Tag: SOUTH SUDAN
Fresh Fighting Displaces 40,000 In South Sudan –
About 40,000 people have been displaced, following renewed fighting in South Sudan’s oil-rich Upper Nile State.UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, in...
South Sudan President Sacks Central Bank Governor
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has dismissed the central bank governor and appointed a replacement.The dismissal of Dier Tong Ngor was announced in a...
South Sudan: Senior UN Official Condemns Killing Of Humanitarian Worker
The UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, Matthew Hollingworth, has strongly condemned the killing of a UN-contracted aid worker that also left another injured,...
Uganda, South Sudan In Talks Over Rampant Fatal Road Ambushes
Uganda and South Sudan are in talks over a growing number of deadly ambushes on South Sudanese territory targeting transit trucks.Uganda’s minister of state...
South Sudan: AU Urges Warring Parties To Utilize Extension Period To...
The African Union, AU
has called on South Sudan’s parties to agree on a systematic approach to
address unsettled matters within the agreed 100-days extension period.The
Peace...
UN Security Council Urges Immediate Progress’ In South Sudan
The
United Nations Security Council has urged South Sudan President Salva Kiir and
former rebel leader Riek Machar to make immediate progress in forming a unity
government.The
two...
Flood: South Sudan Declares State Of Emergency
The government of South Sudan has declared a state
of emergency in flood-hit areas following weeks of heavy rain.President Salva Kiir said the state of...
2019/2020 Budget: South Sudan Lawmakers Storm Out Of Presentation In Parliament
South
Sudan lawmakers stormed out of a budget presentation for 2019/2020 financial
year on Thursday, citing frustrations over non-payment of salaries of civil
servants and soldiers.The
lawmakers staged...
Arms Embargo: South Sudan Says Extension Of UN Sanctions Unfortunate
South Sudan has condemned the United Nations
Security Council decision to extend an arms embargo and targeted sanctions on
the conflict-torn country for another year.The Foreign...
Cattle Raids: South Sudan Community Clashes Leave 22 Dead
At
least 22 people have been killed following rival community clashes over cattle
raids between two border regions in northern South Sudan.The
information minister in Twic region...
South Sudan: 15 Killed In Clashes Between Cattle Raiders, Farmers
No fewer than 15 people were killed during clashes between cattle raiders and farmers in South Sudan, the information minister said on Friday.
State Information...
Al-Bashir Ouster: South Sudan Frets Over Whether Sudan Coup Could Derail...
The military coup in Sudan has sparked anxiety in
neighboring South Sudan that the toppling of longtime President Omar al-Bashir
could scupper a fragile peace deal...
South Sudan: Thousands Of Displaced Persons ‘Suffering’ Without Food, Water
Officials in South Sudan's Yei River State say
thousands of people who fled their homes during fighting over the past two
weeks are without food or...
