South Sudan
4 stories tracked · from 4 outlets · last coverage 2026-11-15 · ranked by independent sources, not by us
South Sudan postpones first-ever national elections until February
Al Jazeera reports that South Sudan has postponed its first-ever national elections until February. Citing the country's election commission, the outlet says the vote, first expected in 2022, will now be held on February 11.
Ngo criticizes UN's response to massacre in South Sudan
France 24 reports that Amnesty International accuses both the South Sudanese government and UN peacekeepers of failing to protect civilians during a massacre in South Sudan that killed over 200 people. The same edition also reports that more than a thousand people are being prosecuted for illegal mining in Guinea, and that a Malagasy king killed by French colonial troops a century ago has been returned home.
Amnesty says UN, South Sudan officials failed to prevent village massacre
Amnesty International said in a report that UN peacekeepers and South Sudanese officials knew of a likely raid on the village of Abiemnom but failed to prevent it. According to the rights group, more than 200 people were killed in the attack.