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• Famine projected to reach catastrophic levels in South Sudan as 7.8 million face acute hunger

  Published: May 1, 2026

  Section: Africa

  United Nations agencies have issued an urgent warning that over half of South Sudan’s population will face crisis levels of food insecurity by July 2026. Driven by climate shocks a...

• UN Reports Over 100 Women and Girls Displaced Hourly in South Sudan Amid Escalating Violence

  Published: Apr 27, 2026

  Section: Africa

  UN Women warned on Monday that nearly 224,000 women and girls have been uprooted in South Sudan since the start of 2026 due to intensifying conflict and food insecurity. Regional D...

• Mass Evacuations and Humanitarian Collapse in South Sudan’s Akobo County Amid Escalating Regional Violence

  Published: Mar 20, 2026

  Section: Africa

  Over 100,000 people have fled Akobo town following a government-issued evacuation order, leaving tens of thousands of children without access to life-saving health and nutrition se...

• Mass Exodus as South Sudan Military Evacuation Order Forces 100,000 Into Neighboring Ethiopia

  Published: Mar 19, 2026

  Section: Africa

  A directive from the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces has triggered a humanitarian catastrophe, forcing approximately 100,000 residents of Akobo County to flee across the Ethiop...

• Twenty-Six Doctors Without Borders Staff Missing in South Sudan Following Coordinated Attacks on Medical Facilities

  Published: Mar 4, 2026

  Section: Africa

  Medical charity MSF reports that 26 staff members remain unaccounted for following February 3 attacks on facilities in Jonglei State. The disappearances occurred amid a government...