South Sudan

Some 193 million people experienced "acute food insecurity" last year, a joint report by the EU and UN said on Wednesday, calling it a record figure and warning that...

The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) on Monday donated 400 more packages of food to vulnerable Muslims in South Sudan as part of aid provided during the Muslim...

The Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has suspended the membership of South Sudan after the African country failed to pay its annual contributions fee, Anadolu News Agency reports. South...

The national security agency in South Sudan arrested a suspect, Thursday, who had a machine used to print counterfeit money. National Security Services Director for Public Relations, David John...

Despite possessing meagre resources, the landlocked East African country of Uganda hosts 1.5 million refugees from across Africa, including South Sudan, Burundi, Somalia, Rwanda, Eritrea, and Sudan. So far,...

South Sudan's defense minister yesterday said that Turkey has agreed to strengthen and support the unification of forces after years of conflict in the African state, Anadolu Agency reports. Turkey's Defense...

An Israeli columnist has linked the ongoing Israeli spyware scandal to previous Israel arms sales made to regimes that carried out genocides and war crimes. Commenting on the spyware...

With no food rations in sight, Ayen Madit, a 40-year- old mother of seven, survives on tree leaves and wild fruits as food insecurity worsen in the Northern Bhar...

The boy can be seen in front of a sink cleaning while constantly looking behind with fear as he is slapped on the neck and kicked.

Ethiopia's Foreign Ministry yesterday renewed its adherence to the mediation of the African Union to resolve the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) conflict with Egypt and Sudan. "The tendency...

Sudanese yesterday announced the adoption of a new plan to reform its economy based on imposing controls over smuggling gold, the New Khaleej reported. The plan is based on...

Sudan will deploy "large numbers" of troops to South Darfur state after the killing of 15 people in tribal violence recently, the state news agency cited the state governor...

Pope Francis promised in his Christmas messages on Thursday to visit Lebanon and South Sudan as soon as he could, reported Reuters. The pope traditionally mentions countries in his...

Amid regional tension over the project, countries along the Nile must reach a legally binding agreement on the filling and operations of the Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam (GERD), or...

Leaders of the Sudanese opposition groups have arrived in the capital Khartoum amid national celebrations following the signing of the peace agreement with the country's transitional government, Associated Press reported yesterday....

Burkina Faso, Nigeria, South Sudan and Yemen are seriously expected to "soon slip into famine" if conditions there undergo any more deterioration in coming months, the World Food Program...

Despite the latest peace agreement signed earlier this month, journeying through Darfur in the heart of a 17-year armed conflict area is an arduous task. There are still major...

World-renowned footballer and Liverpool forward, Mohamed Salah, on Tuesday called on the world leaders to ensure that every child receives a quality education, including refugees. Salah, who became the...

South Sudan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a statement resolving the controversy over its approval of Cairo's request to establish a military base near the Ethiopian...

The Government of Sudan has decided to extend the agreement on the transfer and export of South Sudan's oil through Sudanese territory until March 2022. A delegation from the...

At least three people were confirmed dead and seven others sustained injuries in a fuel tank explosion in South Sudan, a minister said on Monday. Peter Saki, the minister...

Almost 490,000 children have been affected by heavy floods currently hitting South Sudan, the UN's children agency said on Friday, reports Anadolu Agency. The UNICEF described the scope and...

An international rights group has accused South Sudanese authorities of allowing "impunity to flourish over serious human rights violations, war crimes and crimes against humanity" committed since the brutal...

South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and opposition leader Riek Machar on Monday entered into talks in the Sudanese capital Juba, with an aim to resolve the impasse in peace...

South Sudan's transitional government of national unity will be formed on Nov. 12, officials said Friday, Anadolu reports. "The government is delivering and implementation of the agreement is going...

South Sudan's president on Thursday called on people to stop war and focus on peace and development in the country, Anadolu Agency reports. "Let us not talk about war in the...

Social and political tensions fuelled by climate change have yet to translate into international military confrontations, but local conflicts are heating up due to pressures such as drought and...

South Sudan announced that it would scale up its monitoring of the Ebola virus after an outbreak of the hemorrhagic fever was reported in recent months in the neighboring...

Sudan and South Sudan police chiefs on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at expanding cooperation between both sides, Anadolu Agency reports. Director General of Sudan's Police Gen. Adil...

Sudanese and South Sudanese officials agreed late on Saturday with the leader of an alliance of armed factions operating along their joint border to extend a ceasefire and grant...

Sudan military and armed groups have agreed to release political detainees from both sides to bring peace and stability in Sudan, the deputy chairman of Sudan military transitional council...

South Sudan is free from Ebola after reports of a suspected case early this week which has caused panic among citizens of the African country, the deputy information minister...