The Latest Breaking News from South Sudan

Thousands of exhausted South Sudanese head home, fleeing brutal conflict

Tens of thousands of exhausted people are heading home to the world’s newest country, South Sudan, from a civil war in neighboring Sudan

The Independent UK · May 27, 2023

South Sudan's capital Juba clings to hope of peace

Back in 2018, the signing of a peace deal between South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and his longtime rival Riek Machar created hope and optimism. The people of South Sudan, an independent nation since 2011, were emerging from a brutal civil war. However, five years later, this peace agreement is…

France 24 · May 26, 2023

UN warns against losing sight of South Sudan peace process amid Sudan crisis

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has warned the country’s leaders not to lose sight of the pending implementation of the peace deal that could “make or break” the country” amid the ongoing crisis in neighboring Sudan

The Independent UK · May 24, 2023

Church of Scotland calls on UK Government to restore South Sudan aid budget

THE Church of Scotland has called on the UK Government to restore the aid budget for South Sudan...

The National (Scotland) · May 10, 2023

South Sudanese flee Sudan's conflict yet return to crisis

More than 40,000 people have crossed into South Sudan since neighboring Sudan erupted into conflict nearly one month ago

The Independent UK · May 10, 2023

Factbox-How big is the aid crisis caused by the Sudan fighting?

Aid workers say fighting between rival military factions in Sudan is pushing poorly-funded humanitarian programmes in the region to a breaking point.

Reuters · May 9, 2023

Unhappy return: Sudan crisis forces South Sudanese refugees back to troubled home

The last place Lina Mijok wanted to go as she fled fighting in Sudan was back to her own country, South Sudan, which she had left as civil war erupted in 2013.

Reuters · May 8, 2023

Sudan's conflict will have a ripple effect in an unstable region - and across the world

Sudan, Africa’s third largest country by land mass, shares borders with seven countries in an unstable region. This means that Sudan’s current conflict will have economic, social and political ripple effects across a number of countries, including the Central African Republic, Egypt, Libya, Chad, South Sudan, Ethiopia and Eritrea.

The Conversation · May 5, 2023

Sudan’s neighbours have little to offer refugees, warns UN

Thousands of Sudanese are crossing borders into countries already severely stressed by drought, conflicts and food insecurity, say UN officials

The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2023

UN: 258 Million People Faced Acute Food Insecurity in 2022

More than a quarter-billion people in 58 countries faced acute food insecurity last year due to conflicts, climate change, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, according to a report published Wednesday. The Global Report on Food Crises, an alliance of humanitarian organizations founded by the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 3, 2023