Saturday 16 May 2026
South Sudan
Analysis
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A month after violence tore through Abiemnhom, women survivors are left to care for displaced families, mourn the dead and navigate daily survival in uncertain conditions, with little assistance and no clear path to justice.…
A month after violence tore through Abiemnhom, women survivors are left to care for displaced families, mourn the dead and navigate daily survival in uncertain conditions, with little assistance and no clear path to justice.…
Analysis
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A contested trial, a collapsing power-sharing arrangement, and the return of violence reveal how South Sudan’s postwar order has been eroding — quietly, unevenly, and in full view.…
A contested trial, a collapsing power-sharing arrangement, and the return of violence reveal how South Sudan’s postwar order has been eroding — quietly, unevenly, and in full view.…
Current
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Armed gangs have looted and burned a Save the Children field office and destroyed a primary healthcare centre in Walgak, eastern South Sudan, forcing the aid agency to suspend operations in the area as violence continues to displace hundreds of thousands of people.
The attacks occurred in Akobo…
Armed gangs have looted and burned a Save the Children field office and destroyed a primary healthcare centre in Walgak, eastern South Sudan, forcing the aid agency to suspend operations in the area as violence continues to displace hundreds of thousands of people.
The attacks occurred in Akobo…
Current
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South Sudan asked the United States to consider lifting sanctions on senior officials and to support the prosecution of a leading opposition figure after agreeing last year to accept deportees from U.S. custody, according to diplomatic correspondence released this month and reported by the…
South Sudan asked the United States to consider lifting sanctions on senior officials and to support the prosecution of a leading opposition figure after agreeing last year to accept deportees from U.S. custody, according to diplomatic correspondence released this month and reported by the…
Opinion
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As Washington dismantles its aid architecture, South Sudan confronts a reckoning of its own — a state that relied on external support without building the institutions needed to survive without it.…
As Washington dismantles its aid architecture, South Sudan confronts a reckoning of its own — a state that relied on external support without building the institutions needed to survive without it.…
Analysis
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Reports of negotiations between Israel and South Sudan over displacing Palestinians from Gaza have sparked outrage and confusion. Both governments deny the claims, so what’s really going on?…
Reports of negotiations between Israel and South Sudan over displacing Palestinians from Gaza have sparked outrage and confusion. Both governments deny the claims, so what’s really going on?…
Analysis
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Following the house arrest of Vice president Riek Machar by President Salva Kiir, the fragile peace agreement that has prevented war in South Sudan has broken down and the prospect of war looms on the horizon. …
Following the house arrest of Vice president Riek Machar by President Salva Kiir, the fragile peace agreement that has prevented war in South Sudan has broken down and the prospect of war looms on the horizon. …
Analysis
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From South Sudan to Somalia, and Tigray to the DRC, 2025 has arrived with the prospect of far more conflict, and on a larger scale, in East Africa. But stopping the slide isn’t enough.…
From South Sudan to Somalia, and Tigray to the DRC, 2025 has arrived with the prospect of far more conflict, and on a larger scale, in East Africa. But stopping the slide isn’t enough.…
Analysis
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Kenya has sought to engage rebel groups and position itself as neutral in the conflicts between the DRC, Sudan, and their respective insurgencies. However, this strategy is increasingly frustrating its neighbours. …
Kenya has sought to engage rebel groups and position itself as neutral in the conflicts between the DRC, Sudan, and their respective insurgencies. However, this strategy is increasingly frustrating its neighbours. …
Analysis
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For over a year, South Sudan’s economy has stalled due to the halt in oil exports, the main source of government revenue. With oil exports now resuming, does this signal a return to normality?…
For over a year, South Sudan’s economy has stalled due to the halt in oil exports, the main source of government revenue. With oil exports now resuming, does this signal a return to normality?…
