Some Ugandan businesspeople living in South Sudan say speaking the collegial Arabic has built trust and helped them interact with locals in South Sudan; Sudanese political leader says lasting peace could come to his country if the Rapid Support Forces surrenders; the United States rejects allegations that the United States Agency for International Development, or USAID supported Boko Haram; plus, more.

Senior officials from the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Western Equatoria state have deserted their workstations; community leader ring alarm bell in Tambura county; recent study involving half a million German women found doctors were able to detect breast cancer when they used artificial intelligence; analysts say a Russian disinformation campaign was behind the departure of French troops from Africa’s Sahel region; plus, more.

South Sudan in Focus airs at 7:30 pm in Juba (1630 UTC) and can be heard on FM stations throughout South Sudan, on shortwave, and on VOA’s 24-hour channel in Nairobi at 8:30 pm. The program is hosted by John Tanza in Washington D.C., and a network of reporters around South Sudan and in Washington.

Communities in Ikwoto County of Eastern Equatoria State say they have contributed cash and food items to support the South Sudan Peoples Defense Forces deployed on the South Sudan Uganda border; UN Mission in South Sudan says it is concerned about ongoing clashes in Nassir of Upper Nile state and rising tensions in Western Equatoria state’s Tambura and Negero Counties; South Sudan's ministry of wildlife conservation and tourism is checking key sites in Jonglei state and Pibor administrative area to boost tourism; plus more.

the acting governor of Western Equatoria state Danie Badagbu Rimbasa says he is protecting allies of the former governor Alfred Futuyo who escaped to the bush after president Salval Kiir issued a decree firing the former governor; South Sudan Relief and Rehabilitation Commission says 18,000 individuals including women and children were displaced and are still hiding; persons living with HIV/AIDS in South Sudan say they are worried after the only organization supporting them is affected by the President Donald Trump's signed executive order freezing US foreign development assistance for 90 days ; plus, more.

Three traders arrested for transporting bush meat from Bor; members of the African Union Executive Council called for cooperation among members to confront challenges and exploit resources independently instead of depending on other countries; African Union summit starts in Addis Ababa with the 55-nation organization facing multiple challenges; Artificial Intelligence Action Summit kickoff in Paris; plus, more

South Sudan in Focus airs at 7:30 pm in Juba (1630 UTC) and can be heard on FM stations throughout South Sudan, on shortwave, and on VOA’s 24-hour channel in Nairobi at 8:30 pm. The program is hosted by John Tanza in Washington D.C., and a network of reporters around South Sudan and in Washington.

A recent discussion at the Washington based Atlantic Council focused on Sudan’s road to peace. Kholood Khair, a civil activist who has been engaged in the search for peace in her country, told participants at the council that Sudan’s warring parties are not respecting their commitments to peaceful settlement of the conflict; Trump administration says it is carrying out a review of foreign aid programs and the main U.S. agency for humanitarian assistance; President Donald Trump is doubling down on his demand that Jordan's King Abdullah II support his plan to take over Gaza and permanently take in Palestinians; plus, more.

South Sudan in Focus airs at 7:30 pm in Juba (1630 UTC) and can be heard on FM stations throughout South Sudan, on shortwave, and on VOA’s 24-hour channel in Nairobi at 8:30 pm. The program is hosted by John Tanza in Washington D.C., and a network of reporters around South Sudan and in Washington.

The commissioner of KajoKeji county says rebels attacked a barracks leaving three soldiers dead and two children who were allegedly burned to ashes; Catholic Bishop of Malakal dioceses is calling on security forces to fight human trafficking and child abduction in the Upper Nile state; South Sudan peace talks in Kenya, between the South Sudan government adjourned for the third time; plus, more.