75 children and adults benefited from free cleft lip surgery at Juba Teaching Hospital Friday; some Juba residents survive on food from the town’s dumpsite; a Mandela Washington Fellow from Sudan surprised by American interaction.

Members of the UN Security Council discuss the unfolding situation in South Sudan; Jonglei state officials asked staff at the state hospital not to go on strike over unpaid incentives; a Mandela Washington Fellowship helps Sudanese fleeing from conflict.

Four people were killed, and two others injured during fresh clashes between the White Army and the South Sudan Defense Force in Nasir town; Sudanese activists around the world are keenly following the US-mediated talks which kicked off in Geneva Wednesday; plus, more.

Civil Aviation authorities in South Sudan say there was no mechanical faults in two recent plane crashes in the country; Travelers along the Juba-Yambio Road say the removal of some illegal check points ease commute; some farmers say they’re able to cultivate their farms after gaining skills from a British nonprofit; plus, more.

The lawyer representing Kalisto Lado, the former mayor of Juba, is calling on the government to release his client; a witness in Maban says two jet fighters from Sudan allegedly bombed Thor Tumbak village inside South Sudan; Eastern Equatoria’s state parliament has re-opened after being closed for a more than a year; plus, more

Calm has returned to South Sudan’s Kajokeji County and Uganda’s Yumbe district after days of tension over an illegal road construction from Gobor to Nyaingamuda, in Kajokeji County. South Sudan authorities say they stopped the construction because Uganda did not seek their permission to pave a road in South Sudan's territory. Denis Logonyi has more from Juba.

Chiefs in Eastern Equatoria State advise parents to review bride prices; Calm has returned to South Sudan’s KajoKeji County and Uganda’s Yumbe district after days of tension over an illegal road construction from Gobor to Nyaingamuda, in Kajokeji County; plus, more

The South Sudanese men’s basketball team “The Bright star” received a heroic welcome upon arrival at Juba international Airport on Thursday after they were eliminated last week by Serbia in the Olympics games; Internally Displaced Persons in Malakal town say they have no services; officials at Yambio State Hospital in Western Equatoria say they are dealing with high number of rape cases; plus, more.

Advocacy organization Human Rights Watch has accused the rival forces in Sudan of committing serious crimes against women and girls. The group’s director for the Horn of Africa, Laetitia Bader, says there is no place for a culture of impunity in Sudan. She says the United Nations should deploy a civilian protection force in Sudan to deter more abuses across the country.

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court vows to hunt down perpetrators of crimes in Sudan; community leaders in Nimule of Eastern Equatoria state says they worry about the construction of fuel stations in residential areas; members of the Lafon County community are calling on the county commissioner to step down; plus, more.