Pope Visits South Sudan in a “Pilgrimage of Peace”February 3, 2023 — 2/3/2023 South Sudan (International Christian Concern) - After wrapping up his time in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Pope Francis is arriving in the war-torn nation of South Sudan today....
15 Soldiers Killed by Insurgents in South SudanAugust 7, 2022 — 08/07/2022 South Sudan (International Christian Concern) - On July 26, in South Sudan’s northern Unity state, approximately 15 soldiers were killed by insurgents. Authorities reported that the soldiers were attacked...
Pope Francis Delays Visit to South Sudan and the DRCAugust 6, 2022 — 08/06/2022 South Sudan and the DRC (International Christian Concern) - Pope Francis was scheduled to visit South Sudan and the DRC in early July but delayed the visit due to...
28 Murdered In Jihadist Attack on South Sudanese Christian CommunityJanuary 14, 2022 — 01/14/2022 South Sudan (International Christian Concern) – According to the Barnabus Fund, at least 28 people were killed, and 57 houses were burned down by Islamist extremists during a January attack on...
Bishop Targeted, Shot in South Sudan April 27, 2021 — 04/27/2021 Sudan (International Christian Concern) – Christian Carlassare, the new Catholic bishop of Lakes state church in South Sudan, was attacked by two gunmen on Sunday night when they broke into his...
Biden Considers Appointment of Special Envoy for Horn of AfricaFebruary 18, 2021 — 02/18/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) – President Biden is considering the appointment of a special envoy for the Horn of Africa. First reported by Foreign Policy earlier this week, the...
COVID-19 Reaches UN-run IDP Camp in South SudanMay 14, 2020 — 05/14/2020 South Sudan (International Christian Concern) – For most of us in the West, coronavirus has meant staying at home and trying to avoid others so that we don’t get...
South Sudan Appoints New Vice Presidents, Starts New GovernmentFebruary 26, 2020 — 02/26/2020 South Sudan (International Christian Concern) – President Salva Kiir of South Sudan sore 4 new vice Prsident’s into office on Saturday, meeting a twice delayed deadline to start the...
South Sudan Government and Opposition Agree to New Unity Government, AgainFebruary 21, 2020 — 02/21/2020 South Sudan (International Christian Concern) – This past week, Salva Kiir, South Sudan’s President, met with the opposition leader Reik Machar and other opposing forces to agree on a...
Catholic Church Led Peace Deal in Effect in South SudanJanuary 16, 2020 — 01/16/2020 South Sudan (International Christian Concern) – South Sudan has been in almost constant civil war since it gained its independence in 2011. This civil war has been between the...
South Sudan’s Vice President Sanctioned by U.S.January 9, 2020 — 01/09/2020 South Sudan (International Christian Concern) – On January 8, the United States Treasury Department announced in a statement that sanctions were imposed on South Sudan’s First Vice President, Taban...
Church Attack in Rimenze, South Sudan Displaces ThousandsNovember 19, 2019 — 11/19/2019 South Sudan (International Christian Concern) – An attack on the Rimenze Catholic Church in South Sudan has left thousands of people without homes or hope and four people dead....
US Government Disappointed by South Sudan Delay in Governmental RestructuringNovember 14, 2019 — 11/14/2019 South Sudan (International Christian Concern) – South Sudan has been going through a 5 year civil war that has displace millions and killed tens of thousands of people. Late...
Sudan Rebels and Government Meet in First Round Peace TalksOctober 18, 2019 — 10/18/2019 Sudan (International Christian Concern) – As Sudan and its government pursue development and reform, disparate rebel groups and insurgents, what might be considered to be the greatest threat to...
Sudan Continues to Show Signs of Hope for Future: Reopens Border with South SudanSeptember 16, 2019 — 09/16/2019 Sudan (International Christian Concern) – Sudan and South Sudan have had terrible relation ever since the southern country gained its independence in 2011. There have been accusations that Sudan...
Prayers Answered in South Sudan as Civil War Comes to a CloseNovember 2, 2018 — 11/02/2018 South Sudan (International Christian Concern) – On Wednesday, President Salva Kiir apologized publicly to South Sudanese citizens for the past five years if conflicted that occurred in 2013 over...
