[Reporter] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has completed a five-day diplomatic training program for South Sudanese diplomats, an initiative officials said was aimed at strengthening professional capacity and deepening ties between the neighboring countries.
[U.S. Embassy Juba] The Department of State, in close coordination with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and in partnership with the governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, is continuing to mount a rapid and comprehensive response to the Ebola outbreak. Today, the Department is announcing nearly $38 million in additional funding toward the Department's ongoing Ebola response efforts, bringing the total direct funding for the Department of State's Ebola response to more
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[UN News] From a police station in Germany to the UN Mission in South Sudan, Stephanie Königs has been talking to UN News about her journey to becoming a peacekeeper - and the importance of trust and empathy in the field.
[WFP] In South Sudan's Jonglei State, families like Chol's are trapped by conflict, displacement and rising hunger, as violence destroys livelihoods and leaves communities struggling to survive without food or support. Countrywide, more than half of the population faces crisis hunger levels.
[WFP] WFP is delivering vital food and nutritional assistance to hundreds of thousands of people in Akobo East, as insecurity, infrastructure damage and the onset of the rainy season hamper operations.
[State Department] The Department of State, in close coordination with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is continuing to mount a rapid and comprehensive response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda. The United States is proud to be the largest financial contributor to the Ebola response effort.
[New Times] Rwandan peacekeepers serving under the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) were on Monday, May 25, awarded prestigious UN service medals during a ceremony held at the UN Base Camp in Malakal, Upper Nile State, in recognition of their commitment and professionalism in advancing peace and protecting civilians.
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[SNA] GENEVA, May 21, 2026 (SUNA) - Federal Minister of Health Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim held a meeting with South Sudan's Minister of Health, Dr. Luke Thompson Thoan, on Thursday in Geneva on the sidelines of the 79th session of the World Health Assembly, to discuss strengthening joint health cooperation between the two countries.
[MSF] Indiscriminate attacks on civilians and civilian structures - including bombing hospitals - forced recruitment, sexual violence, access constraints and shrinking humanitarian space are realities for people in South Sudan, as described by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in their report on escalating violence in the country, ''They Killed Them While We Were Running''. The report details that a total of 12 attacks on MSF staff and facilities left an estimated 762,000 people without access
[African Arguments] On May 9, 2026, the Sudanese newspaper Al-Sayha first broke the exclusive report alleging that Juba had issued an 'urgent' directive ordering the termination of Egyptian military activities in South Sudan's Upper Nile State. The report rapidly moved beyond Sudanese media circles and became a wider regional and international geopolitical story.
[RFI] Amine Benrachid arrived in France with nothing but the clothes on his back, having crossed the Mediterranean on a rubber dinghy and walked across the border on foot. Today, the Chadian-South Sudanese actor is sitting on the jury of the Citizenship Prize at Cannes, and is preparing to tell his own story on screen.
[Nile Post] The United States government has imposed travel restrictions on people coming from Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan following the outbreak of Ebola in the region.
[African Arguments] South Sudan is approaching another decisive moment, but the country is still far from ready for credible elections in December 2026. Nearly two decades after the end of Sudan's civil war (1983-2005) and almost fifteen years after independence, the promise of democratic transition remains unfulfilled. Whether South Sudan can still move toward peace and accountable government depends on confronting political realities that leaders have long avoided.
[The New Humanitarian] Wunthou, South Sudan -- "They kept saying we had to go back to our country."
[Nile Post] President Salva Kiir Mayardit has arrived in Uganda ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, scheduled for Tuesday at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds.
[Nile Post] Senior leaders of ruling parties in Burundi and South Sudan this evening arrived at Entebbe International Airport ahead of President Museveni's seventh inauguration slated for Tuesday.
[Nile Post] The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM), the ruling party in neighboring South Sudan.