Juba refuse issuing the former president of the Central African Republic (CAR) a South Sudanese passport following a U.N. charge against Francois Bozize,
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Prominent South Sudanese Economist and Critic Arrested
South Sudanese authorities have arrested a prominent economist and critic of both the government and rebels, his wife said on Tuesday
Effort to Extend Current South Sudan President’s Term Condemned
Bill proposed by South Sudan’s government that would extend President Kiir’s term for three years
VIDEO: The Rebel Puppeteers of Sudan
Film tells the story of a resourceful group of journalists and a drama collective who banded together
Experts Gather to Defend Human Rights in Africa’s Great Lakes Region
Meeting to look for ways to reduce violence and human rights abuses through the judicial process
REPORT: South Sudanese Elite Fund Militias With Illicit Oil Sales
South Sudan’s elite is using the country’s oil wealth to get rich and terrorize civilians, says new report
People of South Sudan Suffer on Bottom of World Freedom Index
Once again, South Sudan is ranked among the least democratic countries in the world according to Freedom House
VIDEO: Using Poetry to Fight For Sudanese Free Speech
Poetry in a place that regularly ranks towards the bottom in press freedom and free speech
Young South Sudan Artists Use Music to Relieve Suffering of War
A group of young artists in South Sudan are hoping music and art can help reverse the damages of war
Four Nation Famine Requires Global Attention
For all four countries, the culmination of war, poverty, mass displacement, inaccessibility to aid, drought, and crop failure is a formula for famine, with the ultimate result being severe food deprivation that threatens millions.