October 23, 2024
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Aid worker killed in Unity State

By Chondok Stephen Magei A humanitarian worker has been killed in Koch County of Unity State over a suspected love triangle. The 36-year-old Mathiit Both Duor was killed on Friday morning by Gatkor Riak Phan, the husband of the woman he was suspected to have an affair with. Dour worked for World Relief, a church-based […]

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Police arrest four over gang-rape of teenager in Northern Bahr el Ghazal

By Ambrose Achuil Garang Police in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State capital Aweil have arrested four people in connection with the gang-raping of a fourteen-year-old girl. The incident took place on Tuesday evening at Bar Mayen payam of Aweil Center County. Guot Guot Akol, the police spokesperson for Northern Bahr el Ghazal said the suspects […]

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EU conditions funding assistance to South Sudan

By Tapeng Michael Ohure The European Union has budgeted a funding assistance to South Sudan but has conditioned that continuity in spending on the 11-year-old country is subject to positive results. The bloc has spent 1 billion Euros in the country since independence but donors and tax papers are fatigued their money can’t change the […]

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Primary eight candidate sits exams from jail

By Ambrose Achuil Garang When the father of Peter Garang Dut bought him a motorcycle to help get money to subsist the family up, he never expected it would end up landing in in jail, charged with murder. The 18-year-old primary going was riding on the street in Aweil South County in South Sudan’s Bahr […]

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China roots for resilience in food production

By Tapeng Michael Ohure A sustainable food production program has been launched in Chukudum, Budi County of Eastern Equatoria State. The Chinese Embassy in South Sudan said the program is meant to alleviate unemployment among the youths. “It is essential to empower youth to advance peace and development in the grassroots. We should always place […]

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Children resort to street vending to support livelihood

By Simon Deng Results of years of civil war in South Sudan is pushing many children  into street vending to survive the harsh economic situation. 11- year-old Nyadhiara Majang, a disabled young girl living in the internally displaced person’s camp in Juba says she is now a year in the business of selling eggs. Majang […]

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EU-AU summit mulls alliance to combat illegal migrants

By Simon Deng European Union-African Union summit plans to seal a deal on combating illegal migration, human trafficking and migrant smuggling. The event is scheduled for February 17 and February 18 in Brussels, said Christian Bader, the European Union ambassador to South Sudan. “The reason we want to have this new alliance is because we […]

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More SPLM-IO soldiers defect to government troops in Unity State

By Chondok Stephen Magei 34 soldier loyal to SPLM-IO General Tito Biel Wieh have joined Sudan People’s Defence Forces on Tuesday. The 34 soldiers followed their commander who defected last week are from Mom training center. South Sudan People’s Defense Force Division four (4) spokesperson, Captain Abot Wai Abot has confirmed the defection of the […]

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Primary leaving examinations begin in South Sudan

By Tapeng Michael Ohure Over 53,000 candidates began their primary leaving examinations across South Sudan on Monday. The examination was launched by the Vice President for Service Clusters, Hussein Abdelbaggi Akol with a bell ringing ceremony at Mayo Girls Primary School in Juba and witnessed by the Minister of General Education, Awut Deng Achuil, among […]

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UN enhances mobility of inmates to access justice

By Ruot George The United Nations Development Programs has boosted the mobility of inmates to access justice in South Sudan through the donation of vehicles to the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs. According to the UNDP Resident Representative, Dr. Samuel G. Doe, the vehicles will be use to provide access to justice across ten […]

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