The Latest Breaking News from South Sudan

Government crackdown after rape video goes viral shines light on plight of young people caught up in fallout from gang warfare and civil war

South Sudan and Israel are discussing a deal to resettle Palestinians from war-torn Gaza in the troubled African nation, three sources told…

The U.N. says sexual violence in conflicts worldwide increased by 25% last year, with the highest number of cases in the Central African Republic, Congo, Haiti, Somalia and South Sudan

Palestinians and human rights groups have largely rejected Israel’s proposal to remove the people of Gaza from their homeland

Human rights groups have warned that expelling the population from Gaza would violate international law.

Egypt is deeply opposed to plans to transfer Palestinians out of Gaza, with which it shares a border, fearing an influx of refugees into its own territory.

Israel is in talks with South Sudan about the possibility of resettling Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to the war-torn East African country

Joy Falatiya says she fell apart after her husband kicked her and five children out of their home in South Sudan in March 2024

South Sudan’s chief justice, Chan Reec Madut, was sacked in late May 2025 after more than 13 years on the bench. Madut leaves behind a legacy of inefficiency and accusations of judicial graft. But the sacking violated South Sudan’s 2011 transitional constitution and the law. Ultimately, the president’s decision threatens…

Rwanda has become the third African nation to enter into a deal with the Trump administration to take migrants from other countries deported by the United States

As many as 250 migrants may be deported to Rwanda under the plan, as part of Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign.