By Deng Machol Ethiopia is in a deep conflict that has threatened to reverse the democratic and social development of the African nation which situated in the horn of Africa. Fighting which broke out in November 2020 between Ethiopia’s federal troops and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), which controls the Amhara region of some […]
By Awan Achiek JUBA-South Sudanese young people have began using debate as a means to to promote peace and harness their career path potentials. Recently, Plan International –South Sudan, an organization that advocates for the rights of children organized a one-day young people parliament with the aim of championing peace and unity. The debate was […]
By Ruot George The governor of Unity State, Dr. Joseph Nguen Munytuil issued a gubernatorial decree in Bentiu on Thursday suspending the state’s information minister with immediate effect. “Yes it’s true that I am suspended indefinitely effective effective 16th December 2021, I was not given any reason for my suspension.”The Minister of Information, Communication, Telecommunication […]
Photo shows Meshack Malo, FAO Country Director (L) and Hua Ning (M)Chinese Ambassador to South Sudan attending the second South Sudan-China Think Tank Forum at the Chinese Embassy in Juba. By Denis Elamu Agriculture, poverty reduction and food security are among the top priorities for the future of South Sudan’s development and stability, revealed scholars at the second South […]
Two years ago, the first China-South Sudan Think Tank Forum was successfully held here in Juba, South Sudan. Scholars from the two countries gathered together to make suggestions on the development of China-South Sudan relations and bilateral practical cooperation and achieved fruitful results. The heated discussion at that time has left a deep impression on me. Today, on the […]
By Michael Tapeng Ohure Journalists should desist from sensational reporting that discriminates against persons living with disabilities in South Sudan, Sapana Agyuli Abuyi, the acting Managing Director of the Media Regulatory Authority said on Thursday. He was speaking at the opening of a three-day workshop on ethical reporting of the voices of persons with disabilities […]
By IOM “Now I can die a happy man, a Chief just told me,” the Chief Administrator of Abyei Administrative Area, Mr. Kuol Diem Kuol noted at the closing ceremony in Freedom Square, Abyei, on Monday. He said, “I can now tell my ancestors, that the court system is back in place.” The words were […]
By Staff Writer. Bentiu town in the northern part of South Sudan is in danger of being overrun by flooding according to Unity state authorities Unity State’s Deputy Governor, Tor Tunguar says 90 percent of the population of the state is now displaced and water levels are continuing to rise. “We have built dykes together […]
By Ruot George Most journalists in South Sudan are a jack of all trades when it comes to reporting, covering politics, health, social and all other issues without selection. Such reporting has denied them the time to focus on certain sectors and get acquainted with the way they do their things. In a “meet and […]
By Tapeng Michael Ohure The media authority in South Sudan, the government agency which regulates media operations in the country has put on hold the circulation of a local newspaper, The Number One Citizen. Alleged reasons given have been “non-compliance” to operation norms, a staff of the newspaper who preferred anonymity told Juba Echo in […]