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LANKIEN, NYIROL COUNTY– At least 30 civilians, most of them women and children, were killed on Monday after aerial bombardment struck civilian areas of Lankien town in Nyirol County, Jonglei …

JUBA — Norway has announced an additional USD 12.7 million in funding to support the World Food Programme’s (WFP) emergency food assistance and resilience-building efforts in South Sudan, as the …

JUBA – A former senior South Sudanese military officer and diplomat, Gen. Wilson Deng (Weks) Kuoirot, has declared the formation of what he called a “National Uprising Movement” and a …

NYIROL COUNTY – The Sudan People’s Liberation Army-in-Opposition (SPLA-IO) claimed on Wednesday it seized a strategic army base at Waat town in Nyirol County, Jonglei State, as foreign diplomatic observers …

JUBA – An extraordinary cabinet meeting chaired by President Salva Kiir adopted critical resolutions on Tuesday, reportedly aimed at advancing South Sudan’s governance and national development. Key decisions included significant …

JUBA – South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has ordered the extension of the current parliamentary session to allow lawmakers to address urgent national issues, including the pending fiscal year budget …

JUBA — South Sudan’s National Elections Commission (NEC) has confirmed that it will use the geographical constituency boundaries established during the 2010 general elections for the country’s upcoming national polls …

JUBA – The Embassies of Canada, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States have strongly condemned the killing of Bol Rhoch Mayol Kuot, a …

JUBA – The fifth prosecution witness, Sergeant Major Ater Bol Piol, claimed that his family paid a substantial ransom for his release after he was captured by the SPLA-IO in …

JUBA – The trial of eight SPLM/A-IO officials resumed on Friday, with the fifth prosecution witness taking the stand after the court concluded the cross-examination of the fourth witness. During …