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Khartoum, South Sudan | Xinhua | South Sudan’s parties have formed the much-awaited unified armed forces command following several months of delay. President Salva Kiir issued a decree on Tuesday on state television (SSBC) in which he announced several appointees to head the unified South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF), prisons, …

Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua |  Three United Nations agencies have called for ramping up humanitarian assistance to stave off a looming hunger and enhance resilience in South Sudan, warning that food insecurity is likely to rise by 7 percent in the coming months. According to a new report on …

Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | South Sudan peace monitors on Tuesday welcomed the launch of public consultations to pave way for the start of truth, reconciliation and healing process under the 2018 revitalized peace deal. The Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) said the launch of the consultations demonstrates …

Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | South Sudan’s main opposition, Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army-In-Opposition (SPLM/A-IO), has agreed to resume participation in the security mechanisms after recently opting out due to “unprovoked” attacks on its positions. First Vice President Riek Machar, leader of the SPLM/A-IO, on March 22 announced announced his party’s …

  Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and his First Vice President Riek Machar are holding discussions to end the deadlock over the security arrangements, a senior official said on Thursday. Bol Makueng, Secretary for external affairs of Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) led by President …

Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Monday assured the country he would implement the revitalized peace agreement which ended years of conflict despite the challenges facing it. While addressing a news conference in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, Kiir called for unity in the …

Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 23 Ugandan nationals who were arrested by South Sudan authorities over alleged criminal trespass and illegal harvest of natural resources have been released. They were arrested last week in a disputed area along the border of Uganda and South Sudan while harvesting bamboo stems from …

United Nations | Xinhua | A Chinese envoy on Tuesday regretted the push by the United States for human rights-related texts in a draft Security Council resolution on the mandate renewal for the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). China had to abstain in Tuesday’s voting after the United States, the …

Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | South Sudan’s permanent ceasefire is increasingly at risk of unraveling following the recent intensified fighting in the oil-rich states of Upper Nile and Unity states, the country’s ceasefire monitors said on Wednesday. Asrat Denero Amad, the new chairperson for the Ceasefire Transitional Security Arrangement Monitoring …

Elegu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fire has razed down Elegu Market in Amuru District, at the Uganda-South Sudan border. Preliminary reports indicate the fire started at about 1 am on Monday before spreading across the entire market structures made of bamboo poles, timber, and iron sheets. Noah Katende, a …