Latest South Sudan News
Refugees in New Hampshire turn to farming for an income and a taste of home
DUNBARTON, N.H. (AP) — It's harvest time in central New Hampshire, and one farm there appears to have been transplanted from a distant continent. Farmers balance large crates laden with vegetables on their heads while chatting in Somali and other languages. As the sun burns away...
South Sudan postpones December elections by 2 years citing incomplete preparations
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The government in South Sudan has postponed elections scheduled for December for two years citing the need to complete processes such as a census, the drafting of a permanent constitution and the registration of political parties. The Presidential Adviser...
She fought to become a midwife. Now she’s fighting to save mothers and their babies in South Sudan
BENTIU, South Sudan (AP) — Elizabeth Nyachiew was 16 when she watched her neighbor bleed to death during childbirth. She vowed to become a midwife to spare others from the same fate in South Sudan, a country with one of the world's highest maternal mortality rates. “If I saw...
South Sudan's security bill allowing warrantless arrests becomes law
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan’s controversial security legislation allowing the arrest of people without warrants has become law even though the president has not signed it, parliament's spokesperson said Thursday. Spokesperson Oliver Mori told The Associated Press that...
UN envoy says South Sudan is not ready to hold its first post-independence elections in December
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — South Sudan is not ready to hold its first post-independence elections in December and political players are discussing whether voting should be held this year, the U.N.’s top envoy in the troubled African country said Wednesday. Nicholas Haysom told the...
As South Sudan's oil revenues dwindle, even the security forces haven't been paid in months
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The recent rupture of a crucial oil pipeline has sent fresh pain through the economy of South Sudan, where even the security forces haven't been paid in nine months. Some soldiers and civil servants are turning to side hustles or abandoning their jobs. ...
South Sudan coach, basketball federation president accuse refs of bias after Olympic loss to Serbia
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — South Sudan's coach and basketball federation president said referees were biased against their team after a 96-85 loss to Serbia on Saturday that ended an exciting run for the lone African team in the men’s basketball tournament at the Paris Olympics. ...
US tops South Sudan 103-86 at Paris Olympics, earns spot in men's basketball quarterfinals
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — In the rematch, the U.S. had an easier time with South Sudan than it did when the teams first met a couple of weeks ago. Easier. Not easy. The U.S. clinched a trip to the quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics by beating South Sudan...
South Sudan's story continues at the Paris Games with a basketball rematch against the US
VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France (AP) — South Sudan coach Royal Ivey says his life feels like a movie right now. He might be onto something: An underdog, under-funded team from a nation still dealing with the aftereffects of a civil war and bracing for its first free election stuns the...
South Sudan is making the most of its first trip to the Olympics in men's basketball
VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France (AP) — South Sudan has made the most so far of its Olympic debut in men's basketball. The African nation topped Puerto Rico 90-79 on Sunday in its first game. “We’re not a secret anymore,” South Sudan coach Royal Ivey said afterward. ...
