Africa South Sudan The first batch of graduated unified forces of South Sudan will be deployed this month with sticks due to the arms embargo in place
Africa South Sudan A journalism competition of excellence for reporters from across the country has been announced by the South Sudan Union of Journalists
Africa South Sudan The acting mayor of South Sudan's capital Juba, Emmanuel Khamis Richard, was sacked after a video was released showing him slapping a street vendor, according to local newspaper reports
Africa South Sudan Humanitarian agencies have been forced to reduce aid due to a lack of funding: only those on the brink of starvation will be helped, with reduced rations, and 3,2 million people will have priority over the 7,76 million in need
Africa South Sudan An unusual mood of enthusiasm swept through the capital Juba as national basketball team beat China at the ongoing World Cup
Africa South Sudan A medical waste management facility has been built by the WHO at the Juba Teaching Hospital
Africa South Sudan The country is increasing its spending plan for the fiscal year by a third, even as Juba's economic reforms received a negative assessment from the USA
Africa South Sudan The heads of UN food and agriculture agencies have concluded a three-day visit to South Sudan, calling for increased investment in the country to avert a catastrophic food crisis
Africa South Sudan A decade-long crisis in South Sudan has prompted women living in IDP camps in Bentiu, Unity State, to seek alternative ways to survive by turning to income-generating projects
Africa South Sudan President of Human Rights Council appointed Carlos Castresana Fernández as member of South Sudan Commission
Africa South Sudan President Salva Kiir Myardit pledged to hold the country's first elections since independence within the next year and said he would run for head of state for the Sudan People's Liberation Movement
Africa South Sudan A new multi-year resilience programme aimed at enrolling about 135.000 children in schools in 14 counties has been launched by the government, in partnership with global charity Save the Children
Africa South Sudan Juba Boys, one of the few visually impaired football teams active in South Sudan, is a project founded to integrate football lovers with visual impairments; the coaches' dream is to take the team to the Paralympic Games