Uganda deploys special forces to South Sudan to protect the government as fears of civil war grow
Uganda has deployed an unknown number of troops to South Sudan in a bid to protect the fragile government of President Salva ...
The Economist2d
Another civil war looms in South Sudan
Many South Sudanese worry that Juba could soon be consumed by violence again. In 2020 the two main adversaries in the civil ...
Oil-Rich South Sudan’s Economy to Shrink 30%, World Bank Says
South Sudan’s economy will contract by about 30% in the fiscal year ending June, but could rebound after the resumption of ...
CBS News6d
U.S. orders non-emergency personnel to leave South Sudan amid escalating violence
The United States ordered the immediate departure of non-emergency personnel from the capital of South Sudan, citing an increase in crime, kidnapping and armed conflict, the Department of State ...
Bloomberg L.P.8d
UN Peacekeeper, South Sudan Soldiers Die in Evacuation Mission
One person working with the United Nations peace-keeping mission to South Sudan and several members of the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces were killed during an evacuation exercise in the ...
The New York Times9d
U.N. Helicopter Attacked as South Sudan Teeters on Brink
By Declan Walsh Reporting from Nairobi, Kenya Gunmen attacked a United Nations helicopter on an evacuation mission in a volatile part of South Sudan on Friday, killing one crew member and injuring ...
Upstream6d
Oil-rich South Sudan 'on precipice' of new civil war
The US is evacuating non-emergency personnel from oil-rich South Sudan amid concerns that Africa’s youngest nation is again on the precipice of civil war. Tensions in the strife-torn country ...
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South Sudan: Minister and general arrested in crackdown
South Sudan — a history of violence Civil war broke out in South Sudan in December 2013 after Kiir sacked Machar, resulting in an estimated 400,000 deaths, driving more than 2.5 million people ...
The Straits Times4d
Uganda says it has deployed troops in South Sudan capital
NAIROBI - Uganda has deployed special forces in South Sudan's capital Juba to "secure it", Uganda's military chief said on Tuesday, but South Sudan's information minister denied the presence of ...
Why is South Sudan on edge again?
South Sudan's security situation is volatile as civil war-time leadership divisions deepen. The UN has expressed concerned, ...
Sudan Tribune7d
Sudan accuses South Sudan of allowing UAE ‘aggression base’
March 8, 2025 (PORT SUDAN) – Sudan’s Minister of Minerals, Mohamed Bashir Abunommo, accused South Sudan on Saturday of allowing the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to establish an “aggression ...
Reuters8d
South Sudan situation deteriorating at alarming pace, UN rights body says
NAIROBI, March 8 (Reuters) - Increased violence and political friction in South Sudan threaten its fragile peace process, a United Nations rights body said on Saturday, days after the arrests of ...