[VOA] Juba, South Sudan -- Since gaining independence in 2011, South Sudanese residents have been working to build their country, the world's youngest nation.

[Islamic Relief] Sudan is at imminent risk of collapsing after one year of violent conflict and is on the verge of mass famine with its food supply decimated and young children now starving to death in its cities, villages, and displacement camps, Is...

[allAfrica] Dar es Salaam, Tanzania -- In South Sudan, young Keji* experienced a life of hardships and tragedies that ultimately led to her untimely death at the age of 20. Born in an informal settlement, Keji faced the loss of her mother at the tend...

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- South Sudanese delegation to Liberia says valuable experiences and knowledge gained will be crucial in enhancing preparation for their country's elections expected to take place in December this year.

[Liberian Observer] A group of women from the Republic of South Sudan has urged women's rights advocates to push for 35 percent female representation in political parties.

[UN News] The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and partners on Thursday appealed for $1.4 billion this year to support more than two million South Sudanese refugees in five African countries and local communities hosting them.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- A 16-member South Sudanese delegation, predominantly comprising women, is currently in Liberia for a week-long learning visit to gain insights into the country's successful electoral practices and women's political parti...

[ICRC] With funding from Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD), Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has signed a grant agreement with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), to support the latter's relief aid for people fleeing the conflict in...

[MSF] A measles crisis is mounting in South Sudan's Western Equatoria state, just as health authorities struggle to overcome a yellow fever outbreak. Since February, seven deaths among children under five and 460 cases have been recorded as of 24 Mar...

[VOA] Juba, South Sudan -- A new electoral regulation in South Sudan has received harsh criticism from opposition parties that see the move as a way to lock them out of the forthcoming general election that will be a first for the world's youngest na...

[AI London] Amnesty International is concerned by the Government of South Sudan's calls at the ongoing 55th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) for the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan (CHRSS) to share evidence and names of individu...

[Ayin English] The South Sudan National Army, also known as the South Sudan People's Defense Force, (SSPDF) has distanced itself from any links or connection to the 14 South Sudanese mercenaries captured by the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF), allegedly fig...

[Daily Maverick] Late on Human Rights Day, National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula stepped aside from public office under a cloud of corruption allegations and amid rumours of her possible arrest.

[Daily Trust] The Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peace Keeping Centre, on Wednesday, rounded off the training of 157 Army troops deployed for a peacekeeping mission to Abyei in South Sudan.

[UNFPA] Fleeing from war, 55-year-old Angelina Yowin Abwol Deng embarked on a perilous journey from her home in Fit-Hab-Khartoum through Kordofan to reach safety in South Sudan, and is now finding solace and support on her healing journey, through a ...

[Independent (Kampala)] Juba, South Sudan -- South Sudan on Saturday announced an indefinite closure of all schools as a result of heatwaves over the past few days with very high temperatures both during the day and night.

[Nile Post] South Sudan President Salva Kiir has sacked his finance and planning minister after just six months in office.

[Norwegian Refugee Council] A few months ago, Aluet, 27, was selling charcoal to secure an income and support her husband and three children in South Sudan. Today, she is training to become a qualified hairdresser, and aims to open her own beauty sal...