Ethnicity, conflict, in South Sudan

By Dr. Dhieu Ngong Gak   South Sudan occupies a total area of 644,329 square miles with a population estimated to be more than 11,880,796, or 8,000,000 people, after independence. This area is inhabited by 64 ethnic groups, according to available resources …

UN Security Council renews South Sudan arms embargo

The U.N. Security Council on Friday extended for one year an arms embargo and individual sanctions imposed on South Sudan, where recent violent clashes have raised fears of a new civil war. The world’s newest nation, which gained independence from Sudan in …

Chinese medical team, peacekeepers donate essentials to orphans in South Sudan

NAIROBI, May 30 (Xinhua) -- The 12th batch of the Chinese medical team, in partnership with the 11th Chinese peacekeeping infantry battalion in South Sudan, on Friday donated essential goods to orphaned children at the Confident Children out of Conflict ( …

U.N. extends South Sudan arms embargo for another year despite opposition

United Nations Security Council meeting, April 20, 2017. [Photo by Rick Bajornas/UN]NEW YORK – The United Nations Security Council on Friday voted to extend an arms embargo on South Sudan for another year, despite opposition from Juba and abstentions …

BREAKING | UN renews South Sudan arms embargo for another year

United Nations Security Council meeting, April 20, 2017. [Photo by Rick Bajornas/UN]NEW YORK – The United Nations Security Council on Friday voted to extend the arms embargo on South Sudan for another year, despite opposition from the South Sudanese …

Vietnamese medical team in South Sudan saves nearly severed finger in complex surgery

Vietnamese medical team in South Sudan saves nearly severed finger in complex surgery

UNITY — A Vietnamese military medical unit under the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has successfully performed emergency surgery to save a nearly severed finger, in what officials described as a complex trauma case involving a Pakistani …

South Sudan’s president fires Chief Justice in political shake-up

JUBA — South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has removed the country’s long-serving Chief Justice, Chan Reec Madut, in a late-night move that has stirred quiet ripples in the capital. The abrupt decision, announced Wednesday evening on state broadcaster , …

UPDF airforce starts delivering food to remote areas of South Sudan

South Sudanese pick food dropped from the air by UPDAF Khartoum, South Sudan | THE INDEPENDENT | Because of the unpredictable situation in South Sudan’s northern Upper Nile State, President Salva Kiir has requested the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) …

Keep It in the Family: President Kiir Appoints Two of his Sons as Grade Three Ambassadors in South Sudan Foreign ...

By PaanLuel Wël, Juba, South Sudan Friday, 30 May 2025 (PW) — In this week’s episode of South Sudan: Family First, President Kiir has once again reminded us that in South Sudanese politics, blood is not just thicker than water, it’s also more qualified. In …