Prosecution of South Sudan’s vice-president raises fears of return to full-scale civil war

South Sudan’s opposition and observers have warned that the prosecution of the country’s suspended vice-president, Riek Machar, risks jeopardising a peace agreement that ended a devastating civil war and plunging the country into full-scale...

South Sudan officials report new rebel buildup near Sudan frontier

Northern Bahr el Ghazal State map [File]AWEIL – Residents of Majok-Yithiou town in South Sudan’s Northern Bahr el Ghazal State are fearful amid reports that a new rebel group is mobilizing along the border with Sudan, local officials said,...

UN commission calls upon international bodies to address deepening crisis in South Sudan

The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan warned on Monday that the nation faces a renewed wave of armed violence, deepening human rights violations, and mass displacement, stating that the country’s political leaders have “deliberately...

Zain Bahrain becomes first telecommunications operator in Kingdom to achieve ISO 37301

TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com Zain Bahrain has been awarded the ISO 37301:2021 certification, an internationally recognized standard for Compliance Management Systems (CMS). As the first operator in the Kingdom, to achieve this...

Political crisis and corruption fuelling violence in South Sudan, UN rights body says

The Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan issued the warning at the conclusion of a mission to the Africa Union (AU) headquarters in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa. South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in July 2011, but deadly fighting...

UN rights body urges AU, UN to act to prevent deepening crisis in South Sudan

Author: Emmanuel J. Akile | Published: 7 hours ago Yasmin Sooka, Chairperson of the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan, speaking during a press conference in Juba in February 2024. Photo Credit Charles Wote/Eye Radio. The UN Human Rights...

Ex Somali Prime Minister appointed AU Special Representative to South Sudan

Dr. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, former Somali Prime Minister and new AU Special Representative to South Sudan and Head of the AU Liaison Office in Juba. [Photo: Courtesy]JUBA – The African Union (AU) has appointed former Somali Prime Minister Dr....

South Sudan backs water security, climate action

By Alan Clement South Sudan has reaffirmed it’s commitment to advancing water security, promoting climate resilience, and enhancing regional cooperation as the country joins global experts at the 8th Cairo Water Week. This year’s 5-day summit in...

Unite for a Peaceful and Prosperous South Sudan

By Deng Chol South Sudan has endured years of division, conflict, and mistrust. Families live with uncertainty, communities struggle to rebuild, and hope for a better future is often delayed. The question is not whether peace and prosperity are...

Conflict sends 300,000 people fleeing from South Sudan in 2025: UN 

About 300,000 people have fled South Sudan so far in 2025 as armed conflict between rival leaders threatens civil war, the United Nations warns. The mass displacement was reported on Monday by the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan. The...

Private sector key to peace, equality in South Sudan – report

The private sector can be a transformative force in addressing South Sudan’s interconnected challenges of conflict, climate change and gender inequality, according to a new report unveiled Monday. The report from the Institute of Social Policy and...

Opinion | The dangerous logic: Why arming South Sudan rebels is justified

Every dictator fears talk of resistance more than actual revolt. When people take up armed struggle, regimes rush to rewrite the story, portraying the fight for survival as a threat and the uprising as illegitimate, all to maintain their grip on...

UN rights body urges AU, UN action to avert new South Sudan war

Members of UN Human Rights Commission on South Sudan addresses journalists at the UN House in Juba on Friday, February 16, 2024. [Photo by Sudans Post]ADDIS ABABA/GENEVA – A U.N. rights commission warned on Monday that South Sudan’s worsening...

‘Tasees’ Foreign Minister Ammar Daldoum: ‘We are not a WhatsApp government, and our arrival in Port Sudan is only a matter of time’

The core of the Sudan conflict is the centre vs marginal war, and the Port Sudan Authority is responsible for crimes that span 70 years, “beyond what the RSF or any other party in Sudan has committed,” says Ammar Daldoum, secretary-general of the...

Sudan deports 100+ South Sudanese women, leaving children behind

Sudanese authorities have deported more than 100 South Sudanese women from Khartoum, separating at least 61 of them from their children, South Sudanese officials said on Sunday. The women were reportedly detained either on the streets or in their...

South Sudan threatens banks with crackdown over capital flight

South Sudan’s government threatened a crackdown on commercial banks it accuses of facilitating illicit capital flight, using the launch of a new national payments system to issue a stark warning to the financial sector. Cabinet Affairs Minister...

Media Veteran dies

By Lodu William Odiya The public and Media Family mourn the loss of Veteran Journalist Michael Koma, who passed on over the weekend. According to family desk, veteran journalist Koma died at the age of 50 after a short illness. Before death robbed...

Around 3,00,000 South Sudanese fled country in 2025, largely due to conflict: U.N.

South Sudan has been beset by political instability and ethnic violence since it gained independence from Sudan in 2011. File. | Photo Credit: AP Around 3,00,000 South Sudanese have fled the country in 2025 alone, largely due to escalating...

Veteran South Sudanese journalist Michael Koma dies aged 50

Journalist Michael Koma. [Photo courtesy]JUBA – Veteran South Sudanese journalist Michael Koma has died at the age of 50 from complications related to low blood sugar, his family said on Monday. Koma, a former secretary of the Union of Journalists...

Maj. Gen. Khamis defends SSPDF human rights record

Maj. Gen. Chaplain Khamis Edward, SSPDF Director of Child Protection. [Photo: Courtesy]JUBA – A senior South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) officer has defended the army’s human rights record, insisting that the military operates within...