“We have nothing”: South Sudanese refugees, fleeing a second civil war in Sudan, return home to bleak prospects
TONNY ONYULO, in an article first published on Religion News Service, reports…
Pope implores South Sudan’s leaders to end bloodshed, recriminations
Juba, South SudanReuters Pope Francis began a visit to South Sudan on Friday with an impassioned plea to its fractious leaders to turn their backs on the violence, ethnic hatred and corruption that have stopped the world’s youngest country from achieving peace and prosperity. South Sudan broke away from Sudan to become independent in 2011 […]
Essay: Pope prepares for South Sudan peace mission – but many people there aren’t ready to forgive
In an article first published on The Conversation, NAOMI RUTH PENDLE, who has spent a decade carrying out research on peace and conflict in South Sudan, looks at what we can expect from the visit of Christian leaders…
South Sudan President dissolves parliament in line with peace deal
Juba, South SudanReuters South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has dissolved parliament, a long-awaited step to pave the way for the appointment of lawmakers from formerly warring parties in the country. The move was in line with a peace deal signed to end a civil war that began in 2013. South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir delivers […]
South Sudan Church leaders welcome new cabinet
South Sudanese church leaders have welcomed a new cabinet, which the country’s president Salva Kiir Mayardit announced on 12th March. The unveiling of the cabinet ended months of anxious waiting for a new unity government which was mandated by a 2018 peace pact, known as the Revitalised Agreement for the Resolution of Conflict in the […]
Ten killed as Christian college attacked in South Sudan
World Watch Monitor At least 10 people, including five children, have been killed in an attack on a college in South Sudan teaching theology, education and business, according to the Christian charity Open Doors International. Three guards and five students – one secondary and four primary school pupils – were among the victims of the 14th […]