The Power of Agriculture in Securing South Sudan’s Future

By Suzan Peter Mabuong Agriculture is the foundation of every nation that seeks self-reliance in food production. In South Sudan, a country blessed with vast and fertile land, agriculture remains the key to overcoming food insecurity. With the rainy season …

AU’s Panel of the Wise visits South Sudan to diffuse tension

The Panel of the Wise—an AU conflict prevention body made up of senior African statesmen—will engage key stakeholders in South Sudan to ease tensions and steer the nation back on the path of stability. By Emmanuel Mandella The African Union (AU) has …

Cholera and violence devastate South Sudan-Ethiopia border

MSF’s South Sudan head of mission warned that the dual crisis could spiral out of control. By Emmanuel Mandella A lethal blend of escalating violence and a rapidly spreading cholera outbreak is pushing thousands to the brink of survival along the South …

UN says there is relative calm in South Sudan amid tensions

The spokesperson for UN Secretary-General António Guterres, while briefing the media in New York on Tuesday, said the Mission in South Sudan described the situation in the country as relatively calm. According to Stéphane Dujarric, the peacekeeping mission …

South Sudan Refutes Raila’s Claims Over Denied Access to Machar

The Guardian view on South Sudan: the world's youngest nation is on the brink of a new conflict | Editorial

After less than a decade and a half in existence, the world’s newest country, South Sudan, appears to be sliding towards a second civil war. A 2018 power-sharing deal between President Salva Kiir and Riek Machar, the first vice-president, put an end to …

Rights group calls for stronger actions in South Sudan amid escalating violence

Amnesty International expressed concerns on Tuesday about the lack of political will in South Sudan to address ongoing violations of international human rights law amid escalating violence from both internal and cross-border conflicts. Reports indicate …

A Highly Tense Lent in South Sudan

"Another bloody season." This is the grim prophecy for Lent 2025, predicted on March 9 in Juba Cathedral by the Apostolic Nuncio of South Sudan, Msgr. Patrick Horgan, in an interview with the religious news agency Crux. Despite the hopes raised …

South Sudan Is Returning to War

South Sudan has once again returned to the brink of war, the United Nations warned on March 24. The country had made international headlines earlier in March after members of an ethnic militia attacked a U.N. helicopter in Nasir, a town rocked by fighting …

AU Commission Chairperson to deploy Panel of the Wise for South Sudan mediation

01 april 2025 - 16:32:47 MA 94 Views Panafrican News Agency Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Youssouf Ali, is dispatching a high-level delegation of the AU Panel of the Wise to Juba, South Sudan, …