In Christmas wishes, faithful ask for a peaceful South Sudan in 2025

Author: Charles Wote | Published: 4 hours ago Christmas prayers at St. Theresa Cathedral in Kator, Juba. December 25, 2024. (Photo: Lou Nelson/Eye Radio). Some faithful in Juba have expressed optimism for peace in the new year 2025 while urging the …

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South Sudan’s Wau diocese charges rebel militia with torturing 17 of its clergy

The Episcopal Church of South Sudan’s (ECSS) Diocese of Wau has demanded justice for 17 members of its clergy allegedly tortured by soldiers of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-in-Opposition (SPLM-IO), Radio Tamazuj reports. Led by Vice President …

AU and UN Missions Urge South Sudan to Prioritize Peace Tasks Ahead of 2026 Elections

The African Union (AU) and United Nations (UN) missions in South Sudan have called on the parties in the country’s transitional unity government to prioritize the completion of pending peace tasks in the 2018 revitalized peace agreement in 2025, in …

Thousands flee Sudan conflict, overwhelming border areas in South Sudan

Sudan’s war came to represent the worst of humanity

In Sudan, 20 months of armed conflict between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army (SAF) have killed at least 20,000 people and left some 25 million – half of the country’s population – suffering from severe hunger and in …

South Sudan in Focus: South Sudan's church leaders encourage families in the country to embrace hope.

Christians in South Sudan celebrate Christmas with a renewed hope despite economic hardship, insecurity and the effects of conflict in Sudan; ongoing economic hardships, inflation and hunger has not blocked South Sudanese from celebrating Christmas; South …

Over 80,000 Flee to South Sudan Amid Escalating Violence in Sudan

Refugee Camp in Sudan Photo: UNHCR December 25, 2024 Hour: 1:40 pm The ongoing violence in Sudan has forced over 80,000 people to seek refuge in South Sudan within a span of less than three weeks, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). The influx of …

South Sudan urged to prioritize implementation of pending peace tasks

President Salva Kiir Mayardit, left and First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar Teny, right at Juba International Airport (Photo by PPU) JUBA-The African Union (AU), the United Nations Missions in South Sudan (UNMISS), and the Intergovernmental Authority on …

Sudan faces ‘widening’ famine crisis – report

Famine has spread across war-torn Sudan and is projected to expand even further, a UN-backed assessment said Tuesday, with refugee camps and displaced communities hit particularly hard. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) review, which …