UN, RJMEC warn of stalled South Sudan peace deal

The United Nations mission in South Sudan and the peace monitoring body RJMEC raised alarms Thursday over rising violence and a lack of progress in implementing the country’s fragile peace agreement, warning that trust between warring factions is eroding. …

Kenya granted temporary clearance for stranded consignment amid ongoing Sudan trade ban 

KENYA – Kenyan tea exporters have received a temporary reprieve after Sudan allowed the clearance of a consignment of tea that had arrived before the imposition of a trade ban on March 11, 2025.   The East Africa Tea Trade Association (EATTA) confirmed …

Revision Of The Implementation Plan For The International Peace Cooperation Assignments In South Sudan

(MENAFN- African Press Organization) Download logo At cabinet meeting on June 13, 2025, the Government of Japan decided to revise the Implementation Plan for the International Peace Cooperation Assignments in South Sudan to extend its period, in light of …

South Sudan editor freed after 6 months in detention

Emmanuel Monychol Akop, editor-in-chief of the privately owned The Dawn daily newspaper in Juba, was released without charge Thursday after six months in detention at a facility run by South Sudan’s National Security Service (NSS). The reason for his …

South Sudan Launches National Nutrition Policy

The South Sudanese government has announced a national nutrition policy, a critical step toward addressing malnutrition in the country. The policy highlights progress made in addressing malnutrition, acknowledges existing challenges, and outlines …

World News in Brief: ‘Indifference and impunity’ in Sudan, ICC judges speak out against sanctions, respiratory diseases ...

Tom Fletcher noted that over 30 million people require humanitarian assistance. Moreover, with famine declared in multiple places and over 14.6 million people displaced, Sudan represents the largest humanitarian crisis in the world. “Again and again, the …

UN Agencies Warn of Looming Famine in Conflict-Stricken South Sudan

June 12, 2025 Hour: 3:24 pm Three United Nations agencies have issued an urgent warning about imminent famine in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state, where conflict and food shortages have pushed 32,000 people into catastrophic hunger conditions three times …

Famine stalks two counties in South Sudan as fragile peace is threatened

The warning comes amidst increased violence and a worsening food security condition which has 11 out of 13 counties in the state facing emergency levels of hunger and 32,000 of these inhabitants facing catastrophic level hunger conditions, almost three …

An oral cholera vaccination campaign aims to reach more than 2.6 million people in Sudan’s Khartoum State

Cholera Vaccination Campaign in Sudan's Khartoum to Target 2.6 Million Residents

Addis Ababa, June 12, 2025 (ENA) -- A cholera vaccination campaign was launched on Wednesday in Sudan's capital Khartoum, aiming to reach 2.6 million residents, according to Khartoum State's health authorities. The 10-day campaign will be conducted …