South Sudan: No accountability one year after Old Fangak hospital bombing
May 7, 2026The bombings of Old Fangak and Lankien by South Sudanese government forces cannot go unanswered. Juba, 6 May 2026: On 3 May 2025, the hospital run by Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) in Old Fangak, Jonglei State, South Sudan, was deliberately bombed by government forces, despite being clearly...
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South Sudan | Bombarded, looted, vandalised: MSF forced to close Lankien hospital after 31 years
April 30, 2026Juba, 29 April 2026 – Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been forced to permanently close our hospital in Lankien, Jonglei State, South Sudan, after it was bombarded on 3 February. Closing our hospital brings to an end 31 years of...
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South Sudan: As people die in Nyatim, humanitarian access must be opened
March 31, 2026A humanitarian disaster is unfolding in Nyatim, in Nyirol County, Jonglei state, South Sudan. Some 30,000 people have fled to Nyatim in search of safety after recent violence in Lankien and Pieri, finding shelter under trees next to a swamp....
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Sheltering under trees in South Sudan: Displaced people’s plight in Jonglei, Upper Nile and Lakes
March 19, 2026After escaping violent attacks in Jonglei and Upper Nile, thousands of people are surviving outdoors with little food, water, or medical care. I have lived through many wars, but this kind of displacement has never happened before. I have never...
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South Sudan: Looming government offensive forces people, MSF to evacuate South Sudan town within 72 hours
March 9, 2026Juba, 9 March 2026 – Hundreds of thousands of people in Akobo, Jonglei state, South Sudan, are facing an impossible choice as a government-forces led offensive on the town is imminent, following evacuation orders on 6 March. The number of...
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South Sudan: Mass causality in Abiemnhom Town
March 4, 2026Early on Sunday morning, 1 March, large-scale violent clashes occurred in Abiemnhom town, in the northwest of Ruweng Administrative Area, significantly impacting people.MSF supports the Ministry of Health Hospital in Abyei town which has so far received 80 patients with...
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South Sudan: MSF staff affected by violence in Jonglei
March 3, 2026For Albert*, an MSF nurse in Lankien, the destruction of MSF’s hospital on the night of 3 February 2026 was not only the loss of his workplace. It was the loss of his home and the sudden separation from his...
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Forgotten between borders: The critical needs of displaced people in South Sudan
February 10, 2026Barely a decade after gaining independence, the world’s youngest nation continues to face overlapping crisis such as open conflict, violence, insecurity and limited access to healthcare. For nearly three years now, the war in neighboring Sudan has unleashed yet another...
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South Sudan: Government forces bombarded MSF hospital in Lankien, Jonglei state
February 5, 2026Juba, 4 February 2026 – Médecins Sans Frontières’ (MSF’s) hospital in Lankien, Jonglei state, South Sudan, was hit in an airstrike by the government of South Sudan forces during the night of Tuesday, 3 February 2026. One MSF staff member...
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South Sudan Government Blocking Opposition-Held Areas from Humanitarian Access
January 30, 2026Juba, 30 January 2026 - Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) denounces the restrictions on humanitarian access the government of South Sudan has imposed exclusively in parts of the opposition-held areas of Jonglei State. These restrictions limit MSF’s ability to...
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South Sudan: Access restrictions are preventing lifesaving medical care in Jonglei State
January 16, 2026Juba, 16 January 2026 – Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors without Borders (MSF) warns that ongoing restrictions on humanitarian movements in parts of Jonglei State, South Sudan, are directly preventing lifesaving referrals of at least 20 critically-ill patients in need of urgent...
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South Sudan: MSF Evacuates Staff from Lankien Healthcare Facility Following Airstrikes
December 31, 2025Juba/Lankien, South Sudan, 31 December - Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has undertaken the evacuation of key staff members from its healthcare facility in Lankien town, Nyirol County, Jonglei State, South Sudan, in response to a deteriorating and volatile security situation...
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