Loliha: From Kakuma Refugee Camp to winning South Sudan's first African Games gold

Atalena Napule Gaspore Loliha with her mother Veronica Nakivu and medals, including her African Games gold. May 2, 2025. [World Athletics] A year ago, Atalena Napule Gaspore Loliha crafted a new story for Africa’s youngest nation, South Sudan. She …

Sudan: UN rights chief appeals for greater protection of civilians in besieged El Fasher

Failure to recognise genocide in Sudan

On April 15, 2023, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched a conflict of unmitigated brutality that has resulted in the world’s largest humanitarian catastrophe, leaving 638,000 Sudanese experiencing the worst famine in …

Sudan capital tiptoes back to life after recapture by army

KHARTOUM - In war-ravaged Khartoum donkey carts clatter over worn asphalt, the smell of tomatoes wafts from newly reopened stalls and pedestrians dodge burnt-out cars left by two years of war. Life is slowly, cautiously returning to the Sudanese capital, …

Dozens dead in bombardment of Sudan’s El Fasher

  According to the Sudanese army, at least 41 persons have died as a result of bombardment in El Fasher. It is the only major town in the Darfur region still under government control in their conflict with the RSF paramilitaries. El Fasher has been under …

Humanitarian Aid is Stretched Following Surges in Violence in Sudan

Africa, Aid, Armed Conflicts, Crime & Justice, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Migration & Refugees, TerraViva United Nations The United Nations Security Council Hears Reports on Developments in Sudan and South Sudan …

South Sudan’s quiet struggle in a world of giants

By Nyuopdit Bul Angok The world today feels like a crowded marketplace where the loudest voices drown out the rest. Big powers carve up deals in backrooms, while smaller nations like South Sudan barely a decade old and still nursing the wounds of war are …

Officials: S. Sudan’s crude oil arrives at Port Sudan ready for export

By James Chatim The Ministry of Petroleum has confirmed the arrival of South Sudan’s crude oil at the marine terminal for oil flow and export to the global market. This was disclosed in a meeting between a delegation from the Ministry of Petroleum and …

Sudan's RSF shells presidential palace in Khartoum

There were no immediate reports of any casualties from the shelling, which followed a similar bombardment of the army's General Command headquarters in Khartoum on Saturday [GETTY] Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces shelled the presidential …

South Sudan’s Augustino Maduot appointed CECAFA president

Author: Michael Daniel | Published: 3 hours ago Newly appointed CECAFA President Augustino Maduot (right), who is also SSFA president. (Photo: Courtesy). NAIROBI, (Eye Radio) – The President of the South Sudan Football Association, Augustino Maduot Parek, …