Fifteen children died in a South Sudanese village last month after being administered with contaminated measles vaccines, the country’s health minister said Friday. During the vaccination of 300 people in the southeastern state of Kapoeta, local officials failed to follow guidelines, storing the vaccine unrefrigerated for four days and using a single syringe for the … Read more
South Sudan’s rebel movement (SPLA-OI) led by former South Sudanese Vice President Riek Machar suffered another blow after six officials from the group joined the splinter faction led by Incumbent Vice President Taban Deng Gai. The defectors included a senior member of SPLA-IO, Tijwok Hadhir Aguet who previously served as chairperson for Agricultural Affairs in … Read more
South Sudan’s three-year old civil war has displaced more than 3.5 million people A South Sudanese minister has resigned from the country’s unity government to rejoin the rebel movement led by the former Vice-President Riek Machar. The minister, Gabriel Duop Lam, was appointed last year as part of a peace deal. He initially did not … Read more
At least 11 people are dead and 16 others have been injured after an attack on football fans in South Sudan, local media report. A gunman opened fire on a crowd watching an English Premier League game near the town of Juba. South Sudan’s National Courier newspaper said the gunman had escaped despite a “prompt … Read more
A group of around 150 armed rebels have abducted at least 30 children after they attacked two schools in South Sudan’s Amadi state, the state governor Joseph Ngere has told the BBC’s Focus on Africa programme. He said the men were part of the SPLM-IO group of ousted Vice-President Riek Machar. Mr Ngere said around … Read more