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South Sudan embassy addresses staff pay, rejects “bailout” allegations
Author: Alhadi Hawari | Published: 7 hours ago South Sudan's new Ambassador to Kenya, Anthony Louis Kon, with Kenyan President William Ruto after presenting his credentials on June 4, 2024. Courtesy of State House, Nairobi. Juba, South Sudan (Eye...

South Sudan embassy advises citizens against protests in Kenya
Author: Alhadi Hawari | Published: 3 hours ago Members of Kenyan security forces gather near a burning billboard in downtown Nairobi. Courtesy of Luis Tato/AFP/Getty Images The South Sudan Embassy in Nairobi has advised South Sudanese nationals in...

US deports convicted criminals to South Sudan
(MENAFN) Eight individuals labeled as “barbaric criminal illegal aliens” by U.S. authorities have been deported to South Sudan, a nation the U.S. State Department warns travelers to avoid due to ongoing violence, crime, and abductions. According...

South Sudan seeks UAE bailout as economy crashes
South Sudan’s President has had two official trips to the United Arab Emirates this year, forced by domestic economic and political problems he wants help to tackle. And Abu Dhabi’s rising influence in the Horn of Africa means South Sudan could...

7 Best Horror Movies Streaming on Netflix Right Now
Netflix is bringing the thrills and chills all the way through the heat of summer with its scary movies, and of course, TheWrap wants to show you the best ones to watch first. No, but seriously, Netflix is definitely doing its big one with its...
WFP Airdrops Emergency Food in South Sudan as Famine Threatens Upper Nile
July 7, 2025 Hour: 3:25 pm The World Food Programme (WFP) has begun airdropping emergency food aid to thousands of families in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State, where escalating conflict has displaced communities and pushed over . This marks the...

Ahead of Independence Day, Catholic Bishop Urges South Sudanese to Commit to Peace in Daily Acts, “not abstract idea”
He calls for commitment to good governance as another appropriate way of celebrating South Sudan’s Independence Day. “All people must be honest in their own office and work, exercising leadership to serve fellow citizens, looking for the common...

Former Juba Mayor Kalisto Ladu urges unity, offers to serve nation
Authors: Koang Pal Chang | Diko Andrew | Published: 52 minutes ago Kalisto Ladu, former Mayor of Juba City, during Jubek Day celebrations on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. Credit: Diko Andrew/Eye Radio Juba, South Sudan (Eye Radio) – The former Juba city...

WFP airdrops food to prevent catastrophe as hunger surges in conflict-hit parts of South Sudan
Photo: WFP/Peter Louis. WFP airdropping emergency food assistance to thousands of families in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State Photo credit JUBA, South Sudan – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) began airdropping emergency food assistance...

South Sudanese in Kenya urged to stay away from protest
By Kei Emmanuel Duku South Sudan Embassy in Nairobi has issued a stern warning to citizens in Kenya, to desist from participating in any demonstrations within the country. This warning follows a circular from the Gen-Z Movement regarding a...

U.S. deports eight to South Sudan after legal battle
The United States has deported eight people to South Sudan following a legal battle that saw them diverted to Djibouti for several weeks. The men, convicted of crimes including murder, sexual assault and robbery, had either completed or were near...

Opinion| South Sudan: A blueprint of divorce, not unity
The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), signed on January 9, 2005, was celebrated internationally as the end of Africa’s longest-running civil war. Brokered by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and a troika of Western nations,...

Chemical weapons horror in Sudan must be wake-up call for the West
Sudan is engulfed in one of the world’s most brutal wars, with over 12 million people displaced and nearly 25 million facing starvation, but now the Sudanese Armed Forces have crossed a terrifying line, using deadly chemical weapons to gas their...

Juba, Qatar National Bank agree to expedite $700M debt resolution
Author: Lasuba Memo | Published: 2 hours ago Dr. Marial Dongrin, Minister of Finance and Planning| Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Finance and Planning The Ministry of Finance and Planning and Qatar National Bank have agreed to expedite...

US Deports Eight Convicted Criminals to South Sudan Despite Citizenship Concerns
The United States has deported eight individuals—convicted of serious crimes including murder, sexual assault, and robbery—to South Sudan, following a drawn-out legal battle and despite only one of them being a South Sudanese national. The...

US deports eight men to South Sudan after legal battle
The US has deported eight people to South Sudan following a legal battle that saw them diverted to Djibouti for several weeks. The men - convicted of crimes including murder, sexual assault and robbery - had either completed or were near the end...

Opinion | Merit-based appointments: South Sudan’s path to progress
South Sudan stands at a critical juncture in its journey towards stability and development. Years of conflicts, economic instability, political patronage and power wrangle have left the nation struggling to provide basic services, particularly in...
US turns eight migrants over to South Sudan, ending weeks of legal limbo
A flight carrying eight men who had been held for weeks on a U.S. military base in Djibouti landed in South Sudan just before midnight Friday, officials said, bringing an end to a six-week legal battle that was resolved by an emergency...

Eight migrants deported from Djibouti to South Sudan
[Source: Reuters] The Trump administration has deported to South Sudan eight migrants who had been held for more than a month by the U.S. at a military base in Djibouti. The Department of Homeland Security said on Saturday, after the migrants lost...

US deportees arrive in South Sudan – foreign ministry official
JUBA, South Sudan — A group of eight criminal migrants, deported from the United States and stranded for weeks at a military base in Djibouti, arrived in South Sudan on Saturday, a foreign ministry official told AFP. Only one of the deportees is...