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The forgotten story of the Nuba Mountain people

The security situation for the people of the Nuba Mountain region of Sudan has continued to deteriorate recently with increased attacks on civilians and the denial of basic human rights.

18 June 2014

S. Sudan bishop: "Bad governance is the real reason for the conflict"

S. Sudan bishop: "Bad governance is the real reason for the conflict"

A South Sudanese bishop has attributed the continued conflict in his country to bad governance

04 June 2014

South Sudan: Fears that cholera outbreak will spread as rains begin

Fears are mounting that a cholera outbreak in and around Juba

23 May 2014

Sudanese diaspora longs for lasting peace in homeland

Almost three months have passed since Sudanese Angelina Rambang last heard from her husband. He’d been working with a bank in Juba, South Sudan, when fighting erupted last December after President Salva Kiir accused his sacked former deputy turned rebel leader Riek Machar of plotting a coup d’état.

19 May 2014

Statement from the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia

Following the sentencing to death of a pregnant Sudanese woman for refusing to abandon her Christian faith, the Anglican Archbishops of Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia are calling on all people of good-will to raise their voices in protest.

16 May 2014

South Sudan Church Expands Aid Amidst Conflict, Begins Healing and Reconciliation

Episcopal Relief & Development is strengthening the crisis response of the Episcopal Church in South Sudan & Sudan (ECSSS) by providing financial and technical assistance to its humanitarian arm, SUDRA (the Sudanese Development and Relief Agency

13 May 2014

Rushden vicar heading out to South Sudan for new calling

A vicar is preparing to serve a new community overseas after 10 years in his current post.

12 May 2014

Church leaders take part in talks between South Sudan’s Kiir and Machar

Church leaders from South Sudan are arriving in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, all set to take part in the start of negotiations between South Sudan's president Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar. 

09 May 2014

Longing for peace, reconciliation and healing in South Sudan

On a recent visit to the CMS offices. Stephen Lubari, education programme manager of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan and Sudan (ECSSS), had a simple message from the world’s newest nation

08 May 2014

WCC general secretary: War in South Sudan must end now

“The senseless war in South Sudan must end now,” said the World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit

06 May 2014