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South Sudan: MSF Strongly Condemns the Deliberate Bombing of Its Hospital in Old Fangak, Jonglei State
MSF, 4 May 2025
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) strongly condemns the deliberate bombing of its hospital in Old Fangak, South Sudan. The attack began at around 4:30am when two… Read more »
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South Sudan: UN Deplores Air Strike On Hospital in South Sudan
OCHA, 4 May 2025
The UN deplores an air strike on a hospital in Old Fangak, South Sudan early in the morning of 3 May. The UN Humanitarian Coordinator demands the protection of civilian lives and… Read more »
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Africa: AU Commission Chairperson Condemns Attack On MSF Health Facility in South Sudan
African Union, 4 May 2025
Addis Ababa, 4 May 2025: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has learned with shock and dismay the recent bombing of the Médecins… Read more »
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South Sudan: MSF Outraged by Armed Looting and Forced Closure of Lifesaving Hospital in Ulang, Upper Nile State
MSF, 14 April 2025
Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) strongly condemns the armed looting of its hospital and premises in Ulang, Upper Nile State. On the morning of… Read more »
MSF Condemns Deliberate Bombing of Hospital in South Sudan
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has criticised the deliberate bombing of its hospital in Old Fangak, South Sudan. Two helicopter gunships bombed the hospital pharmacy and fired on the town for 30 minutes, killing at least seven people and wounding 20 patients and MSF staff.
The pharmacy, which stored all medical supplies for the hospital and outreach activities, was destroyed, severely compromising MSF's ability to deliver care. Old Fangak Hospital is the only hospital in Fangak county, serving a population of over 110,000 people who already had extremely limited access to healthcare.
This marked the second MSF facility affected within a month, following the armed looting of its Ulang hospital on April 14, which already cut off healthcare access for the population of Ulang County.
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The medical charity Medecins Sans Frontierres has expressed outrage at an attack on a crucial hospital in the Upper Nile State. An MSF statement said more than 100 patients fled the facility when fighting drew closer on April 13.
Earlier, stakeholders expressed fear that violent clashes in the region, coupled with the house arrest in March of Vice President Riek Machar, could likely return the country to
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Kenyan President William Ruto has called on President Silva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar of South Sudan to put their differences aside and work towards peace and the implementation of the Intergovernmental Authority's (IGAD) peace agreement. This comes amid heightened tension in the country
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