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Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura Yambio in South Sudan, Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala, issued a message urging reconciliation and avoidance of human rights violations, in the wake of aggression by military forces who seized power in the northern nation of Sudan in October. The nation of Sudan was approaching […]

The World Health Organization has endorsed a new vaccine to be used in the arsenal against malaria – a disease that claims half a million lives each year, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa, with 260,000 of those deaths being children under age 5. The vaccine, called Mosquirix, is produced by GlaxoSmithKline. […]

Sudan’s fragile alliance between military and civilian groups was dissolved on Monday, October 25, when military forces under Sudan’s top general launched a military takeover of the government and declared a state of emergency. The move has demolished hopes for a peaceful transition to civilian-led power after ousting former president, […]

Nearly 400,000 people in South Sudan are stranded or displaced due to widespread flooding that submerged homes, swept away livestock, and destroyed farmlands, according to an announcement by the UN humanitarian agency, OCHA, on Tuesday. Families are left homeless and without livelihoods, as vulnerable populations like the elderly or infirmed […]

A cooperative of UN humanitarian and charitable organizations have been able to reach marginalized people and communities in remote parts of Sudan for the first time in ten years – areas previously inaccessible for much needed humanitarian aid due to the ongoing conflict and instability that has plagued the region. […]

In a welcome bit of good news for Africa’s youngest country, South Sudan has begun to receive COVID-19 vaccine relief, as they brace to deal with a second wave of the coronavirus that has infiltrated their borders. On Thursday, March 25, South Sudan started receiving shipments of the COVID vaccine […]

Ireland’s Ambassador to the Holy See paid tribute this past St. Patrick’s Day to the legacy of Irish missionaries who have historically served around the world and continue to do so today, highlighting among them the work of Sister Orla Treacy and her service to the children and community members […]

Some 350,000 South Sudanese refugees have begun to return home from countries of asylum after fleeing years of violence in the nation’s war for independence and subsequent civil war. Following its independence in 2011, violent internal conflict erupted in 2013, forcing more than four million South Sudanese to flee across […]

Recent reports indicate that there was a clash between South Sudan’s military and Uganda’s army at the two nations’ borders this past week. According to the statement from South Sudan, Ugandan soldiers and artillery ventured into the country and forced South Sudanese soldiers to retreat. A small battle followed in […]

After decades of war, the government of Sudan (just north of South Sudan) and a prominent rebel group have finally struck a peace deal, taking a step in the right direction toward ending the conflict that has led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands. On October 3rd, several official […]