UNICEF has launched an urgent appeal for USD 278,2 million to support children in South Sudan in 2025 amid a growing humanitarian crisis

President Kiir conferred upon Ben-Uziel the honorary rank of General in the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces SSPDF and placed him on the army’s non-active list; the Israeli veteran had backed the South Sudan’s liberation struggle

The New York Times reported on the education crisis in the country, one of the world's worst, with over half of children out of school, teachers often unpaid for months, educators that sacrifice to keep classrooms open the only hope for schooling

Aduar in Jalle Payam will be designated as an official river port, expected to boost trade, create jobs and improve transport links along the Nile; residents of Bor County in Jonglei State have welcomed the decision taken by local authorities

Expanding roads, illegal hunting and environmental destruction are threatening one of the world’s largest land mammal migrations; a workshop in Juba discussed how to develop infrastructure conserving critical wildlife corridors, wetlands and savannahs