[Ethiopian Herald] – Ethiopian peacekeepers serving in Jonglei State and the Greater Pibor Administrative Area have been awarded United Nations (UN) medals for their exceptional efforts in promoting and sustaining peace in South Sudan.

[ISS] The fourth postponement of elections in less than a decade raises doubts South Sudan will ever reach democracy.

[UN News] Ongoing hostilities across Syria are intensifying an already dire humanitarian crisis, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned, amid reports of a deadly airstrike at the Ad Dabousiyah border crossing with Türkiye.

[ISS] Inter-communal structures can prevent women and children from being captured during cattle raids and forced into servitude.

[VOA] Juba, South Sudan — The international community warns that as many as 2 million children and 1 million pregnant or lactating mothers in South Sudan are facing acute malnutrition. Poor access to safe drinking water, sanitation and the spread of disease continue to fuel the crisis.

[VOA] Juba, South Sudan — South Sudanese authorities say a confrontation between the People’s Defense Forces and personnel protecting former spy chief General Akol Koor has been resolved peacefully, with both sides reaching an agreement to prevent further conflict. Heavy gunfire echoed for about an hour Thursday night around Koor’s residence in the Thongpiny neighborhood of Juba, creating panic and raising concerns the confrontation between the two sides might escalate.

[Agenzia Fides] Juba — “With the recurrent postponements of democratic elections in South Sudan, the hope for sustainable peace is waning,” warn the Bishops of South Sudan and Sudan at the end of their meeting on peace in the two countries in Kit, in the South Sudanese state of Eastern Equatoria.

[UNHCR] More than 17,400 former South Sudanese refugees were recently issued with national identity cards, having returned to the country after years in exile. With support from a joint project by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and the European Union (EU), the exercise led by the Directorate of Civil Registry, Nationality, Passport, and Immigration (DCRNPI) also targeted persons at risk of statelessness across the country.

[allAfrica] Geneva — Sudan’s war has disrupted its urban economy, once a mainstay, with formal wage employment sharply declining, pushing many into precarious self-employment or informal labour, offering scant security with health and education equally deteriorating, says a UN development official.

[SAFA] Coach Hugo Broos’ irrepressible charges were once again in devastating form as they beat South Sudan 3-0 in a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier that could have had a far more unflattering final scoreline on another day.