By Chondok Stephen Magei Raiders suspected to be from the Misseriya nomads in Sudan have stolen about 1000 heads of cattle from Panyigai Payam of Rubkhona County in Unity State, the Director General at the State Ministry of Information, Deng Muon Liah, said. The raid occurred on Tuesday afternoon, just a week after the Misseriya […]
By Tapeng Michael Ohure China is celebrating the new year of Tiger with a special treat in South Sudan-the donation of scholastic materials to primary schools in Jonglei State. Through its charity organization, China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation, the Chinese government handed over panda packs, oxygen concentrators, school bags, children toys, and facemasks to the […]
By Simon Deng A group of soldiers who broke away from South Sudan’s main opposition, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition have agreed to integrate into the country’s army. The group, called the Kitgwang faction, led by Gen. Simon Gatwech Dual and Gen. Johnson Olony, split from First Vice President Riek Machar’s faction last […]
By Tapeng Michael Ohure The Omaiha Kingdom of the Lopit ethnic group have completed a generational power handover. The ceremony was completed on Saturday in a routine hifira held at the king’s farm called Achalili in Ibonni in Eastern Equatoria State. The new generation was named Maa (swarm of locust) by Lopit King Alifa Omoro. […]
By Okech Francis Police in South Sudan’s Northern Bhar el Ghazal state have arrested a man over the explotion of a grenade at a party over the weekend and will prosecute him in court. The explotion which occured in the wee hours of Saturday morning left two people dead and injured over 20 others. People […]
By Paul Jimbo The United Kingdom has announced a new package of support to countries in East Africa affected by extreme drought and flooding. Minister for Africa Vicky Ford, says the deal seeks to benefit almost a million people across East Africa. “The £17 million support package will provide vital assistance to almost a million […]
By Michael Tapeng Ohure Number One Citizen Newspaper, one of South Sudan’s daily publications has resumed operation after it was closed by the Media Authority. “The suspension was lifted on Friday by the media authority so we have just started operating today,” the paper’s Managing Director Maurice Dogga told Juba Echo by phone today. The […]
By Okech Francis A football tournament had ended and fans turned to merry making to celebrate the accomplishment in Northern Bahr el Ghazal. But as the celebrations were on, suddenly a blast rang killing two people are injuring over 20 others including James Salah Makoi who is receiving treatment at Aweil main hospital. “A young […]
By Simon Deng Violence continues to rock South Sudan’s Terekeka County in Central Equatoria State, and now a church leader is demanding force must be employed to ensure peace reigns. “The question of peace is not a peace that one can simply say it is already there, it is a peace that has to be […]
By Okech Francis A high drop in inflation rate in South Sudan in 2021 failed to tame economic crisis and equally reducing prices of commodities in the market. The nation’s local current gained strength against the US dollars by mid-2021 leading to high expectations of economic gains but by the end of the year, prices […]