3+ hour, 34+ min ago  (567+ words) Prosecutors in the trial of suspended First Vice President, Dr Riek Machar, and seven co-accused have asked the special court to allow the remaining defendants to submit written defence statements instead of giving lengthy oral testimony, saying the move would…...

10+ hour ago  (315+ words) Residents of Bor, the capital of Jonglei State, say security has improved following the deployment of additional security personnel to crack down on criminal gangs locally known as "crews." The deployment, announced last week by Bor County authorities, followed repeated…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (200+ words) Authorities in Western Equatoria State have arrested a woman suspected of abducting a one-month-old baby who went missing last week in Yambio County, officials said. Yambio County Commissioner Angelo Bakote told reporters that on Tuesday that security forces traced and…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (439+ words) Child protection officials in Greater Bahr el Ghazal are reviewing child rights violations and strengthening monitoring systems during a three-day workshop aimed at improving responses to abuses. The training, which began in Wau on Wednesday, brings together state technical committee…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (697+ words) A U. N. human rights report released on Tuesday documented widespread conflict-related sexual violence across Sudan since the outbreak of war in April 2023, describing it as a systematic tactic used to terrorize civilians and warning of its long-term consequences for victims and…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (297+ words) A senior education official in Upper Nile State was assaulted by a group of men in Malakal on Thursday afternoon, in an incident that comes amid heightened tensions linked to recent intercommunal violence in Baliet County. Michael Gwang Awang, Director…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago  (293+ words) The authorities in Western Equatoria State's Yambio County have confirmed the disappearance of a one-month-old baby who was reportedly stolen during a funeral in Asanza Boma on Wednesday night. Yodita Santo, the sister of the child's mother, told this publication…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago  (225+ words) he police spokesperson in Western Bahr el Ghazal State has said normalcy has returned to Raja County's Boro-Madina mining town after the recent violence that clamed life of two people. Last week, violence erupted at a Boro-Madina gold mining site…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago  (616+ words) South Sudan's judiciary says years of budget constraints have left courts without essential record-keeping materials, forcing it to rely on support from international partners, as the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Thursday donated laptops, registry books, and…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (470+ words) A South Sudanese journalist and registered refugee has been deported from Egypt to South Sudan, his family said, raising concerns for his safety over allegations linking him to an opposition group. Kennedy Nimaya was detained by Egyptian authorities on April…...