(JUBA) – South Sudan is pushing ahead with the expansion of digital payment systems as part of efforts to modernise financial services and improve security in daily transactions. The Bank of South Sudan (BoSS) is leading the initiative with the support of mobile network operators, regulators and other financial players.Continue Reading
(NEW YORK) – Members of the United Nations Security Council have reaffirmed their collective commitment to addressing the overlapping challenges of climate change, insecurity and political instability in South Sudan. Representatives from Denmark, France, Greece, Guyana, the Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, the United Kingdom and Panama, all signatoriesContinue Reading
(JUBA) – Reports have emerged claiming that Israel and South Sudan have been in talks over the possible resettlement of Palestinians from Gaza, despite South Sudan’s government publicly dismissing such claims as baseless. According to anonymous diplomatic sources, the idea was first raised during meetings last month between Israeli officialsContinue Reading
(NEW YORK) – China has urged the international community to exercise patience and tolerance with South Sudan’s political transition, calling on rival groups in the country to resolve their differences through dialogue and to commit themselves fully to peace. Speaking at a meeting of the UN Security Council in NewContinue Reading
(RENK COUNTY) – A South Sudanese man who fled his homeland during the war of the 1980s has returned home after four decades, following months of imprisonment in Sudan where he says he was tortured and starved. Daud Mahmoud Abdullah, originally from Aweil, left South Sudan in the mid 1980sContinue Reading
(JUBA) – South Sudan’s judiciary is entering a critical period after the sudden dismissal of Chief Justice Chan Reec Madut in May 2025, ending a 13 year tenure marked by inefficiency, corruption and political interference. His removal, however, has sparked debate, with legal experts warning that President Salva Kiir’s decisionContinue Reading
(JUBA COUNTY) – More than 5,000 displaced people living in the Gumbo refugee camp on the outskirts of Juba are now better protected from the rainy season after Salesian missionaries distributed waterproof tarpaulins to families. The intervention comes at a time when South Sudan continues to experience one of theContinue Reading
(MALAKAL) – The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has welcomed a new contingent of Rwandan peacekeepers who have assumed their duties in Malakal, Upper Nile State. The troops, known as Rwanbatt-2, officially took over from their colleagues on Monday, August 18, in a routine rotation aimed at sustainingContinue Reading
(JUBA) – South Sudan has again been ranked among the most dangerous countries for humanitarian workers, according to new figures released on World Humanitarian Day 2025. The country currently stands as the second most dangerous place globally for aid workers, highlighting the growing risks faced by those delivering life savingContinue Reading
(NEW YORK) – France has told the United Nations Security Council that the situation in South Sudan remains highly fragile, warning that the country faces serious risks unless its leaders recommit to the 2018 revitalised peace agreement. In a statement delivered on 18 August, France’s Deputy Permanent Representative to theContinue Reading
