South Sudan
Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about South Sudan, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 940 stories have been published about South Sudan which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about South Sudan, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 940 stories have been published about South Sudan which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
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South Sudan · South SudanKiir and Machar's forces signed a peace agreement in 2018 that ended five years of civil war. The opposing forces have clashed frequently over disagreements about how to share power. In Friday's decree, Kiir handed the defence ministry to his party, a role which, under the terms of the agreement, is meant to be appointed by the opposition.
South Sudan president fires defence and interior ministers
57% Right coverage: 7 sources
Refugees · JubaSouth Sudan’s president has urged the country’s more than 2 million refugees to return home in his first meeting with displaced people since civil war erupted almost a decade ago.
South Sudan's president calls on refugees to return home
60% Left coverage: 10 sources
Pope Francis · Vatican CityPope Francis urged the people of South Sudan on Sunday to resist the "venom of hatred" so they could achieve the peace and prosperity that have eluded them through years of bloody ethnic conflicts.
Pope Francis wraps up South Sudan trip, urges end to 'blind fury' of violence
50% Right coverage: 18 sources
Pope Francis · JubaPope Francis calls on South Sudanese to lay down their weapons and forgive one another. Francis was joined on the novel ecumenical peace mission by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, and the moderator of the Church of Scotland. The aim of the Catholic, Anglican and Presbyterian leaders was to push Kiir and Machar to recommit themselves to the 2018 deal.
Pope makes final bid for peace, forgiveness in South Sudan
53% Left coverage: 38 sources
Pope Francis · JubaPope Francis wraps up an emotional visit to Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday and heads to neighbouring South Sudan, another nation struggling to overcome decades of conflict and grinding poverty.
Pope heads to South Sudan to urge peace as fighting kills 27
53% Center coverage: 66 sources
Politics · JubaSix journalists have been detained after a video surfaced appearing to show the president of South Sudan wetting himself.
South Sudan journalists detained over video of President Salva Kiir 'wetting himself'
38% Center coverage: 37 sources
US & Canada · JubaThe South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation footage aired in December and was widely shared online. It showed 71-year-old President Salva Kiir standing during the national anthem and then looking down at what appeared to be a spreading stain. The Union of Journalists of South Sudan in a statement called for a speedy conclusion to the investigation.
South Sudan union says journalists detained over viral video
37% Center coverage: 11 sources
Refugees · South SudanU.N. special envoy Nicholas Haysom calls 2023 a 'make or break' year for South Sudan. He says it's possible the country can keep its commitment to hold elections in December 2024. But he says the political environment doesn't exist for a robust political competition. South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011 after a long conflict.
UN envoy says 2023 is a `make or break' year for South Sudan
56% Center coverage: 9 sources
