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The United Nations' food agency, World Food Program warned on Friday that a famine-like condition is unfolding in the conflict-affected parts of Upper Nile and Jonglei states due to blockade of humanitarian assistance.

Some members of the national parliament hailing from the Collo community in Upper Nile State condemned last week's the 'heinous' killing of civilians in Panyikang County last week.

The government has allocated 16.7 million US dollars for emergency flood response and contracted 25 national companies to supply food and non-food items to floods affect populations across the country.

The government has declared flood-affected parts of the country as national disaster areas, and appeals to humanitarian organizations and well-wishers to render assistance.

South Sudan President Salva Kiir expressed concern about the rising floods in the country that has claimed seven lives in northern Bahr el Ghazal state. Kiir said the floods have caused immense suffering for the affected population in the country. "I am alarmed by the news of widespread floods affecting…

The National Democratic Movement has condemned the armed attack on Adidiang IDP camp in Upper Nile state, which resulted in the death of nearly 20 people and displacement of thousands.

Authorities in Panyikang County of Upper Nile state reported on Friday that 17 civilians were killed and several others are unaccounted for, following attack on the area on Wednesday.

Facebook posts have shared a disturbing video with claims that it shows the death of three people from South Sudan who were killed when a car drove into them at high speed in Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi. But the claim is false: the footage of the real-life incident was filmed in the US city of Chicago.

UN calls for cessation of hostilities amid renewed fighting in South Sudan-

Locals in Yei River County have embarked on self-help to rehabilitate the feeder roads linking the area with Juba and Kaya town along the border with Uganda.