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Pope Francis’ visit to South Sudan on February 3-5, 2023 alongside Anglican and Presbyterian church leaders is an opportunity to call on South Sudan’s leadership to respect dissenting voices and address the country’s ongoing human rights crisis and widespread impunity.

Justin Portal Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, on Thursday tweeted that he was horrified by the killing of innocent civilians by armed pastoralists in Kajo Keji County in Central Equatoria State.

Juba, South Sudan (ICRC) — In recent months, hospitals in South Sudan have been facing an influx of weapon-wounded patients due to renewed clashes across the country. As a result, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in close cooperation with the South Sudanese Red Cross Society (SSRC), scaled up its emergency response, including support to local clinics and

The spokesman of the SPLA-IO Agwelek forces led by Johnson Olony has refuted a report by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) of a military build-up of the forces in Upper Nile State to launch attacks.

Juba, 1 February 2023: The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), wishes to raise serious concerns over the reported buildup of the Agwelek forces in Upper Nile state in the past few days. The Mission urges these forces, loyal to General Johnson Olony, to refrain from any actions or movements that might pose threats to civilians and affect humanitarian operations in

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in a statement on Wednesday said it was concerned about reports of a military build-up of Agwelek forces in Upper Nile State.

GOMA, Congo -- Most Catholics in eastern Congo hoped that Pope Francis could bring a message of hope at a time when the M23 rebels are posing their greatest threat here since 2012.

GOMA, Congo (AP) — It took years for Marie Louise Wambale to re-establish her life after fighting between M23 and the Congolese army forced her to flee with almost nothing more than a decade ago.

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It took years for Marie Louise Wambale to re-establish her life after fighting between M23 and the Congolese army forced her to flee with almost nothing more than a decade ago. Like most Catholics here in eastern Congo, she hoped that Pope Francis could bring a message of hope at a time when the M23…