IOM Sounds Alarm Over Suspension of Life-Saving Transport in South Sudan

Geneva/Juba, 20 June 2025 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is deeply alarmed by the suspension of its life-saving transport services for thousands of displaced people in South Sudan due to critical funding shortfalls. With...

Sudan: Sharp Rise In Attacks On Healthcare After Two Years Of Conflict With 1,000 People Killed This Year

Nearly 1,000 people have been killed so far this year in Sudan while seeking health care or visiting loved ones in hospital, with attacks on hospitals nearly tripling after two years of conflict [1] and exacerbating a cholera outbreak, Save the...

United Nations harnesses power of music for peace in South Sudan

Music is often referred to as a great unifier, capable of building bridges between different groups. Now, the United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, has used this powerful tool to unite divided communities. UNMISS partnered with...

UN International Organization for Migration collaborates with YG Entertainment to promote renewable energy

The United Nations' International Organization for Migration (IOM) is collaborating collaboration with YG Entertainment, one of the world's leading K-pop entertainment companies, to promote renewable energy in crisis-affected communities as part...

Heavy taxes, illegal checkpoints pinch South Sudan farmers, amid food crisis

By Kei Emmanuel Duku Across South Sudan, farmers are overburdened with multiple taxes and illegal checkpoints, making agricultural inputs costly for food production in the country. Farmers are appealing to the government to enforce long-standing...

Qatar National Bank asks US court to enforce $1 billion against South Sudan

Author: Obaj Okuj | Published: 8 hours ago Flag and logo of Qatar National Bank - courtesy Qatar National Bank (QNB) has petitioned a US federal court in Washington, D.C., to enforce a $1 billion award against South Sudan after the country failed...

“Sabotage in Suits: The Hidden Hands Behind South Sudan’s Cash Crisis”

By Dr. Sunday de John, Nairobi, Kenya South Sudan is not at war with nature. There is no natural disaster that has ever occurred except flooding in some parts of the country. There have been no earthquakes threatening to destroy cities and no...

Enough of Cash Hassles: It’s time for South Sudan to embrace digital payments

By Isaac Chol Aguer In a country where the value of money shrinks by the day and the economy limps on cash transactions, it no longer makes sense to depend on physical money. People in South Sudan today carry sacks of banknotes just to buy a...

The forgotten lifeline: How music can help reimagine HE

GLOBAL In the aftermath of war, displacement and disaster, global humanitarian efforts often focus rightly on shelter, food, health and basic education. But one powerful tool for healing and rebuilding remains strikingly absent from most policy...

Maluach's journey from soccer in South Sudan to NBA Draft lottery prospect

CHICAGO -- He speaks four languages and hails from South Sudan. His 7-foot-1/4-inch frame and 7-6 3/4 wingspan are among the largest and longest in the 2025 NBA Draft class. And if not for a handful of chance encounters over the last six years,...

CES govt rejects SSRA’s zoning of Juba, citing constitutional breach

Author: Alhadi Hawari | Published: 9 minutes ago CES Cabinet rejected SSRA's Zoning of Juba in Thursday's meeting.|CES Press Unit The Central Equatoria State (CES) Government has rejected a recent move by the South Sudan Revenue Authority (SSRA)...

How Sports and Arts are Empowering South Sudan’s Youth

By Suzan Peter Mabuong In the heart of South Sudan, a country scarred by years of war and hardship, something beautiful is rising. It’s not a new building or a political promise. It’s the laughter of young people kicking a ball on a dusty ground,...

How Duke's Khaman Maluach went from playing soccer in South Sudan to a 2025 NBA Draft Lottery prospect

CHICAGO -- He speaks four languages and hails from South Sudan. His 7-foot-2 frame and 7-6.75 wingspan are among the largest and longest in the 2025 NBA Draft class. And if not for a handful of chance encounters over the last six years, which took...

Opinion| The manufactured cash crisis bleeding South Sudan

This fact is clear: South Sudan is not at war with nature. There has been no natural disaster except flooding in some parts of the country. There have been no earthquakes shaking the soil and no locusts descending upon the fields. In spite of...

Children Call For Prioritization Of Education In South Sudan On The Day Of The African Child

(MENAFN- African Press Organization) JUBA, South Sudan, June 16, 2025/APO Group/ -- Schoolchildren are calling on the government to prioritize education to secure their future as they met to commemorate the Day of the African Child in Juba, South...

Opinion| The Dysfunctional Political Mind: Tribe, State, and the Crisis of Post-Independence South Sudan

In societies emerging from the ashes of war and fragmentation, primary identities often evolve from mere instruments of social cohesion into comprehensive structures that shape consciousness and define understanding, allegiance, and political...

Who is Khaman Maluach, the South Sudanese player picked in the NBA draft?

“With the 10th pick of the 2025 NBA Draft, the Houston Rockets select Khaman Maluach,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced in the world’s most popular basketball league’s highly-anticipated draft night in New York. “From Rumbek, South Sudan,...

Kevin Muhire “ready” for new challenge in South Sudan

Revenue Authority suspends Juba zoning, taxpayer registration amidst controversy

The South Sudan Revenue Authority (SSRA) suspended the planned exercise to zone Juba City and register taxpayers door-to-door on Friday. SSRA Commissioner General Simon Akuei Deng said the decision follows extensive feedback and concerns raised by...

Khaman Maluach Drafted by NBA After South Sudanese Visas Were Revoked by Trump Administration

NEED TO KNOW The Phoenix Suns selected Khaman Maluach with the 10th pick during the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft The Duke basketball star's selection comes months after the Trump Administration revoked his visa In April, President Donald...