Over two years have passed since Sudan plunged into a civil war that has caused what aid organizations have described as one of the world’s worst displacement and hunger crises.

As South Sudan marked its 14th Independence Day on 9 July 2025, Catholic Bishops across the country issued heartfelt messages ...

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to President Salva Kiir Mayardit of the Republic of South Sudan on the occasion of his country's ...

Marking South Sudan’s 14th Independence Day on Wednesday, July 09, President Salva Kiir delivered a national address acknowledging the country’s enduring hardships and calling for unity, peace, and ...

The last official independence event was held in 2014.

On July 9, 2011, the Republic of South Sudan declared its independence from Sudan and became Africa's 54th nation.

The Department of Homeland Security said the migrants would be in South Sudan soon. “These sickos will be in South Sudan by Independence Day,” Tricia McLaughlin, a DHS assistant secretary ...

During the South Sudan independence celebrations on 9 July 2011 at Freedom Square, next to the John Garang Mausoleum, the unity of purpose and hope for the future was electrifying. One could hardly ...

Almost 10,000 people a day are fleeing Sudan's brutal civil war across the border to South Sudan, the United Nations warned on Tuesday, with daily arrivals having tripled in recent weeks.

On This Day: South Sudan declares independence On July 9, 2011, after more than half a century of struggle and violence that claimed an estimated 2 million lives, the Republic of South Sudan ...

The South Sudanese community in Omaha commemorates the road to freedom after a long history riddled with war, but today is reserved to celebrate freedom through their rich culture.

This month marks 10 years since South Sudan’s independence, a heady moment in which the world’s newest nation was celebrated along with the success of U.S activism in ending Africa’s longest ...