Reconciling self-determination with national unity by Francis Mading Deng and Abdullahi A. An-Na’im Since the right of self-determination led to the independence of Sudan on January 1, 1956, the ...

At the heart of this painstaking journey was Kenya — a nation whose commitment, diplomacy, and integrity helped steer South ...

To understand what South Sudan will become without Kiir, one must first understand what it is with him. The regime presided over by Salva Kiir is not a government in any conventional sense, but a ...

Riek Machar, South Sudan's First Vice President, faces serious charges amid claims of political manipulation. As the trial ...

GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is scaling up to assist people seeking safety in countries neighbouring Sudan, where the fighting looks set to trigger further displacement both within and ...

South Sudan gained independence from Sudan on 9 July 2011. Growing distrust among the country’s elites soon led to the outbreak of civil war between 2013 and 2015. The war resulted in nearly 400,000 ...

UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric added on Friday that civilians face daily threats from shelling, air strikes and drone attacks, with fierce clashes reported in north-eastern districts of North ...

South Sudan is one of Africa’s poorest countries. Yet, it’s also ranked as the most corrupt country in the world.

GENEVA (26 September 2025) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Friday expressed alarm at the fast-deteriorating human rights situation in South Sudan, following credible reports ...

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has voiced grave concern over the worsening human rights crisis in ...

The criminal trial of the South Sudanese opposition figure Riek Machar began in the capital on Monday, with the country’s suspended vice president appearing in a cage alongside his co-accused.