Jemma Nunu Kumba, the secretary-general of the ruling party, will become the first woman to preside over the parliament of the country and will be specifically responsible for the implementation of the 2018 peace agreement

The Catholic Church in South Sudan has announced that preparations are in full swing for the reception of Pope Francis in the capital Juba, who will visit the country from 3 to 5 February

According to Amnesty International, 6 Ssbc members are arbitrarily detained at National Security Service headquarters without being allowed to see families or lawyers; it is still unclear whether they have been informed of any charges against them

Media rights groups have called on the South Sudanese authorities to release six journalists, detained after a video was leaked showing President Salva Kiir urinating on himself

600.000 people voluntarily returned home after fleeing the war in 2013, according to UN officials