Stories from South Sudan
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South Sudan Faces Refugee Crisis
South Sudan is hosting 70% of all refugees in the region, according to a report. This figure represents the second-highest number of refugees in the area. International aid organizations are responding to the growing humanitarian needs. The causes and scale of the crisis are still being assessed.
Radio nacional AM 870
South Sudan Faces Renewed Famine Threat
The world's youngest nation is sinking into a new crisis due to renewed hostilities and the collapse of the 2018 peace agreement. This situation threatens to bring famine back to South Sudan.
Mastodon
MSF Treats Thousands in South Sudan Violence
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) treated 6,095 victims of violence in South Sudan during 2025. MSF attributed the violence to all parties involved in the conflict, including the government and the rebel group SPLA-IO.
Millions Face Famine Threat In South Sudan
Nineteen million people in South Sudan are currently facing a critical food shortage. The situation is exacerbated by ongoing conflict.
RFI Afrique
Millions Face Famine Threat in South Sudan
Millions of people in South Sudan are facing famine.
Sudan Faces Severe Hunger Crisis
A Doctors Without Borders (MSF) hospital in South Sudan has been heavily damaged. Nearly 20 million people in South Sudan are facing famine conditions. The United Nations warned that Sudan will have 825,000 children under five suffering from severe acute malnutrition in 2026.
BBC Radio 4
MSF Hospital in South Sudan Heavily Damaged
The Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) hospital in Lankien, South Sudan, which was established in the 1990s, has been almost completely destroyed. The extent of the damage is severe, impacting critical healthcare infrastructure.
Government Assures Aid Delivery To Affected Communities
Marie Helene Van Eyck, the Acting Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs for the United Nations in South Sudan, welcomed assurances from the government regarding aid access in the Akobo area. The region is currently experiencing a deteriorating humanitarian situation.
RFI Kiswahili
African Union Supports President Salva Kiir
The African Union has decided to support President Salva Kiir. This support comes as President Kiir continues to implement changes within the government and the state, while the case involving his political party, the Machar, is ongoing.
RFI Kiswahili
South Sudan Faces Humanitarian Crisis Amid Ethnic Violence
South Sudan is experiencing new fighting that has caused hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes. Doctors Without Borders has decided to close a hospital in the Jonglei region due to the violence. The violence is targeting civilians.
NPO Radio 1