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Greater Pibor hands over two abducted children to Central Equatoria State
Author: Irene Jackson | Published: 8 hours ago official pose for pictures during the hand over of the abducted children - courtesy photo Authorities in the Greater Pibor Administrative Area (GPAA) have formally handed over two abducted boys to the...
Chinese medical team brings Mid-Autumn gifts to orphans in S. Sudan
JUBA, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- The 13th Chinese medical team in South Sudan on Saturday donated mooncakes, powdered milk and other gifts to children at the Confident Children out of Conflict orphanage in the country's capital, as part of Mid-Autumn...

Women in Gaza say they were promised food, money or work in exchange for sexual interactions
After weeks of scraping by to feed her six children in Gaza, the 38-year-old woman thought she’d found a lifeline. At a shelter, a friend told her about a man who could help with food, aid, maybe even a job. The woman — separated from her husband,...

President Museveni Pledges Wealth Creation, Education Reforms and Fisheries Boost
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today outlined the National Resistance Movement’s (NRM) achievements and future commitments in wealth creation, health, education, and fisheries as he held his first campaign rally in Lango Sub-region in...

South Sudan: Is Riek Machar's trial threatening stability?
The trial of South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Macharhas reignited concerns about the country's fragile peace and the future of its unity government. Machar, who has been under house arrest since March, made a rare public appearance this...

South Sudan: Is Machar's trial a threat to political stability?
The trial of South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Macharhas reignited concerns about the country's fragile peace and the future of its unity government. Machar, who has been under house arrest since March, made a rare public appearance this...

South Sudan: The plight of children born outside of marriage
Author: Michael Daniel | Published: 11 hours ago A customary court judge presides over a session at B Court in Kator, Juba, on Friday, July 25, 2025. JUBA, South Sudan (Eye Radio) — In South Sudan, a person’s identity, rights, and sense of...

South Sudan: Vice president Machar’s trial sparks fears over fragile peace deal
The high-profile trial of South Sudan’s suspended Vice President Riek Machar is raising fresh concerns about peace and stability in the country. Machar appeared in court this week in Juba, caged alongside seven co-defendants, facing charges...

World Vision launches five-year plan to end waterborne disease in South Sudan
Author: Wol Mapal | Published: 8 hours ago Participants attend the official launch of the World Vision WASH Business Plan for 2026-2030 in Juba on Friday, September 26, 2025. Credit: Wol Mapal/Eye Radio During the launch on Friday, September 26,...

Juba Dal leader shot dead in clash with AL; 10 injured
Our Correspondent, Narsingdi 29 September, 2025, 17:50 A local leader of Juba Dal, the youth wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, was shot dead, and at least 10 others were injured during a clash between the BNP and Awami League activists in...

Redshirt sophomore returns home to Tucson with Arizona women’s basketball
Becky Burke didn’t need a long, elaborate recruiting pitch to persuade Achol Magot to transfer to Arizona. Burke simply asked Magot: “Are you ready to come home?” “I knew immediately that I was ready to pack my stuff and come on back to Tucson,”...

Sudan Nashra: Sudan downplays GERD-caused floods to avoid diplomatic row | AU-led Sudanese-Sudanese meetings postponed | Military breaks aerial blockade over Fasher | Over 80 killed in military airstrikes on Nyala | Machar trial kicks off, immunity…
As Sudan grappled last week with devastating floods, its government sought to contain the crisis quietly, avoiding open confrontation with Ethiopia even as Cairo and Addis Ababa engaged in a war of words over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam...

Editor’s notebook: Walking in prayer for immigrants in a fearful time
The hundreds of participants joining a procession for the 111th World Day of Migrants and Refugees on Sept. 28, 2025 that wound for several blocks along 16th Street in Washington, D.C., were asked not to carry any protest signs. Some wore brightly...

Gaza's Dark Secret: Women Recount Horror Of Selling Sex For Relief
Women in the conflict-torn Gaza Strip, where work and food are hard to come by, are being targeted for sexual exploitation by men who have ties with aid delivery networks, harrowing accounts given to the Associated Press (AP) have reported. With...

Food in exchange for sex: Gaza women narrate horror as war continues
In a war-torn enclave where food is scarce, jobs have vanished and nearly the entire population has been displaced, some women in Gaza say desperation has made them targets of sexual exploitation by men linked to aid distribution. Palestinian...

How age certificates are undermining Justice in South Sudan
Author: Michael Daniel | Published: 41 minutes ago In the absence of a comprehensive national civil registry, the Medical Commission has become the de facto authority for age assessments, a service parents, lawyers, and law enforcement frequently...

World News in Brief: New declaration on NCDs and mental health, Khartoum shelter crisis, WFP lifeline in Ukraine, South Sudan rights update
The text, negotiated over five months, will go before the General Assembly for approval in just a few weeks’ time. It was adopted at a high-level meeting at UN Headquarters late on Thursday, where heads of State, government leaders and health...

Kyrgyzstan establishes diplomatic relations with South Sudan and the Bahamas
16:52, 26 September 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Santen MAKSATOVA 16:52, 26 September 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Santen MAKSATOVA Kyrgyzstan has expanded its diplomatic presence globally by establishing relations with two...

Arrest, prosecution of Riek Machar signals crisis for South Sudan’s fragile peace accord and governance
On 22 September 2025, Riek Machar, the suspended First Vice-President of South Sudan and leader of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-in-Opposition, appeared before a special court in Juba. His arrest on 11 September, along with seven...
UN rights chief warns S.Sudan on brink of new war
The United Nations rights chief warned Friday that South Sudan is on the brink of renewed war, as nearly 2,000 civilians have been killed in a surge of violence this year. The UN documented 1,854 killings, 1,693 injuries, 423 abductions and 169...