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September 15, 2026, 10:54 am
Unicef Reaches Communities Cut Off By Conflict in Jonglei State
- [UN News] The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and partners have delivered lifesaving assistance to families in conflict-affected communities in South Sudan's Jonglei state, many of whom had gone months without humanitarian support.
Human Cost of Violence in South Sudan 'Continues to Grow'
- [UN News] Independent human rights investigators voiced deep concern over growing risks to both civilians and South Sudan's political transition following their latest fact-finding mission to the world's youngest nation - their 14th in a decade.
Rethinking Humanitarianism | the Rise of Privatised Aid - a Conversation With Fogbow
- [The New Humanitarian] "I don't understand why we get this blowback for helping people on the cusp of starving to death."
New Reservoir Offers Innovative Solution to South Sudan Cattle Beef
- [UN News] At the end of a history-laden path winding through palm trees and scattered ruins - remnants of once-vibrant villages destroyed by cattle raids - lies a rare sight in this dry part of Terekeka County in South Sudan: a sparkling, fresh water source.
Two Religious Sisters Ambushed in South Sudan
- [Agenzia Fides] Juba -- On Sunday, 30 August, two Carmelite religious sisters, identified as Sr Helen and Sr Ansa, were attacked while travelling from Torit to Juba after attending morning Mass. Their vehicle was ambushed along the road.
D'Tigers Face South Sudan Test As World Cup Pressure Mounts After Cameroon Defeat
- [Premium Times] With the qualification race in Group E so tightly contested, another defeat could leave D'Tigers with little room for error heading into their final game of the window against Cape Verde on Sunday
More South Sudanese Refugees Arrested Over Imvepi Riots
- [Independent (Kampala)] Over forty South Sudanese refugees have been arrested and detained in Terego District in connection with Tuesday's riots at Imvepi Refugee Settlement that left offices belonging to the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), UNHCR and police damaged or burnt.
Today in History - Government, LRA Sign Landmark Peace Pact in Juba
- [Nile Post] On August 26, 2006, the Government of Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) signed a landmark Cessation of Hostilities Agreement at the Juba-Raha Hotel in Juba, Southern Sudan, opening a new chapter in the nearly two-decade conflict that had devastated Northern Uganda.
All of Africa Today - August 25, 2026
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South Sudan Vows Probe After Two Ethiopian Peacekeepers Killed in Jonglei Ambush - Ethiopia, UN and Egypt Condemn Attack
- [Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Two Ethiopian peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) were killed and three others injured when an armed group ambushed a joint UN patrol in Jonglei State, South Sudan, on 24 August, according to South Sudanese authorities and the United Nations.
Two UN Peacekeepers Killed in South Sudan Ambush
- [UN News] Two UN peacekeepers have been killed and a total of seven people injured after unidentified gunmen ambushed a patrol in South Sudan's eastern Jonglei state on Monday.
Two Peacekeepers Killed in Attack On UN Mission in South Sudan
- [New Times] Two UN peacekeepers were killed in an ambush on a patrol by the United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), the mission said on Monday, August 24.
Elections Minus Safeguards Could Fuel Renewed Atrocities, Warns UN Commission
- [allAfrica] Geneva -- Political, security and human rights safeguards required for a peaceful and credible vote are largely absent in South Sudan, a UN commission has warned.
South Sudan's Refugees Escaped War and Other Dangers - Then Came Funding Cuts
- [WFP] WFP and other humanitarians warn that refugees and asylum seekers in South Sudan, many of them fleeing conflict in neighbouring Sudan, face severe hunger - as shrinking contributions threaten a vital food and nutrition lifeline and threaten progress in building self-reliance.
All of Africa Today - August 21, 2026
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Uganda to Send Health Workers to South Sudan for Ebola Response
- [Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- The government of Uganda is to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government of South Sudan to extend its support in the Ebola response by sending health workers.
Six Ugandan Truck Drivers Missing After Armed Men Seize Vehicles in South Sudan
- [Independent (Kampala)] Juba -- Six Ugandan truck drivers are missing after armed men reportedly abducted them and seized their trucks in Bor Town, Jonglei State, South Sudan.
Window to Prevent New Atrocities 'Closing, But Not Completely Shut'
- [UN News] The under-reported humanitarian crisis in South Sudan risks deepening with the real possibility of further atrocity crimes unless renewed fighting stops, a UN-backed probe said on Thursday.
Salva Kiir Discusses Sudan War and Peace Efforts With Minawi
- [SNA] President of South Sudan Gen. Salva Kiir Mayardit met with Darfur Region Governor Minni Arko Minawi in Juba on Monday to discuss developments in Sudan and the country's humanitarian, political and security crisis.
