The Latest Breaking News from South Sudan

Six journalists arrested over footage of South Sudan president wetting himself

State broadcaster’s staff held on suspicion of disseminating the clip of Salva Kiir at official event

The Guardian - UK · Jan 6, 2023

South Sudan union says journalists detained over viral video

A journalists’ union in South Sudan has asserted that six staffers with the national broadcaster are detained in connection with footage apparently showing the country’s president urinating on himself during an event

The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2023

UN says armed raids force 30,000 to flee homes in South Sudan

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has said that armed raids in a region of South Sudan plagued by ethnic clashes have forced around 30,000 civilians to flee their homes.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 30, 2022

South Sudan violence has killed 166 civilians, displaced over 20,000 - U.N

Violence in South Sudan's Upper Nile state has killed 166 civilians and displaced more than 20,000 since August amid an escalation in clashes between armed groups, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Dec 14, 2022

South Sudan violence spills into displacement camp, religious leaders say

Fighting between rival groups of youths in remote parts of South Sudan's Upper Nile State has spread into a camp housing people displaced by the violence, religious leaders said on Thursday, expressing concerns it was getting out of hand.

Reuters · Dec 8, 2022

More than 9,000 flee violence in South Sudan’s Upper Nile: UN

Women and children make up the majority of those displaced as a result of the ‘ruthless conflict’ in the region.

Al Jazeera · Dec 8, 2022

South Sudanese community leaders say suicide among young people is 'out of control'

Depression and mental illness are having fatal consequences in Melbourne's South Sudanese community – and leaders say the issue is worsening.

ABC News · Dec 8, 2022

South Sudan's ruling party backs president for another run

South Sudan’s ruling party has endorsed President Salva Kiir as its candidate for another term in the country’s delayed election set for the end of 2024

The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2022

Violence in South Sudan's Upper Nile displaces 9,000 -U.N. agencies

Violence in South Sudan's Upper Nile state has killed an unknown number of people and displaced just over 9,000, some of whom are hiding in swamps, United Nations agencies said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Dec 7, 2022

South Sudan's SPLM party endorses President Kiir for 2024 election

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir, who has been in office for over a decade, will run for president in elections due to be held in about two years, his party said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Dec 6, 2022