(JUBA) – Eight foreign nationals from Asia and Latin America were recently deported from the United States to South Sudan in a highly controversial operation that has raised legal and human rights concerns. According to a report by The Intercept, the individuals were allegedly deceived by American immigration officials aboutContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The Government of South Sudan has confirmed that it is caring for eight deported migrants who were controversially removed from the United States under a policy involving transfers to third countries. Only one of the deportees is a South Sudanese national, while the rest include two individuals fromContinue Reading
A General Court Martial backed by the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) concluded in Wau, Western Bahr el Ghazal, on 5 July 2025, following investigations into dozens of military related crimes. The proceedings supported by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) mark a significant step in addressingContinue Reading
(NAIROBI) – The Embassy of the Republic of South Sudan in Nairobi has strongly refuted claims published in The EastAfrican suggesting that President Salva Kiir’s recent visit to the United Arab Emirates was a plea for financial aid, and that embassy staff have taken legal action over unpaid salaries. TheContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The Office of the Governor of Central Equatoria State has issued a directive halting all ongoing developments on two specific roads in Juba, following reports of illegal residential plot demarcations. According to the statement released on 7 July 2025 by the State Press Secretary, unauthorised demarcation and allocationContinue Reading
(JUBA) – Two Cuban nationals were deported to South Sudan on Friday, along with six other foreign nationals, following an American Supreme Court ruling that allowed the US government to resume removals of certain migrants whose deportations had previously been blocked by lower courts. The migrants, including Enrique Arias-Hierro andContinue Reading
(JUBA) – Eight foreign nationals convicted of serious crimes in the United States have been deported to South Sudan, marking the end of a legal and political standoff that reached the American Supreme Court. The deportees, only one of whom is originally from South Sudan, arrived in the country overContinue Reading
(Juba) – A South Sudanese woman says she has been left financially ruined and emotionally devastated after losing KSh 580,000 (approximately $20,000 USD) to a man claiming to be a traditional healer in Kitui County, Kenya. That amount equals nearly SSP 93 million at the official exchange rate, or upContinue Reading
What if the little girl in that video was your daughter? Your sister? Your auntie? Your niece? Close your eyes and imagine her – small, fragile, full of dreams – violated, broken, left bleeding in silence because no one stood up in time. South Sudan is bleeding. Our daughters, sisters,Continue Reading
(Juba) – South Sudan’s national police have arrested seven young men in connection with the gang rape of a 16 year old girl in the Sherikat neighborhood of Juba. The assault which reportedly took place on 19 June 2025 drew widespread public outrage after a video of the attack circulatedContinue Reading
