World News | South Sudan Closes Schools After Students Collapse Due to Extreme Heat

Juba (South Sudan), Feb 22 (AP) South Sudan closed all schools Thursday for two weeks due to an extreme heat wave that has caused some students to collapse. This is the second time the country — which faces extreme effects from climate change, including …

South Sudan in Focus: Ugandans learn South Sudan's survival language

Some Ugandan businesspeople living in South Sudan say speaking the collegial Arabic has built trust and helped them interact with locals in South Sudan; Sudanese political leader says lasting peace could come to his country if the Rapid Support Forces …

Extreme Heat Forces School Closures in South Sudan, Raising Concerns for Children’s Safety

School in South Sudan Photo: The Sudan Tribune February 21, 2025 Hour: 2:21 pm Soaring temperatures in South Sudan have forced the closure of schools nationwide for two weeks, heightening the risk of child marriage, child labor, and recruitment into armed …

South Sudan closes schools due to extreme heatwave

  South Sudan has announced that all schools would be closed for two weeks owing to an ongoing intense heat wave that has caused some children to collapse. This is the second time the country, which is experiencing catastrophic effects from climate change, …

South Sudan closes schools after pupils collapse due to extreme heat

South Sudan has announced the closure of all schools for two weeks due to an ongoing extreme heatwave that has caused some pupils to collapse. This is the second time the country – which faces extreme effects from climate change, including flooding during …

Heat wave forces South Sudan to close schools for two weeks

South Sudan has ordered all schools to close for two weeks starting Friday due to an ongoing extreme heat wave that has caused some students to collapse. According to Deputy Education Minister Martin Tako Moi, an average of 12 students have been collapsing …

Heatwave forces South Sudan to shut schools as health risks rise for students

South Sudan on Thursday announced the closure of all schools for two weeks due to an ongoing extreme heatwave that has caused some students to collapse. Due to an ongoing excessive temperature that has led several pupils to collapse, South Sudan declared …

South Sudan: Heatwave forces schools to shut for second year running

South Sudan peace talks in Kenya adjourned until March

NAIROBI, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan President William Ruto has announced the adjournment of the South Sudan peace talks, which have been going on in Nairobi for almost a year, to allow for further consultations. Ruto, who met Thursday with holdout …

UN urges South Sudan to enhance security, key peace benchmarks

JUBA, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- A senior United Nations envoy has called on South Sudan's leadership to improve security in the country and work for faster progress on outstanding peace benchmarks. Nicholas Haysom, special representative of the UN secretary- …