South Sudan: Violence in South Sudan Is Rising Again - What's Different This Time, and How to Avoid Civil War

South Sudan: Violence in South Sudan Is Rising Again - What's Different This Time, and How to Avoid Civil War

Analysis - A rise in political tensions in South Sudan and an escalation of violence in the Upper Nile State have raised fears of a return to civil war in the world's youngest nation. In early March 2025, neighbouring Uganda sent troops to South Sudan on the request of the government, and was involved in aerial bombardments.

The President appointed Koang Chuol Ranley as the new governor of Upper Nile, replacing James Odhok. The decree violates the peace agreement that ended the war between the Kiir government and the opposition.

Crisis in Sudan hits close to home for some in Amarillo congregation

‘It’s been forgotten’ South Sudanese attending All Nations Worship Church, a ministry of Paramount Baptist Church in Amarillo, know the pain of those displaced by the war in Sudan, which has created a great humanitarian crisis globally.Paramount Missions Pastor David Preston, who copastors All Nations with Paramount Missionary in Residence Danial Habte, heard the families’ stories l…

African diplomats, UN urge South Sudan to embrace dialogue to address security challenges

Juba, March 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The African Diplomatic Corps (ADC) and the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) have called on parties to the South Sudan conflict to embrace dialogue and mediation to resolve escalating... - Social News XYZ

AU warned South Sudan on the brink of civil war - defenceWeb

The African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) was this week warned South Sudan is “on the brink of relapse into civil war” by Nicholas Haysom, head of the United Nations (UN) mission in the world’s newest country. Now in its fourteenth year of existence, the east African country, nestled between the Central African Republic (CAR), Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), requires “immediate and collective int…

South Sudan president sacks Upper Nile governor after militia clashes

Credit: Reuters/NAN South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has sacked the governor of northeastern Upper Nile state where clashes have escalated between government troops and an ethnic militia. Kiir accused the governor James Odhok Oyay of allying with his rival and First Vice President Riek Machar. The latest development compounds a confrontation between the two men that started after the White Army militia forced government troops to withdraw from…