South Sudan to admit man deported by US after blanket visa ban

CNN  —  South Sudan has reversed its decision to deny entry to a man it said was a Congolese national deported by the United States after Washington imposed a blanket visa ban on South Sudanese citizens. In a dramatic U-turn on Tuesday, South Sudan’s …

Kwibuka 31: Rwandan peacekeepers in CAR, South Sudan commemorate

Visa revocation: South Sudan condemns U.S. action, implicates Congolese national

South Sudan described the U.S. visa revocation as unfair and politically motivated, claiming the decision stemmed from a diplomatic incident involving a Congolese national, whom it accused of instigating the situation that led to Washington’s punitive …

South Sudan to allow entry of U.S. deportee amid visa row

Spokesperson of South Sudan’s foreign ministry, Apuk Ayuel Mayen speaks to journalists in Juba on Tuesday, February 4, 2025. [Photo by Sudans Post]JUBA – South Sudan’s government said on Tuesday it would allow entry to a person deported from the United …

South Sudan army general defects to SPLA-IO, citing ‘genocide’ and ‘corruption’

South Sudan First Vice President and SPLM-IO chairman Dr. Riek Machar Teny [Photo via Getty Images] MALAKAL – A high-ranking general from South Sudan’s army, the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF), has defected to the main armed opposition Sudan …

South Sudan: Peace conference in Kapoeta results in Toposa and Murle communities committing to reconciliation

Feuding communities in Greater Kapoeta have taken a significant step towards reconciliation by hosting a peace conference aimed at resolving conflicts between the Toposa of Eastern Equatoria and the Murle of the Greater Pibor Administrative Area. Years of …

UAE adviser slams Sudan’s ICJ case as ‘farcical’

A senior United Arab Emirates (UAE) official has dismissed Sudan’s case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as a ‘farcical action’, accusing the de-facto Sudan government of distorting the truth. Dr Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the …

RSF drone attack hits airport fuel depot in Sudan’s Northern State

The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched a drone strike on Dongola Airport in Sudan’s Northern State on Monday, targeting a key fuel depot and triggering a massive explosion visible across the city. Launched from the south of the airport, the …

South Sudan opposition forces refuse to assemble in designated areas

JUBA, April 8 (Xinhua) -- The Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army-in-Opposition (SPLM/A-IO), South Sudan's opposition party, on Tuesday rejected the orders from the South Sudan People's Defense Forces (SSPDF) for its troops to …

South Sudan says person at centre of US deportation row is from DRC

The government of South Sudan said on Monday that an individual at the centre of a deportation row with the US, which South Sudan refused to allow into the country at the weekend, is a citizen of neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). South Sudan …