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Scores of civilians were killed in political clashes in South Sudan between February and May this year, a UN report said Tuesday, with women and children subjected to brutal assaults, including gang…

JUBA – At least 131 women and girls were raped and nearly 200 civilians killed in South Sudan’s troubled Unity State in three months’ time, according to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. “The two bodies have documented gross violations and…

The United Nations said Tuesday that some 173 civilians have been killed and 37 abducted in four months of fighting in South Sudan between forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar, with many cases of sexual violence also reported.

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Much of the world's humanitarian aid in Africa focuses on emergency assistance — putting out the fires of conflict and hunger — but more is needed for initiatives that focus on climate adaptation, writes Marwa Awad.

Panyijira County of Unity state has finally been connected to Zain telecommunication network for the first time since South Sudan’s independence.

A lawmaker from Unity State said uniformed men abducted six young men on Thursday morning in the state capital, Bentiu for allegedly instigating protests demanding for the dismissal of the state governor.

Over 200 healthcare workers have been trained with the aim to improve real-time detection and prompt response to disease outbreaks and other health

EWARS is a web-based system and designed to improve disease outbreak detection in emergency settings.

A weather expert with the IGAD climate center said recently predicted heavy downpours in parts of country in the next two months could trigger yet another severe flooding in the country.