South Sudan In Focus - VOA Africa

Today’s top stories: Heavy fighting between government forces and armed opposition kill and injure residents in Yambio, Kaya and the former Upper Nile State; bus operators plead with the governments of South Sudan and Uganda to provide security along the Kampala-Juba highway; and Donald Trump’s victory as President-elect of the United States is met with shock and concern by millions around the world.

Today’s top stories: The people of South Sudan react to Donald Trump's surprise victory as President-elect of the United States; unknown gunmen ambush a four-vehicle convoy transporting a football team on the Juba-Torit road; and the U.N. World Food Program says hundreds of thousands of South Sudanese refugees could experience more food reductions unless the agency receives additional funding.

Today’s top stories: The newly elected leader of the Democratic Change Party calls for an inclusive national dialogue to restore peace in South Sudanese communities; the head of the U.N. Mission in South Sudan says food shortages and the economic crisis in the region will remain a major challenge if violence continues; and South Sudanese-Americans cast their votes in the U.S. Presidential election.

Today’s top stories: A shooting rampage in a club outside Juba leaves thirteen people dead; the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization says more South Sudanese will face food shortages in the coming months; and South Sudanese women receive leadership training to compete with men in the public and private sectors.

Today’s top stories: Amnesty International criticizes Kenya’s move to deport the spokesperson for SPLM-IO leader Riek Machar; the South Sudan government says Kenya’s decision to withdraw its peacekeepers from South Sudan will negatively affect the peace agreement; and South Sudanese women learn carpentry to prove that women can develop the same skills as men.

Today’s top stories: Kenyan lawmakers vow to stop South Sudanese politicians living in Kenya from promoting violence that would affect the implementation of the 2015 peace deal; rights groups around the world call for a jump-start in the formation of a hybrid court to help deter violence across South Sudan; and a training program helps aspiring entrepreneurs start their own businesses.

Today’s top stories: South Sudanese analysts say the U.N. Secretary General’s decision to sack the UNMISS force commander is long overdue; the Human Rights Watch blasts the U.N. for failing to protect civilians in South Sudan; and South Sudanese youth call on their peers to reject hate speech and politicians who try to mobilize young people along ethnic lines.

Today’s top stories: A U.N. independent investigation reports that UNMISS “did not respond effectively” to the violence that broke out in Juba in July; members of the opposition Democratic Change party accuse one of their own with attempting to illegally take over the party’s leadership; and aid workers in a Ugandan refugee camp confirm huge numbers of unaccompanied minors among the South Sudanese refugees.

Today’s top stories: Pope Francis has accepted an invitation to visit South Sudan after Vatican officials were briefed about the country’s security and humanitarian crisis; the committee to protect journalists places South Sudan and Somalia among the top five countries where crimes against journalists go unpunished; and thousands of South Sudanese refugees who fled the region more than a decade ago say they prefer to live in Uganda because of continued instability back home.

Today’s top stories: Ethiopia’s prime minister agrees to stop armed groups from operating along the border of Ethiopia and South Sudan; Wau town residents protest a letter warning Equatorians working with NGOs in the region to vacate the area or face attacks; and thousands of Imatong State residents travel to refugee camps in Kenya because of insecurity in the state.