South Sudan is facing a deep humanitarian and political crisis that is hurting ordinary people the most. Fighting between government and opposition groups has returned, especially in areas like Jonglei State. Hospitals are overwhelmed, and most healthcare is now provided by aid groups. Many wounded soldiers and civilians are treated by these organizations because government services [...]
Fighting in South Sudan has forced hundreds of thousands of civilians to leave their homes after repeated evacuation orders from both the military and opposition forces. Since late 2025, clashes between the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition have increased, especially in Jonglei state. Both sides have ordered [...]
An unknown number of aid workers are missing after air strikes hit a hospital in Jonglei state, South Sudan, near the border with Ethiopia. The hospital was run by Doctors Without Borders, also known as MSF. The charity said the hospital in Lankien was hit overnight by air strikes carried out by South Sudan government [...]
South Sudan, the world's newest and one of its poorest nations, is in the grip of a deep crisis, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said. Civil war erupted in 2013 after South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011, and although a peace deal was signed in 2018, recent developments, including the arrest of opposition [...]