UN welcomes South Sudan’s first UNESCO world heritage site

Author: Lasuba Memo | Published: 7 hours ago Photo Credit|UN The United Nations Country Team in South Sudan has welcomed the inscription of the Boma-Badingilo Migratory Landscape on the UNESCO World Heritage List, marking the country’s first World Heritage …

A Wake-Up Call: More women in South Sudan need to embrace banking

Writer: Ms. Catherine Lunkuse Having worked in the banking sector in South Sudan, one observation has consistently captured my attention: the significant gap between the number of men and women who actively use banking services. The disparity is striking. …

Opinion| Dr. Machar’s right to counsel tests South Sudan’s rule of law

The reported denial of timely and confidential access between the suspended First Vice President, Dr. Riek Machar Teny, his co-accused, and their legal representatives raises serious concerns about the rule of law. If legal counsel has been prevented from …

South Sudan: How climate change can turn toxic

OPINION: Community Politicization in South Sudan: A Growing Concern

Writer: Thomas Muto Lo’Buda Community politicisation in South Sudan is becoming an increasingly serious concern. South Sudan is home to 64 tribes, each of which has constitutional rights to freedom of association, freedom of assembly, freedom of expression …

New youth leader elected in Aweil South County

Majok Atem Deng was elected chairperson of the Aweil South County Youth Association in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State after winning 46 of the 64 votes cast in an election held last week, defeating rival Martin Kuel Kuel, county officials said on Wednesday. …

Sudan: Islamist militants abduct and murder Pastor Adel Idris Jongool in escalating attacks on Christian minority

New Delhi: Recent confirmation from church authorities in South Kordofan has verified the targeted abduction and brutal killing of Pastor Adel Idris Jongool, marking a dangerous escalation in the systemic targeted violence carried out by Islamic extremist …

A battle for supremacy has laid Sudan and its capital to waste

August 6th 2026 | Khartoum, Kosti and Port Sudan The first thing your correspondent noticed, driving through the streets of Khartoum, was the quiet. Before the current civil war broke out three years ago, Sudan’s capital city was a bustling metropolis, the …

Lamola: Sudan war a moral failure of our time

JOHANNESBURG - International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola has described the war in Sudan, as one of the biggest moral failures of our lifetime. He says the humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan requires immediate intervention. Lamola says South Africa will …

South Sudan rolls out $14.5 million play-based learning programme

South Sudan on Wednesday launched a four-year education programme aimed at improving learning outcomes for children affected by conflict, displacement and other crises through play-based teaching and psychosocial support. The Play Matters Phase Two …