Deadliest climate disasters of 2025 revealed as experts warn women and the poorest ‘hit the hardest’ Women carry an “unequal burden” of the world’s deadliest extreme weather events, a new report warns. Euronews · Dec 31, 2025
UK accused of breaking key aid promise as cuts drive humanitarian crisis in South Sudan IN FOCUS: Britain is accused of undermining a key aid pledge to support Sudan after failing to maintain the flow of aid as refugees flee to South Sudan, reports Nick Ferris. Stories from the border between the two countries reveal just how devastating the cuts have been The Independent UK · Dec 25, 2025
South Sudan's peace guarantors warn against renewed violence Three governments that were central in South Sudan’s peace process have urged leaders to end renewed fighting and focus on implementing the peace agreement that ended a deadly conflict The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2025
Trump signs order to further restrict entry of foreign nationals to US US imposes restrictions on Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan and Syria, in addition to initial list of 12 countries The Guardian - US · Dec 16, 2025
Trump staffers celebrated slashing USAID with cake despite concerns cuts would lead to millions of deaths Days after news of the cuts to funding, a critical clinic treating patients with cholera in South Sudan closed The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2025
South Sudanese community fights to save land from relentless flooding worsened by climate change Flooding worsened by climate change is forcing a community in South Sudan to work constantly to keep water from encroaching on their land The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2025
The town on the banks of the Nile that turned floods into fortune After record flooding submerged Bor in South Sudan in 2020, the emergency response ended up turning it into a beacon of climate crisis adaptation The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2025
‘I have to talk about it so that the world can know what happened to women and girls in Sudan’ – rape and terror sparks mass migration I was in Khartoum when the conflict started. Armed soldiers of Arabs came to our house and they wanted to loot groundnuts, but my mother resisted opening the door. Immediately, one soldier shot her. I screamed but three of the soldiers surrounded me. They grabbed me and I was taken… The Conversation · Nov 26, 2025
First victory fuels Paralympic dream for South Sudan's blind football team Five years ago, South Sudan didn't have a blind football team. Now their national side has won its first international tournament and moved a step closer to making it to the 2028 Paralympics. The players and their coach told RFI what's driving them on a challenging journey. Radio France Internationale · Nov 15, 2025
Spotlight on Africa: Tanzania’s elections, film, football, and Angélique Kidjo In this week’s edition of Spotlight on Africa, we look back at the recent elections in Tanzania. We’ll then head to London and Paris for a look at some outstanding African film festivals. You’ll also hear from South Sudan’s blind football team, who have just won a crucial match. Finally,… Radio France Internationale · Nov 12, 2025
People from South Sudan will lose temporary US legal status The United States is terminating South Sudan’s designation for temporary protected status, which for years allowed people from the East African country to remain in the U.S. legally and escape armed conflict back home The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2025
US ends deportation protection for South Sudanese nationals South Sudanese people with temporary protected status now have 60 days to leave The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2025
Hunger monitor says parts of South Sudan face famine threat after months without aid A global hunger monitor is warning that no food aid has reached a conflict-hit area of South Sudan this year despite growing fears that it is headed toward famine The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2025
Almost Two-Thirds of South Sudan's Children Are Engaged in Child Labor, Report Says A new report says that nearly two-thirds of South Sudanese children are engaged in child labor. International Business Times · Oct 28, 2025
Evening Standard · Oct 27, 2025 Liam Neeson witnesses impact on children of global funding cuts in South Sudan The Unicef goodwill ambassador says the ‘world cannot turn its back’ and urges people to invest in children.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 24, 2025 UK’s biggest weapons firm BAE grounds ‘lifeline’ aircraft delivering food aid Exclusive: In the year they announced record profits, Britain’s arms maker has revoked licence to fly for planes taking supplies of food to starving people in South Sudan, Somalia and DRC
Radio France Internationale · Oct 20, 2025 The football academy giving South Sudan's youth an alternative to gang life Years of civil war and economic crisis have left young people in South Sudan with a legacy of violence and poverty – and with opportunities scarce, street gangs have flourished. RFI met one former gang member who believes football can offer marginalised youth a brighter future.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2025 Prosecution of South Sudan’s vice-president raises fears of return to full-scale civil war Observers and opposition says prosecution of Riek Machar for crimes in relation to attack by rebel militia puts peace deal at risk
The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2025 Oversight body says South Sudan rivals have recruited fighters, raising war fears An international ceasefire monitor says parties to South Sudan’s faltering peace agreement have recruited new fighters for a conflict that observers have warned could widen again into civil war
Axios · Oct 5, 2025 How the U.S. bypassed rules to rush deportees to Africa U.S. officials have deported several migrants to prisons in Africa even though their home countries would have taken them back.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2025 Deaths, disappearances and forced recruitment: refugees recount horrors of relentless war in Sudan Refugees who left Darfur and Khartoum for South Sudan say they feared being targeted by both sides in conflict
The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2025 ‘I feel broken’: hardship bites for thousands of South Sudanese stranded and unable to get home Renk, an onward travel hub for people fleeing war in Sudan, has become a bottleneck as aid cuts leave displaced families exposed and in need
The National (Scotland) · Sep 27, 2025 Scottish Government announces £250k in humanitarian aid for Sudan The Scottish Government has announced a further £250,000 in humanitarian aid for Sudan.
The Conversation · Sep 26, 2025 South Sudan is unstable: how a weak state benefits the ruling elite Salva Kiir, the president of South Sudan, met with then US president Barack Obama at the White House in 2011 to discuss the future of the newly independent state.
Al Jazeera · Sep 22, 2025 Treason trial begins for South Sudan VP Machar as ‘unity government’ breaks The latest break between two military and political leaders risks spelling civil war again for the embattled nation.