(TURALEI) – A violent mob attacked a Seventh day Adventist (SDA) congregation during a worship service in Turalei Payam, Twic County, Warrap State, on Saturday, injuring at least 11 people and setting their place of worship on fire. The incident is the latest in a string of attacks targeting churchesContinue Reading
(NAIROBI) – The Embassy of the Republic of South Sudan in Kenya has dismissed as false and misleading a social media post claiming that 19 South Sudanese nationals were arrested for participating in ongoing protests in Kenya. The embassy issued a public statement on 7 July 2025, distancing itself fromContinue Reading
(WAU) – Communities in Wau South County have raised alarm over increasing insecurity caused by violent youth gangs, commonly known locally as “neighbourhood groups” or “Niggas.” Residents say the surge in assaults, thefts and intimidation has left families fearful, businesses struggling and livelihoods at risk. Speaking anonymously, a resident fromContinue Reading
(AWEIL) – A driver is missing after a Land Cruiser pickup overturned three times while travelling as part of a wedding convoy heading to Marial Bai in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State on July 05. The vehicle was transporting guests to the traditional wedding ceremony of Yai Deng Pioth andContinue Reading
(WASHINGTON/JUBA) – The United States Supreme Court has ruled in favour of the Trump administration, allowing the deportation of eight foreign nationals with serious criminal records to South Sudan, a country currently facing ongoing insecurity and humanitarian challenges. The men originally from Cuba, Vietnam and Mexico, had been held atContinue Reading
(WAU) – Police in Wau, Western Bahr el Ghazal State, have arrested eight armed suspects accused of carrying out a series of nighttime vehicle robberies along the Kuajiena Road in Jur River County. The arrests followed intelligence gathered by local security units and reports from affected communities. State Police SpokespersonContinue Reading
(JUBA) – Two people were killed in two separate armed attacks along the Morobo–Kaya road near Kanja on 1 and 2 July, raising new concerns about growing insecurity in Central Equatoria State. In the first incident, a commercial motorcycle rider known as John Bosco, also called “Munu,” was shot deadContinue Reading
(Juba) — A second year student at the University of Juba was shot and killed on Tuesday evening in Eden residential area by unidentified armed assailants, in what appears to be a violent robbery incident. The victim, Dominic Deng Kuch Deng, was studying in the College of Natural Resources andContinue Reading
(Juba) – Authorities in Central Equatoria State have arrested 623 suspected gang members in a major security operation following a serious incident involving the gang rape of a 16 year old girl in the Shirikat area of Juba last week. The announcement came after a weekly security meeting chaired byContinue Reading
(Tonj) – A member of the Seventh day Adventist Church was shot and killed and another seriously injured, after an ambush by unidentified gunmen on Sunday evening in Warrap State’s Tonj North County, church officials confirmed. The victims were Evangelist James Mangong Akol, who died at the scene, and PastorContinue Reading
