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Operatives from the South Sudan National Security Service (NSS) on Monday evening confiscated the valid Media Authority-issued accreditation cards belonging to Oyet Patrick Charles and his cameraman Samuel Adud while they filming along the Juba International Airport road.

The army announced it had backed a 72-hour cease-fire, which the RSF had also announced agreeing to. Meanwhile, the US and EU are studying options of evacuating their citizens. DW has the latest.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said an employee has died in Sudan after his vehicle was caught in crossfire. Fighting continues despite a cease-fire offer. DW has more.

Battles between forces loyal to the army and the paramilitary group RSF are showing no signs of abating. The violence has taken a heavy toll on civilians.

The current clashes are emblematic of Sudan's difficult national and international situation, as well as the helplessness of its civil society.

<p>March 6, 2023 (JUBA) – The Union of Journalists of South Sudan (UJOSS) has called for the “unconditional” release of state media journalists who are “illegally” being detained at the country’s national security headquarters.</p>

A video showing South Sudanese President Salva Kiir peeing on himself at an official event led to the detention of six journalists.

The footage from December showed a dark stain spread down 71-year-old Salva Kiir Mayardits grey trousers as he stood for the national anthem at a road commissioning event

Six journalists in South Sudan have been arrested over the circulation of footage appearing to show President Salva Kiir wetting himself, media rights groups sa

The video from December showed the 71-year-old president standing for the national anthem at a road commissioning event with a dark stain running down his grey pants.