[The African Editors’ Forum] TAEF is proud to announce Sudanese journalist Durra Mohammed Gambo as the 2025 Laureate of the Service to Journalism Award.

[HRW] Communities at Risk as Crisis Deepens

[CAF] South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation will soon be making their second appearance in the qualifiers of the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Women’s Cup of Nations (WAFCON), since their attempt for the 2024 finals.

[Independent (Kampala)] South Sudan — The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is suing the Republic of South Sudan for allegedly failing to repay US$657mn in trade and pandemic-related facilities.

[allAfrica] Cape Town — The African Union chose its new leadership, and now faces several peace and security challenges which the International Crisis Group (ICG) described as “forbidding”. This is an extract of ICG’s briefing points to eight areas where the organisation can put its diplomatic weight to particularly good use.

[Afrobarometer] Majority say women are likely to be criticised or harassed if they report gender-based violence to the authorities.

[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia and South Sudan committed to strengthening bilateral ties through education, with Ethiopia providing free education to 644 South Sudanese students this school year, Ethiopian Embassy in South Sudan announced.

[Oxfam] Two members of Oxfam staff were killed in an armed robbery yesterday in the town of Motot in Jonglei State, South Sudan.

[Nile Post] Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje, the Mufti of Uganda, has urged the South Sudanese government to address challenges faced by Ugandan traders operating in the country, including high taxes and harassment at border points.

[UN News] As South Sudan enters a so-called “extended transitional period” this month, the UN’s top envoy to the country has warned that the clock is ticking to accomplish the commitments under a key 2018 peace accord, ahead of a new deadline set for February 2027.