South Sudan

Pope Francis to visit South Sudan and DR Congo in July

by TOA CorrespondentCentral AfricaNorthern AfricaMarch 7, 2022March 7, 2022

According to the Vatican announcement, Pope Francis is scheduled to visit South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo on his 6-day long trip in July. The pope will visit…

‘Looking at the situation in South Sudan requires strong nerves’

by TOA CorrespondentTOP STORYMarch 20, 2018March 20, 2018

BERLIN, Germany, March 19, 2018/ — Speech by Minister of State Niels Annen to the German Bundestag in the debate on the extension of the UN peace mission in South…

Conflict in South Sudan affecting food security in the ‘stable states,’ UN

by TOA CorrespondentPress ReleaseUN FOR AFRICAMarch 31, 2017April 5, 2017

There is an emotion of fear and helplessness in the eyes of a young girl, who stands in front of a temporary shelter at the United Nations Protection of Civilian…

Fewer children recruited to fight in Sudan, yet children suffer grave violations, UN reports

by TOA CorrespondentPress ReleaseUN FOR AFRICAMarch 28, 2017March 31, 2017

It was a bag of mixed news for Sudan, as children were being inflicted with violence and sexual harassment in the country, even though the number of children conscripted to…

UN expert urges int’l community to end human rights violations in South Sudan

by TOA CorrespondentPress ReleaseUN FOR AFRICAMarch 15, 2017March 16, 2017

Concerned at the growing violence and human rights violations in South Sudan, the Chair of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan Yasmin Sooka while presenting a report to…

About 4.9 mn people in urgent need of aid as famine hits South Sudan

by TOA CorrespondentPress ReleaseUN FOR AFRICAFebruary 21, 2017February 22, 2017

Warning that more than 4.9 million people (which is more than 40% of South Sudan’s population) are in urgent need of food, agriculture and nutrition assistance, famine has been formally…