South Sudan has reached an agreement with joint oil operating companies to scale up exploration and drilling activities in prospective oil fields, as the country […]
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UN launches project to support displaced people in South Sudan
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), on Friday launched a project aimed at strengthening […]
UN Security Council renews sanctions against South Sudan
The Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution to renew for a year, until May 31, 2026, an arms embargo against South Sudan as well […]
South Sudan opposition forces claim capture of border areas
The Sudan People’s Liberation Army-In Opposition (SPLA-IO), led by First Vice President Riek Machar, on Saturday claimed to have recaptured several towns near the borders […]
Security Council extended mandate of UN mission in South Sudan
The UN Security Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Wednesday by nine days, until 9 May, to […]
South Sudan hosts over 550,000 refugees, asylum-seekers: UN
South Sudan hosts 552,333 refugees and asylum-seekers across 140,445 households, settled in 29 locations nationwide as of March, the United Nations refugee agency said on […]
AU dispatches Panel of Wise to South Sudan to help tackle ongoing instability
The African Union (AU) Commission is dispatching a high-level delegation of the AU Panel of the Wise to Juba, the capital of South Sudan, to […]