“Killing is part of their life”: the men raised on violence who are both perpetrators and victims as South Sudan faces return to civil war

Date & Source: May 2025 | The Conversation

Lokwi recalls his brother’s killing during SPLA’s capture of Kapoeta in 1988, illustrating the generational cycle of violence that has shaped men’s lives in South Sudan.

Renewed conflict is jeopardising South Sudan’s peace process

Date & Source: April 2025 | D+C

A March attack by the Nuer’s White Army in Nasir killed over 400, raising fears of a return to full-scale civil war and underscoring urgent calls for political dialogue.

South Sudan’s Kiir ousts long-serving chief justice

Date & Source: May 2025 | Radio Tamazuj

In a surprise decree, President Kiir replaced Chief Justice Chan Reec Madut after 13 years in office, appointing Benjamin Bak Deng as his successor.

UN Security Council must renew the arms embargo on South Sudan

Date & Source: May 27, 2025 | Al Jazeera

Analysts warn that lifting the embargo could inflame violence, recalling its imposition in 2018 after repeated ceasefire violations.

UN raises red flag over worsening security and rights conditions in South Sudan

Date & Source: May 2025 | Jurist

UN rights chief Volker Türk warns of escalating clashes between SSPDF and SPLA-IO, with dozens dead and thousands displaced since February.