Tag: Juba
Machar back in Juba
South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar returned to the capital Juba on Wednesday, according to a Reuters witness, more than two years...
Ultimate Heli deploys Bell 412s to South Sudan
South Africa-based Ultimate Heli, part of the Ultimate Aviation group, has deployed two Bell 412EP helicopters to South Sudan to provide humanitarian...
Prisoners take over section of South Sudan detention centre
Prisoners disarmed guards and seized control of part of a detention centre in South Sudan's capital Juba, the state security service said,...
South Sudan plane crash claims at least 19 lives
At least 19 people died in South Sudan when a small aircraft carrying passengers from Juba to Yirol crashed, an official said....
Drones, CCTV up security in South Sudan
South Sudan launched a closed-circuit television (CCTV) and drone security system officials said would help improve safety in Juba where violent crime...
South Sudan grounds UN aircraft in airport row
South Sudan grounded planes belonging to United Nations peacekeepers in a dispute over control of the airport in Juba, a government spokesman...
Ousted South Sudan army chief to return to Juba
South Sudan's ousted army chief said he will return to Juba, two days after being dismissed and leaving the city in a...
ISS: Think again – Why the UN’s failure in Juba will...
On 11 July at around 3pm – just as a new bout of fighting in Juba was beginning to die down –...
South Sudan opposition leader Machar has left the country: spokesman
South Sudan's former vice president and opposition leader Riek Machar has left the country for a neighbouring state, opposition officials said on...
Clashes south-west of Juba
Fighting flared in South Sudan late on Saturday south-west of the capital between forces loyal to the president and those backing the...
Split in South Sudan opposition threatens more turmoil
A rift appeared in one of South Sudan's two main rival groups on Friday, raising the prospect of further turmoil after months...
South Sudan president asks vice president to return
South Sudan's president wants his vice president to return to the capital to try to salvage a peace agreement jeopardised by fighting...
US seeks to reassure South Sudan on troops sent to Juba
The United States is not taking any offensive military actions with the goal of destabilising South Sudan and is only sending a...
South Sudan vice president leaves Juba, not seeking war
South Sudan's vice president has withdrawn with his troops to outside of Juba but is not planning for war, his spokesman said...
Shooting in South Sudan capital Juba – residents
Sporadic gunfire was heard in South Sudan's capital Juba late Thursday evening and military vehicles were blocking some roads, residents and a...
EU imposes sanctions on South Sudanese military leaders
The European Union on Thursday imposed travel bans and asset freezes on two South Sudanese military leaders it said were violating ceasefire...
Gunfire erupts in army base in South Sudan capital
Gunfire erupted inside the main military barracks in the South Sudanese capital Juba on Wednesday, a Reuters witness said, in an apparent...
South Sudan rebels say seize oil-producing state capital
South Sudanese rebels said they had taken control of the capital of oil-producing Upper Nile state on Tuesday, in the first fighting...
Gunfire in Juba, peace talks delayed
Gunshots rang out in South Sudan's capital Juba for about an hour on Sunday as peace talks between rebels and the government...
South Sudan says arrests 10, hunts ex-VP over foiled coup
South Sudan said on Tuesday it had arrested 10 senior political figures and was hunting for its ex-vice president, accusing him of...