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Vice President, Benjamin Bol Mel South Sudan’s political elite stand accused of systematically looting the country’s vast oil wealth while abandoning millions of citizens to hunger, disease, and displacement, according to a damning new United Nations report released Tuesday. The report, “Plundering a Nation: How Rampant Corruption Unleashed a Human Rights Crisis in South Sudan,” […]

Juba |The People’s Coalition for Civil Action (PCCA), a pro-democracy civil rights movement in South Sudan, has issued an urgent appeal to regional and international bodies, including IGAD, the African Union, the Troika, and the United Nations Security Council, calling for immediate intervention in the country’s rapidly deteriorating political situation. The appeal comes after the

Hon. Pal Mai Deng, SPLM I/O Spokesperson Juba, South Sudan – 12– 09-2025.The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-in-Opposition (SPLM-IO) has strongly condemned the recent actions of the Government of National Unity led by President Salva Kiir, describing the planned prosecution of its leaders as a “sham trial” and a blatant violation of the Revitalized Agreement on

The First Vice President, Dr. Machar Teny JUBA | September 12, 2025, South Sudan’s suspended First Vice President, Dr. Riek Machar, has for the first time met with his legal team since being placed under house arrest nearly six months ago. The closed-door meeting, which took place on Friday in the capital Juba, lasted just

First Vice President, Dr. Machar & Petroleum Minister, Puot Kang Chol Juba | Thursday, South Sudan’s First Vice President, Dr. Riek Machar, has been suspended from office and charged with treason, crimes against humanity, and murder, igniting a new constitutional and political crisis in the fragile transitional government. President Salva Kiir issued the suspension late Thursday

First Vice President, Dr. Riek Machar Teny South Sudan’s First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar has been formally charged with treason, crimes against humanity, and murder, months after being detained under house arrest in Juba. The charges stem from his alleged role in orchestrating a brutal attack on SSPDF army barracks in Nasir, Upper Nile

Juba, Sept. 04, 2035 – The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has strongly condemned an ambush on its peacekeepers in Western Equatoria, calling the assault a violation of international law and a threat to civilian protection efforts in the region. According to a statement issued Thursday in Juba, UNMISS said the attack took

Ler Jock Thoan, former Commissioner fo Maiwut County The governor of South Sudan’s Upper Nile State has suspended the commissioner of Maiwut County, a move that comes amid renewed violence in the troubled northeast. Lt. Gen. James Koang Chuol Ranley announced the suspension of Commissioner Ler Jock Thoan in an order dated Sept. 3, citing

KHARTOUM/JUBA, Aug. 30, 2025 – Sudan’s Ministry of Energy and Petroleum has raised fresh concerns over the security of oil exports following renewed attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the Heglig oil facilities, a key hub for transporting South Sudanese crude. In an official letter dated August 30 and addressed to Eng. Deng

Lt. Gen. Alfred Futuyo Aug. 30, 2025 – The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army-in Opposition (SPLM/SPLA-IO) has officially reinstated Lt. Gen. Alfred Futuyo Karaba as the Governor of Western Equatoria State, reversing his earlier dismissal and reaffirming his leadership role in the state. In a decree dated August 30, 2025, and referenced SPLM/SPLA-IO/018/2025, the Acting Chairman