Cash shortage crippled South Sudan’s economy, says finance minister

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. Marial Dongrin Ater, at state house during swearing-in of Central Bank Governor and his First Deputy on Wednesday in Juba (Photo by PPU) JUBA — South Sudan’s Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. Marial Dongrin Ater, …

UN agencies say a violence-hit part of South Sudan is on the brink of famine

Sudan’s paramilitaries seize a key area along with the border with Libya and Egypt

CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese paramilitaries at war with the country’s military for over two years claimed to have seized a strategic area along the border with neighboring Libya and Egypt. The Rapid Support Forces said in a statement Wednesday that they captured …

Conflict, Displacement and disease drive food insecurity and malnutrition to alarming level in parts of South Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan – The population in two counties in South Sudan are at-risk of famine in the coming months, as conflict in Upper Nile state escalates, destroying homes, disrupting livelihoods, and impeding the delivery of humanitarian aid. The latest …

Ethiopia’s premier plays down border clash with Sudan

Addis Getachew   |18.12.2020 Sudan’s prime minister claims Ethiopian militia attacked military patrol inside country. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Thursday played down clashes that reportedly took place this week at a border area between Sudan …

UAE support to Sudan's RSF on Senate chopping block

For many, the possibility of thermonuclear annihilation was no joking matter. Within a few short years, history veered in a much more positive direction, and concerns about either superpower pressing “the button” by accident or by design began to recede. A …

Sudan Accuses Haftar’s Libyan Forces of Aiding RSF in Deadly Border Assault

Sudan Accuses Haftar’s Libyan Forces of Aiding RSF in Deadly Border Assault KHARTOUM - The Sudanese military government has accused Libyan forces within the eastern command under Khalifa Haftar of participating in a deadly border attack, arguing that they …

South Sudan Council of Churches declares 70 days of prayer

By Jacob Onuha Nelson   South Sudan Council of Churches (SSCC) has declared 70 days of prayers starting10th, June to 18th, August, this year. The Council of Churches in collaboration with intercessors for South Sudan (IFSS), Prayer Network for South Sudan …

South Sudan proposes SSP 5.2 trillion fiscal budget to drive economic recovery

Benjamin Bol Mel, Vice President and Chair of the Economic Cluster. [Photo: Courtesy]JUBA – The Office of the Vice President and Chair of the Economic Cluster unveiled a proposed SSP 5.2 trillion budget for the 2025/2026 fiscal year on Wednesday, …

Power Struggles, Resource Rivalry Threaten Sudan’s Coup Regime

The arrival of Sudan’s newly appointed Prime Minister, Kamal Idris, at Port Sudan airport comes amid a turbulent political climate and an increasingly fraught landscape in eastern Sudan. Here, military factions, Islamist movements, and armed groups collide …