News South Sudan: South Sudan Finance Minister Athian Diing Athian Faces Questions Over Reported $1 Million Foreign Travel Request Amid Economic Crisis
South Sudan's caretaker Minister of Finance and Planning, Hon. Athian Diing Athian, is facing questions over claims that he is seeking a staggering US$1 million to facilitate official foreign travel, at a...
News South Sudan: WHO steps up efforts to reach severely malnourished children with life-saving treatment in South Sudan
Regina Archangelo, walked in to the stabilization center inside Wau Teaching Hospital carrying her weak six months old twin boys Ochan and Opio. One could easily notice that not only the twins, the mother too was frail and underweight. The twins are among the estimated over 261 000 children in South Sudan suffering from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) in 2018. Luckily, their parents were able to take them to Wau Teaching hospital, former Western Bahr el Ghazal State.
News South Sudan: Saving children from severe acute malnutrition in South Sudan’s Greater Lakes region
Aluak Bol arrived at the health facility anxious about the health of her 18-month-old daughter, Apen Magot Mabeny. She had a fever, excessive mouth salivation and poor appetite. She cried horribly when urinating, which was reddened. “We don’t have enough food to feed our children, especially during the dry season. Because of this condition, she is 18 months old but she doesn’t talk and walk compared to children her age,” Aluak tells the certified midwife on duty. She has five other children at home in the village of Cuei-cok in Rumbek Center, the former Lakes State.
News South Sudan: Opinion| South Sudan should build its digital infrastructure before legacy systems take hold
The conventional development path assumes that countries must first establish mature institutions and administrative systems ...
News South Sudan: South Sudan Explained 2026, the World’s Youngest Country
South Sudan explained: an oil-producing, landlocked state of over 10 million people faces a 22 December 2026 election under a caretaker government.
News South Sudan: Canada helping to fund South Sudan vote despite growing repression
The much-delayed election would be the first since South Sudan achieved independence in 2011. Canada has spent more than $1.1-billion in foreign aid supporting the country since then, but its ...
News South Sudan: Abu Dhabi fund to deposit $250m into Sudan’s central bank
LONDON: The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) is to deposit $250 million into Sudan’s central bank as part of a previously-announced grant. The move aims to secure increased liquidity and ...
News South Sudan: Opinion| South Sudan election at a collapsing stage: No decision, no way forward
South Sudan’s promised general election is approaching a dangerous contradiction. The country is officially expected ...
News South Sudan: South Sudan: Abuse of Civilians in Western Equatoria
South Sudan’s army, opposition forces, and their respective allied militias abused residents and caused much of the population to flee during fighting in 2025 in Nagero County, Western Equatoria.
News South Sudan: UN warns funding cuts could end food aid to two million in South Sudan
The UN food agency (World Food Program) has warned that roughly half of South Sudan's population struggles to get enough food each day. The humanitarian situation in the country could deteriorate further by the end of September unless it receives "a very significant uptick in resources very soon, warned a statement from the agency.
News South Sudan: As Needs Surge and Funding Collapses, South Sudan Faces Its Most Dangerous Humanitarian Moment in Years
This is a transcription of what was said by Matthew Hollingworth, WFP’s Assistant Executive Director for Programme Operations – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's Geneva briefing.
News South Sudan: Op-Ed| The African Union’s gamble in South Sudan
The African Union’s relentless pursuit of international donors to cover South Sudan’s $223 million electoral funding deficit raises critical political, economic, and ethical questions. Pushing forward ...
News South Sudan: Op-Ed| South Sudan needs digital payments, but it also needs to follow the money
The recent meeting between Bank of South Sudan Governor Hon. Dr. Addis Ababa Othow and British Ambassador to South Sudan David Ashley has brought renewed attention to the country’s plans to accelerate ...
News South Sudan: Kiir says bank cash shortages no longer tolerated
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir said on Friday persistent cash shortages that have left bank customers unable to access their deposits would no longer be tolerated, as he swore in a new central ...
News South Sudan: AfDB urges South Sudan to diversify economy to withstand external shocks
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has urged South Sudan to accelerate efforts to diversify its economy beyond oil, warning that continued dependence on crude exports leaves the country highly ...
News South Sudan: Nearly 90% of South Sudanese Lack Official Identification
The Identification for Development (ID4D) Country Diagnostic for South Sudan estimates that almost 90% of the population does not possess an official identity document.
News South Sudan: South Sudan’s long‑delayed election will be a landmark moment − but economic decline and political strife put vote at risk
Elections are pivotal milestones in post-conflict countries – and nowhere is voter anticipation felt more keenly than in South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation. The country, which won independence ...
News South Sudan: Rising dollar worsens cost of living crisis in Juba
In interviews with Radio Tamazuj on Thursday, residents expressed growing frustration over the relentless rise in the cost of living, saying the soaring prices of basic commodities have made it ...
