High Maternal Mortality in South Sudan-WHO

By Philip Buda Ladu As the globe marks “World Health Day 2025”, on July 7th, World Health Organization has revealed that South Sudan remains one of the countries with the highest maternal mortality rate globally. According to WHO figures, the mortality …

South Sudan launches digital platform to boost agricultural co-operatives

By Philip Buda Ladu In a move aimed at revolutionizing the agricultural sector, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), on Tuesday launched the Co-operatives E- …

UN warns of continued displacement in Sudan’s Darfur

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warns that insecurity continues to push thousands of people across the Darfur region out of their homes, as humanitarian conditions rapidly deteriorate even further.  During a …

Almost 7.7 million in South Sudan face ‘crisis’ hunger levels: UN

Almost 7.7 million people in South Sudan face crisis levels of hunger, the United Nations said Wednesday, many located in the country’s restive northeast rocked by recent clashes. The deeply impoverished nation has battled instability and insecurity since …

South Africa could do far more for Congolese refugees

South Africa is better able than most African countries to offer refuge to those displaced by the long war in the Democratic Republic of Congo. So why aren’t we doing so? The fighting in the DRC since 1996, as ethnic wars have spilled over from …

Children die while walking long distances in South Sudan to seek medical treatment for cholera

09 april 2025 - 11:16:04 MA 169 Views Panafrican News Agency Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - At least five children with cholera in South Sudan have died on an arduous journey to seek medical treatment, after aid cuts forced their local health services to close …

8 people die from cholera in South Sudan as funding cuts force longer walks to clinics

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Five children were among eight people who died from cholera in South Sudan after aid cuts… NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Five children were among eight people who died from cholera in South Sudan after aid cuts are forcing patients to walk …

8 people die from cholera in South Sudan as funding cuts force longer walks to clinics

South Sudan backtracks on decision to not accept deportee from US in visa row with Washington

South Sudan has reversed its decision of refusing the entry of a man deported from the US on its territory "in the spirit of friendly relations" with Washington, according to the South Sudanese government. The two countries have been in a visa …

Hunger hotspots in South Sudan at tipping point as food insecurity nears record levels

WFP/Samantha Reinders. Child eats a meal of walwal (porridge made from waterlily flour)  with his family, Bentiu South Sudan. Photo credit JUBA, South Sudan – Vulnerable families in the northeast of South Sudan are at a critical tipping point as …