South Sudan's main opposition party in crisis after government minister named as interim chairman

South Sudan's opposition movement is deeply divided. Following the arrest of longtime leader Riek Machar, the political branch of the movement, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-in-Opposition (SPLM-IO), declared Stephen Kuol Par interim party …

8 South Sudan cholera patients die walking to clinic following U.S. funding cuts: charity

JUBA, April 9 (Xinhua) -- Eight patients, including five children, died during a grueling three-hour journey to seek medical treatment for cholera in South Sudan after U.S. funding cuts forced local clinics to close, a global charity said on Wednesday. …

South Sudan opposition appoints interim leadership amid boycott from top party officials

JUBA, April 9 (Xinhua) -- South Sudan's opposition party, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-in-Opposition (SPLM-IO), on Wednesday appointed Stephen Par Kuol as the interim chairman, replacing First Vice President Riek Machar, who is still …

Is South Sudan’s Peace Deal Falling Apart-Again?

South Sudan’s fragile peace deal is unravelling as political tensions flare and violence resurfaces. More than a broken trust is the cause, and the nation’s leaders will need to be pressured into peace.  South Sudan is once again on the edge of a civil war …

South Sudan: Conflict and hunger push millions to the brink

South Sudan opposition splits after leader's house arrest

South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar takes the oath of office at the State House in Juba, South Sudan, February 22, 2020. REUTERS/Samir Bol/File Photo South Sudan's opposition party split on Wednesday, complicating an already …

Faction of South Sudan opposition party ousts Riek Machar as leader

As South Sudan cholera deaths near 1,000, children are most affected

Author: Darlington Moses | Published: 1 min ago People being treated for cholera under a tree at a cattle camp in Akobo. (-) Six months after the Ministry of Health declared a cholera outbreak, the country has so far confirmed over 45,000 cholera cases and …

South Sudan’s Kiir replaces foreign minister

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit has dismissed Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Ramadan Abdallah Goc nearly a year after his appointment. In a presidential decree broadcast Wednesday evening on the state-run South Sudan …

Syracuse councilor from South Sudan calls on U.S. to reverse 'overzealous' visa ban

A recent decision by the United States to revoke all visas for South Sudanese citizens is raising concerns in Syracuse, which has a large community of people from South Sudan, including Chol Majok, who is running for mayor as the first refugee elected to …