(WASHINGTON) – A legal dispute in the United States has drawn attention to South Sudan after eight foreign nationals faced deportation there under an immigration policy introduced during the Trump administration. On Friday, a Massachusetts judge refused to halt the deportations, even as a federal judge in Washington, D.C brieflyContinue Reading
(WASHINGTON/JUBA) – The United States Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favour of continuing the deportation of several immigrants to South Sudan, a country still struggling with the aftershocks of conflict and instability. The court’s decision overturned an earlier ruling by a federal judge that had delayed the flight carryingContinue Reading
(Juba) – On Canada Day 2025, the Government of Canada is being recognised for its ongoing support to improve the health and wellbeing of women and girls in South Sudan. Through the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Canadian funding is helping midwives and nurses work in some of the mostContinue Reading
(London) – The international law firm Reed Smith has been appointed to act on behalf of a Dubai based crude oil trading company in a legal dispute against the Republic of South Sudan. The case involving significant financial claims will be heard through arbitration proceedings in London. The legal matterContinue Reading
(Juba) – The American Supreme Court has now allowed President Donald Trump to deport people — not just to their home countries, but to pretty much any nation that will pick up the phone. Even South Sudan is now on that list, right next to Libya. On 23 June, theContinue Reading
(London) – British authorities have launched a criminal case against two men accused of illegally exporting military equipment to several conflict affected countries, including South Sudan. The prosecution pointed out serious violations of international arms control laws and raises fresh concerns over the global black market in weapons. The accused,Continue Reading
(Washington) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s influence over the American judiciary and his ongoing confrontational approach to international trade are once again in focus. According to Professor Peter Ling of the University of Nottingham, Trump’s unusually high number of judicial appointments during his time in office is a key reasonContinue Reading
(Moscow) – South Sudanese and other African women are reportedly being recruited under false pretences to work in Russia’s growing drone production facilities, with many ending up in harsh, secretive, and potentially dangerous jobs. Investigations reveal that women from South Sudan, Uganda, Mali, Cameroon, Zimbabwe, Sierra Leone, and Botswana haveContinue Reading
(Juba) – The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to resume deporting certain migrants to countries they did not originate from, including South Sudan and Libya, under an emergency order issued on 23 June. The ruling which passed with a 6-3 vote reverses earlier lower court decisions thatContinue Reading
(Juba) – A prominent South Sudanese political activist and former World Bank economist is at the centre of a complex and high stakes legal case in the United States, involving allegations of a planned coup in South Sudan funded through deception and in violation of international arms laws. Peter BiarContinue Reading
