Save the Children suspends aid in Walgak after vehicles seized
Save the Children has temporarily suspended its humanitarian operations in Walgak, Akobo West County, following two separate incidents involving the taking of its clearly marked humanitarian vehicles, the organisation said. In a statement issued on Saturday, Save the Children South Sudan confirmed that earlier this year, three of its vehicles were taken without consent but […]
Kiir forms election committee, excludes Dr. Machar loyalists
President Salva Kiir Mayardit on Friday evening issued a presidential order establishing a broad-based leadership committee to conduct dialogue on election-related issues in South Sudan. The new committee includes representatives from SPLM, SPLM-IO (Stephen Par Kuol faction), the National Agenda, the South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA), other political parties, former detainees, eminent personalities, and key […]
South Sudan u-turns, rejoins once-abandoned Tumaini peace initiative
South Sudan’s government has reversed its earlier decision to disengage from the Kenya-facilitated Tumaini Peace Initiative, formally rejoining the process in what describe as a significant political U-turn amid mounting regional and international pressure. On January 29, 2026, the Chief Facilitator of the Tumaini Initiative, Lt. Gen. Lazaro Sumbeiywo (Rtd), handed over a Framework for […]
