South Sudan ICT Minister Meets Mobile Operators to Tackle Telecom Sector Challenges

Key topics of discussion included taxation, shipment delays, foreign exchange constraints, SIM card clearance, and the promotion of digital and electronic payments. The Ministry of ICT & Postal Services of the Republic of South Sudan  held a high-level …

Yei Joint Stars sink Nile City- Yambio 10-0 in the South Sudan Cup  

By Liam Josh Yei Joint Star had a resounding victory after demolishing Nile City (Yambio) 10-0 yesterday, in a game that pinned another star on the stellar record of the winners. The match, played under South Sudan Women’s Cup, started at 8am. Yei Joint …

Minister calls for 10% gender budget in South Sudan

A South Sudanese minister on Tuesday called for at least 10% of the national budget to be allocated to gender programs, saying chronic funding shortfalls are hampering services for women, children and other vulnerable groups. Speaking to journalists in …

26 Doctors without Borders workers remain unaccounted for in South Sudan a month after attacks

UK to end study visas for Myanmar, Afghanistan, Cameroon, Sudan students 

⁠The United Kingdom says it will end study visas for students from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan, and work visas for Afghans, amid a rise in anti-immigration sentiment ⁠in the country. The UK Home Office said in a statement on Tuesday that “an ’ …

AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - A total of 169 people were killed in attacks on Sunday, March 1st in Abiemnhom County

Tuesday, 3 March 2026 Juba (Agenzia Fides) – A series of attacks on Sunday, March 1, left a total of 169 people dead in Abiemnhom County, in the Ruweng Administrative Area of South Sudan, including 79 soldiers. According to eyewitness accounts from …

UK to stop issuing study visas for Myanmar, Afghanistan, Cameroon and Sudan

LONDON: The British government announced on Tuesday (Mar 3) that it would stop issuing education visas to nationals from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan and work visas for Afghans as part of its broader clampdown on asylum seekers. The Home Office …

Widening Sudan War Could Stretch to Horn, Red Sea

With geopolitical fault lines deepening in the Sudanese civil war, experts are warning that there is a growing threat of regional war spilling into the neighboring tinderbox that is the Horn of Africa. Gulf State rivals Saudi Arabia and the United Arab …

Ethiopia Accused of Fueling Sudan’s Deadly Civil War with Drone Strikes

Sudan has formally accused Ethiopia of allowing drones to be launched from its territory into Sudan in February and March, escalating the three-year civil war that has already displaced millions. The Sudanese foreign ministry described the attacks as “a …

Liberia, South Sudan Deepen Diplomatic Ties with Landmark Agreements

The Liberian government and its South Sudanese counterpart have entered a new phase of diplomatic engagement following the signing of three key bilateral agreements aimed at expanding cooperation and institutionalizing political dialogue between the two …