Author: Martin Berge, Jr.

The South Sudanese authorities have in recent months escalated their crackdown on peaceful dissent by conducting a cross-border campaign of harassment, intimidation and attacks against critics to prevent a series of global protests on the country’s leadership from taking place, reveals a new briefing by Amnesty International

The Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF), a coalition of Sudanese armed movements, has declared its categorical rejection of the political agreement signed between the ruling Transitional Military Council (TMC) and the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC formerly known as the Alliance for Freedom and Change) on Wednesday

A one-time camel trader turned leader of a Sudanese militia known as the “devils on horseback” now holds the fate of Africa’s third-largest nation in his hands

South Sudan’s opposition leader, Riek Machar says he is ready to pursue progressive peace talks with president Salva Kiir, nearly a year after the latest peace deal was signed

A high level delegation arrived in Yei, South Sudan to support against the spread of Ebola to the Central Equatorial region

After series of delays, two sides sign accord creating power-sharing body; talks ongoing for constitutional declaration

A court in South Sudan has annulled a child marriage, in a rare legal case that activists say could signal a turning point for women’s rights in the conservative country

Beaten and Abused, Sudan’s Women Bear Scars of Fight for Freedom

South Sudan’s president Salva Kiir used the occasion of celebrating six years of independence to apologise for his government’s mistakes, including the failure to pay public workers because of an ongoing economic crisis

About 100 uniformed women serving in South Sudan’s security sector are working towards combatting gender-based violence as well as securing a leading role in the country’s peace process