Six journalists detained over video that appeared to show President wetting himself. Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is calling for their release. This week, six employees of the state broadcaster were detained. Six journalists have been detained in South Sudan as a result of the distribution of video that appeared to show President Salva Kiir … Read more
South Sudan’s unity government was founded in February 2020. It has yet to establish a unified national army of up to 83,000 personnel. The United States withdrew from South Sudan’s peacekeeping apparatus last month. South Sudanese officials have agreed to prolong the transitional period of their peace deal for 24 months, beginning on February 22, … Read more
A panel of UN experts has recommended that the arms embargo on South Sudan be maintained due to ongoing ceasefire violations According to a report released on Saturday. The embargo was set to expire at the end of the month, and the UN Security Council will meet on May 26 to assess the situation. Because … Read more
At least 72 civilians had been killed over a seven-week length in a single county in South Sudan, with some beheaded and others burned alive, as interethnic violence roils the oil-wealthy region, the United Nations stated on Monday. The bloodshed between February 17 and April 7 in Leer county in Unity state reportedly pressured forty,000 … Read more
The UN’s envoy to South Sudan warned on Thursday that almost 9 million human beings can be in need of aid this particularly year as the fragile country grapples with a surge in violence among armed factions and a food disaster. Clashes have flared anew inside the international’s youngest nation regardless of a pledge via … Read more
