South Sudan
Music with Jess Fu
Music reviewer Jess Fu joins Kathryn to share a new single from Te Kaahu, a project from Otautahi-born musician Em Walker, dedicated to her kuia. She'll also play a song from Phoebe Rings, a… Audio
Ten years since South Sudan independence
Today marks the 10 years since South Sudan gained independence.
It's a significant anniversary for the world's youngest country, but one which is mired by instability, corruption and one of the… Audio
Calling Home: David Shearer in Juba, South Sudan
David Shearer has just delivered his final briefing to the UN Security Council as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General United Nations Mission in South Sudan, capping off a remarkable… Audio
Can Sophie Wessex reignite the royal flame?
It's been a tough time for the British royal family of late. However, there is a ray of light in the form of Sophie, Countess of Wessex, who is being tipped to steady the royal ship. Author Christina… Audio
South Sudan govt and rebels reach peace deal
The president of South Sudan and head of the country's main rebel group have signed a final cease fire and power-sharing agreement hailing a new longed-for era of peace in the country.
'Horrific' and 'heartbreaking' tales in South Sudan - Shearer
The New Zealander heading the United Nations mission in war-torn South Sudan says he is staggered by the extent to which civilians are being targeted. Audio
David Shearer - South Sudan update
Former Labour leader David Shearer is into his second year leading the United Nations' mission in civil war-ravaged South Sudan from his base in the country's capital, Juba. The world's newest… Audio
Fijian in global hotspot empowered by Pacific experience
An "empowering" Pacific experience led Fiji's Unaisi Bolatolu-Vuniwaqa into a top international security role in South Sudan, she says.
Tony Ssembatya: 'Rwanda genocide made me think twice about humanity'
Tony Ssembatya is a Ugandan human rights scholar, activist and lawyer. His mother is Ugandan and his father was born in Rwanda. Ssembatya's early childhood was in Rwanda at the time of the 1994… Audio
NZer named in illicit arms sales report
A New Zealander has been named by Amnesty International as having links to a company it says is involved in illicit arms sales to South Sudan.
Famine & fighting drive one million children out of South Sudan
South Sudanese are fleeing restive areas as they battle famine. The conflict has been described as the worst crisis since the Second World War. New Zealander Dylan Quinnell has just returned from Juba… Audio
Shearer: South Sudan conflict is escalating
Former Labour MP David Shearer has given his first briefing to the United Nations Security Council in his new role as the head of the UN's South Sudan mission. Audio
Living in the world's largest refugee settlement
Bidi Bidi Camp in Uganda is home to 270,000 refugees who have fled South Sudan, a country in famine.( Video, Audio
Fighting famine in South Sudan
Jonathon Veitch from Unicef has just returned from South Sudan. "We're talking about an unprecedented situation in 2017 where more than a million children are at threat of severe acute malnutrition… Audio
UNICEF declares famine in South Sudan
New Zealander Patrick Rose, who is based in UNICEF's Senegal office, explains the dire famine hitting South Sudan. Audio
First famine declared since 2011 in South Sudan
Some 100,000 people face starvation, with a million more on the brink, in the first famine to be declared in any part of the world since 2011.
David Shearer on politics and peacekeeping
Labour MP and former Labour Party leader David Shearer is off to South Sudan to lead the UN mission in that war-torn territory. Audio
UN sacks South Sudan peacekeeping chief over damning report
The commander of the UN force in South Sudan has been sacked after a report found it had failed to protect civilians in July.
Africa correspondent Deborah Patta
Deborah Patta checks in on Oscar Pistorius' six year jail sentence, two people accused of being affiliated to Isis and planning to blow up Johannesburg's American Embassy, and the escalation of South… Audio
NZers in South Sudan warned to get out amidst heavy fighting
World Vision is hopeful a lull in fighting in the South Sudan capital of Juba following a ceasefire will improve the situation for thousands of people displaced by the latest outbreak of what… Audio