Tag: South Sudan

South Sudan to accept man deported from US in bid to defuse visa row

South Sudan has said it will now allow the entry of a…

UN fears war as barrel bombs dropped in South Sudan

Barrel bombs believed to contain a highly flammable liquid have been used…

Wycliffe Muia Wycliffe Muia

Nigeria and Kenya among nations running out of HIV drugs – WHO

Eight countries - six of them in Africa, including Nigeria, Kenya and…

Wycliffe Muia Wycliffe Muia

South Sudan denies Ugandan troops have deployed to its capital

South Sudan's government has denied earlier reports that Uganda had deployed special…

Farouk Chothia Farouk Chothia

US orders non-emergency staff to leave South Sudan as tensions rise

The United States has ordered all its non-emergency staff in South Sudan…

Basillioh Rukanga Basillioh Rukanga

Several dead after UN helicopter shot at in South Sudan

Several people have died in South Sudan after an attempt by the…

South Sudan president sacks top leaders and spy chief

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has sacked two of his vice-presidents, the…

Nichola Mandil Nichola Mandil

Curfew and deaths in South Sudan after revenge attacks on Sudanese

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has called for calm and urged citizens…

‘Dying of thirst’ as climate-driven floods mix with oil

Herders scooping murky water from a small pond in grasslands in South…

A drowning town: are Bentiu’s dykes high enough to save it from disaster?

Surrounded by towering mud ramparts, the 300,000 residents of Bentiu in South Sudan will…

Mark Townsend Mark Townsend