17/07/2025
BREAKING NEWS🚨
U.S. Travel Ban Level Four Now Includes South Sudan Despite Diplomatic Efforts
Washington, D.C. / Juba – July 17, 2025 — The United States has officially added South Sudan to its Level Four: Do Not Travel list, escalating restrictions amid growing concerns over safety, instability, and human rights violations. This decision comes despite South Sudan’s recent efforts to improve diplomatic relations with Washington, including the controversial extradition of a criminal suspect to the U.S.
South Sudan’s move, seen by many as an attempt to curry favor with the West, has sparked sharp criticism. “Our nation has sold out its dignity just to be labeled a ‘friendly state,’ yet we remain unrecognized and isolated,” a senior South Sudanese analyst commented. The disappointment is especially acute after a high-profile visit to the United States by Hon. Monday Semaya, who aimed to shift international perceptions of South Sudan.
But the efforts appear to have fallen flat.
Meanwhile, disturbing reports continue to surface from Nuer lands, where the government is accused of systematically bombing its own civilians. Human rights observers and local leaders have described the ongoing violence as a targeted campaign against one of the largest ethnic groups in the country, raising fears of a silent genocide.
“This is not just a conflict—this is ethnic cleansing,” said a local community leader who asked to remain anonymous for safety reasons.
Eyewitnesses and internal sources allege that weapons funneled into South Sudan through Uganda, in violation of the ongoing UN arms embargo, are being used disproportionately in Nuer-inhabited areas. The implications are grave: a government accused of bypassing international sanctions to wage war on its own people.
Calls are growing for international intervention.
The United Nations, African Union, and global human rights organizations are being urged to immediately investigate and respond to the alleged atrocities and the apparent misuse of military hardware. Activists warn that continued silence will only embolden further violence.
“This is a clarion call to the world: do not ignore South Sudan. A genocide may be unfolding in plain sight,” said an NGO spokesperson working in the region.
