South Sudan

Russia

New allies for Russia? Putin meets South Sudan’s leader

Cowboy hat wearing Salva Kiir met his Russian counterpart at the Kremlin where they strengthened their relationship as Russia searches for new allies

29/09/2023

Sudan

Euroviews. What is at stake for Europe as war in Sudan rages on?

Humanitarian concerns should trump geopolitics in our view of the current Sudanese civil war, Joseph Hammond writes.

17/05/2023

South Sudan

Pope makes final bid for peace in South Sudan

Some 100,000 people attended mass at the John Garang Mausoleum in Juba, South Sudan on the final day of the pontiff's visit to the war-ravaged country.

05/02/2023

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'Forgive one another' Pope tells South Sudanese on last day of trip

Pope Francis made a final appeal for peace in South Sudan on Sunday as he celebrated Mass before tens of thousands of people to close out an unusual mission by Christian religious leaders to nudge forward the country’s recovery from civil war.

05/02/2023

South Sudan

Pope says South Sudan's future depends on treatment of women

Pope Francis is making the first papal visit to South Sudan since it gained independence from Sudan in 2011.

04/02/2023

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Pope Francis visits church in South Sudan

Pope Francis arrived at St. Teresa’s Cathedral in Juba, South Sudan on Saturday to find the crowd packed with enthusiastic women holding up signs for peace.

04/02/2023

World News

Pope's push for peace

Pope Francis joined the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the moderator of the Church of Scotland in South Sudan on Friday in a joint campaign to promote peace

03/02/2023

Culture news

Pope and Archbishop's pro-LGBTQ+ comments ring hollow in South Sudan

As Church of England and Catholic Church leaders arrive in South Sudan, there are questions about their positions regarding LGBTQ+ equality within their respective religions.

03/02/2023

World News

Pope begins trip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Pontiff's visit to the Congo and South Sudan aims to bring a message of peace to the two countries riven by poverty.

31/01/2023

Vatican

Pope Francis urges Congo, South Sudan to 'turn a page' for peace

Francis had planned to begin a weeklong pilgrimage to the two African countries but he cancelled the trip last month because of knee pain that makes walking and standing difficult.

02/07/2022

Scenes

Defying the odds - meet the refugee turned game designer

In partnership with Media City

“I wish we lived in a world where we don't have to teach empathy but that's why I created my game. It's a game that is more than about just being a refugee.”

25/10/2021

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South Sudan swears in new parliament vowed under peace deal

Hundreds of legislators were sworn into a newly created national parliament, a long-awaited condition of a fragile peace agreement.

03/08/2021

Spotlight

Welcoming the world: Japan's Olympic Host Towns

In partnership with The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

Spotlight takes a look at the cities and towns across Japan fostering cultural exchanges with the rest of the world.

29/06/2020

World

South Sudan's former child soldiers try to rebuild their lives

In partnership with The European Commission

As a fragile peace slowly settles in South Sudan, former child soldiers are gradually being demobilised. But do they still have a future?

27/02/2020

South Sudan

Rebel leader in South Sudan sworn in as vice president

Rebel leader Riek Machar became vice president in South Sudan as the country reeling from civil war tries to form a coalition for the third time.

23/02/2020

South Sudan

Bride, 16, sold in Facebook auction 'reminiscent of slave markets'

Bride, 16, sold in Facebook auction 'reminiscent of slave markets'

21/11/2018

South Sudan

Hopes that South Sudan peace deal can end five years of civil war

South Sudan's warring factions have signed a peace deal its hoped can end conflict that has cost thousands of lives and displaced millions of people

28/06/2018

World

Rape as a weapon of war: Women in South Sudan speak out

In partnership with The European Commission

Some 65 percent of South Sudanese women have experienced sexual or physical violence, twice the global average

31/05/2018

World

South Sudan: Fresh fighting flares, five years into civil war

The upsurge in violence in the world's youngest state comes ahead of planned peace talks and amid desperate humanitarian conditions

09/05/2018

Europe News

Brussels residents open their homes to migrants

Growing numbers of migrants have flocked to Brussels in recent months. Belgian immigration services are overwhelmed so locals are stepping in to help.

24/01/2018