Defense Forces commander who was trapped in the force’s barracks after the White Army captured Nasir this week is expected to be flown out of the town soon. Officials say some SSPDF soldiers were airlifted to Malakal and Bor Thursday afternoon. Mamer Abraham Kuot reports for VOA from Juba
South Sudan’s main opposition group says its members are in a state of panic as government security operatives intensify a crackdown, arresting senior officials and forcing others into hiding. For VOA News, Deng Ghai Deng reports from Juba.
The academic staff at South Sudan’s Rumbek University say they are partially lifting the strike that was declared last year after going months without their salaries. The administration of the teaching staff says the decision was reached after South Sudan’s Vice President Benjamin Bol promised timely payment of salaries and to clear all the outstanding salary arrears. For VOA news, Manyang David Mayar, reports from Juba.
Some leaders of the SPLM-IO opposition group have been arrested, and army troops are surrounding the home of First Vice President Riek Machar, the party leader said. Deng Ghai Deng files from Juba.
Jok Madut Jok, a Professor at Syracuse University whose areas of specialization include security, governance, democracy and development in South Sudan and Sudan tells VOA's Douglas Mpuga that the situation in South Sudan is a cause for concern.
Several people may have been killed in Nasir Town after the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces and a civilian militia were involved in new fighting on Tuesday. There are reports that the White Army militia has taken over the army’s Wech Yar-Diw Barrack in Nasir and some soldiers are trapped in military tanks at the barracks. Mamer Abraham Kuot reports for VOA from Juba
The fighting in Nasir County in Upper Nile State has pushed civilians to flee their homes and there are fears it could worsen. A youth leader of the militia known as the White Army in Nasir County says 21 people have been killed and many others injured in clashes between local youth and the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces. For VOA News, Deng Ghai Deng reports from Juba.
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