[allAfrica] Nairobi — Conflict and political unrest in north-east Africa — civil wars, uprisings and attacks by armed insurgents — are fueling a famine, causing displacement, loss of livelihoods, and disrupting of food production and food supply chains.

[Agenzia Fides] Juba — As part of an ecumenical visit, Pope Francis will visit South Sudan together with the Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, Primate of the Anglican Communion, and Pastor Iain Greenshields, President of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. In the African country, affiliation to different faith communities also represents a unifying factor in the fabric of society and social life in a context that has been devastated and shattered by decades of civil wars. This affiliation often also has

[The New Humanitarian] Bidi Bidi Refugee Settlement, Uganda — ‘My stories have had a major impact.’

[WFP] Juba — A contribution of CAD5.5 million (US$4.1 million) from the Government of Canada will provide more than 23,000 children in South Sudan with access to daily nutritious meals at school, or take-home rations, over the next three years, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced today at a signing ceremony. There are 2.8 million children out of school across South Sudan and WFP’s school meals are a vital social safety net that help increase enrolment and attendance at schools, particularly in highl

[The New Humanitarian] Juba — ‘Processes cannot be sustained if they are not visibly championed by political and military leaders at the centre.’

[VOA] Rome — Pope Francis is set travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan at the end of the month – a visit the pontiff had earlier been forced to postpone due to health issues.

[SNA] Khartoum — The President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, concluded today a one-day visit to Juba, Republic of South Sudan, in response to an official invitation extended by President of the Republic of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit.

[SNA] Juba — The Ministries of Foreign Affairs in Sudan and Republic of South Sudan issued today statement on the meeting of His Excellency the President of the Sudanese Transitional Sovereignty Council, Chairman of the current session of IGAD, General Abdel Al-Fattah Al-Burhan and His Excellency President Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of the Republic of South Sudan on strengthening the relations between the two countries,

[CPJ] Nairobi — South Sudanese authorities should immediately and unconditionally release all journalists detained this week and ensure the press can work freely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Friday.

[VOA] Juba — South Sudan’s national security service has detained six journalists who work for the country’s national broadcaster, SSBC, the country’s press union said.