Press Releases

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(MENAFN) The government of South Sudan has formalized a $9.98 million pact with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) to undertake a critical initiative focused on mitigating flood damage and strengthening water infrastructure....

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(MENAFN) Canada has announced more than $120 million in new assistance for Sudan and neighboring countries as the ongoing civil war continues to fuel one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises, according to a statement delivered at a...

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(MENAFN) A group of foreign diplomats, including representatives from the European Union and several key embassies, have called for “urgent action” to advance peace in South Sudan, according to reports citing the German Embassy.

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(MENAFN) Canada unveiled more than $120 million in new assistance for Sudan on Wednesday, making the announcement at the International Sudan Conference in Berlin as the war-torn nation's three-year civil conflict continues to fuel one of the...

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His Excellency, the Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, Mr Paul Mashatile will on 08-09 October 2025, undertake a Working Visit to Juba, in the Republic of South Sudan, in his capacity as Presidential Special Envoy to South Sudan....

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(MENAFN) South Sudan has strongly rejected allegations suggesting it is engaged in negotiations with Israel to relocate Palestinians from war-stricken Gaza to its territory in East Africa.

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(MENAFN) South Sudan has made major strides in encouraging exclusive breastfeeding, with recent data showing that 73 percent of infants under six months were exclusively breastfed in 2024 — a substantial rise from 45 percent in 2010, according to...

South African Government

Remarks by Hon. Ronald O Lamola at the Parliamentary Debate on the escalating Middle East Crisis and the implications for South Africa Mr President, Honourable Speaker, Honourable Members, Yesterday, we received the sad news of the passing of one...

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(MENAFN) An aircraft carrying food supplies for the humanitarian organization Samaritan’s Purse crashed in Unity State, South Sudan, on Tuesday, Aviation Safety Network (ASN) reported.

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(MENAFN) A medical organization has alleged that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) forced thousands of civilians from their homes and caused severe damage to healthcare infrastructure in Blue Nile State, located in the country’s southeast.

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(MENAFN) South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and Uganda’s Chief of Defense Forces, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, met Saturday in the capital, Juba, for high-level talks aimed at reinforcing regional peace and military cooperation, amid escalating tensions...

South African Government

Southern Africa Development Community South Africa will host the SADC Council of Ministers in Pretoria, South Africa, from 12 to 13 March 2026. During this Session, in our capacity as Interim Chair of the Council of Ministers will continue to...

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(MENAFN) South Sudan has dismissed claims that it is negotiating with Israel to resettle Palestinians from Gaza in the East African nation.

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(MENAFN) Sudan has been named at the top of the International Rescue Committee’s (IRC) Emergency Watchlist for worldwide humanitarian crises for the third consecutive year, the aid organization announced on Tuesday.

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(MENAFN) South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir on Monday removed three ministers and the governor of Western Bahr el Ghazal state in his latest Cabinet reshuffle, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Sudan’s Sovereignty Council Chairman Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Saturday expressed support for US President Donald Trump’s offer to mediate the ongoing dispute over the Grand Ethiopian...

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(MENAFN) Egypt and Sudan have signaled approval of an initiative proposed by US President Donald Trump to help mediate the longstanding disagreement over Nile River water allocation linked to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. On Saturday,...

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(MENAFN) The United Nations Interim Force for Abyei (UNISFA) confirmed Thursday it has evacuated its logistics installation in Kadugli, Sudan's South Kordofan state, following a fatal assault on its personnel.

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(MENAFN) Multiple fatalities and injuries resulted from a Rapid Support Forces (RSF) assault in South Kordofan, southern Sudan, on Wednesday, according to local media outlets.

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(MENAFN) Six Bangladeshi peacekeepers were killed in a drone attack on a United Nations logistics base in South Kordofan, Sudan, officials confirmed on Sunday.