Nafisa (not her real name), a 58-year-old woman from neighboring Sudan shares Nyakol’s anguish, having lost contact with her grandson, seven-year-old Ahmed (not his real name), as the family fled the conflict in Sudan in December 2023. Nafisa’s...
(MENAFN) Eight individuals labeled as “barbaric criminal illegal aliens” by U.S. authorities have been deported to South Sudan, a nation the U.S. State Department warns travelers to avoid due to ongoing violence, crime, and abductions. According...
(MENAFN) The United States has expelled eight individuals it referred to as “barbaric criminal illegal aliens” to South Sudan, a nation that the US State Department strongly advises against traveling to because of widespread violence, kidnappings,...
Tribute to Ambassador Mahlangu We would like to take this opportunity to pay tribute the late Ambassador Mahlangu who was serving as South Africa’s High Commissioner to Kenya. The Late Ambassador Mahlangu was also accredited to Somalia. He was...
(MENAFN) On Friday, the United Nations Security Council approved a resolution renewing an arms embargo on South Sudan for another year, extending it until May 31, 2026. The resolution also maintains targeted sanctions, including travel bans and...
(MENAFN) South Sudan has pushed back against Washington’s decision to revoke all US visas for its citizens, rejecting accusations that it refused to accept deported nationals. The country's Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Monday clarifying...
(MENAFN) The U.S. Supreme Court has approved the government's request to deport migrants to third-party countries, including conflict-ridden nations like Libya and South Sudan, regardless of the migrants' countries of origin. This ruling overturns...
The Office of the Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa wishes to provide clarity regarding Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s international travel expenses which has recently gained much attention in the media, with reports and...
(MENAFN) Rwanda has consented to receive up to 250 individuals expelled from the United States, according to an announcement made by the government on Tuesday. The East African country now joins other African nations—Eswatini and South Sudan—in...
(MENAFN) The US Supreme Court has approved the Biden administration’s authority to deport immigrants to third countries, including conflict-affected nations like South Sudan and Libya, regardless of the migrants’ countries of origin. This ruling,...
The rules are in place so that foreign travellers do not stay beyond the period specified on their visas, unintentionally due to sudden passport expiration. Sudden expiration results in unnecessary complications if they get stranded in a foreign...
On September 12, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States announced a joint road map for ending Sudan’s devastating two-and-a-half-year civil war. The announcement, on its own terms, was a breakthrough. Soon after its...
Fr. Sheridan described the Irish Catholic Sister who serves as Director of the Loreto Mission as an inspiration, especially to the Irish University’s community, saying, “Sr. Orla…you are the best of us. You are an inspiration to our students, an...
Suba Dafallah was selling vegetables at a market in the Sudanese city of Nyala one morning in March when he got a distressing call from his sister, saying their mother would like to speak to him. “Come quickly. There are clashes in the town,” he...
Canada has updated its travel guidelines asking citizens not to travel countries like Russian, North Korea, Ukraine, Mali, Afghanistan, Syria, Iran, Mali, Haiti, Sudan, Central African Republic, Burkina Faso, Yemen, Niger, Somalia, South, Sudan,...
Author: Obaj Okuj | Published: 21 hours ago General Chol Thon Balok, the Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs - Photo credit: Office of the President JUBA, South Sudan (Eye Radio) – A parliamentary briefing on veterans’ welfare was deferred...
Thousands of South Sudanese people who returned to the country from war-torn Sudan are stuck in a border town because aid cuts have halted their journeys home. Since the war in Sudan broke out in April 2023, more than 800,000 South Sudanese who...
Thousands of South Sudanese people who returned to the country from war-torn Sudan are stuck in a border town because aid cuts have halted their journeys home. Since the war in Sudan broke out in April 2023, more than 800,000 South Sudanese who...
16:52, 26 September 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Santen MAKSATOVA 16:52, 26 September 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Santen MAKSATOVA Kyrgyzstan has expanded its diplomatic presence globally by establishing relations with two...
As dengue fever spreads rapidly across Khartoum and Gezira, straining already-limited health services, over 50 migrants from villages on Khartoum’s eastern border with Gezira drowned earlier this month when a migrant boat sank off the Libyan...
