By Staff WriterPeace talks between Sudan’s transitional government and one opposition group known as Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army-North or SPLM/A-N led by Abdelaziz Adam Al-Hilu is scheduled to begin in Juba next Wednesday according to President Kiir’s security advisor. “The peace talks was supposed to kick off on Monday but we have decided to push […]
By Okech Francis Violence developing in the north-eastern region of South Sudan is leaving a staggering threat on the lives of children, the country representative of the United Nations Children’s Fund, Hamida Lasseko, said. “Provisional reports confirm that since violence started on 7 May in Pibor county more than 2,000 cartons of Ready-to-Use-Therapeutic-Food have been […]
By Staff Writer South Sudan has opened schools across the country with millions of learners returning to where they had left off a year ago- some with queer manners learnt during the closure. A 14 months closure from March 2020 left the school goers idle and engaging in different petty unlawful acts that threaten to […]
By Okech Francis South Sudan is on the brink of securing a $4 billion investment by a Kuwaiti Investment group to develop roads in the country, the Minister of Roads and Bridges, Mijok Mijak said. “As a minister of roads and bridges, I am very happy to get a bulk of money to do the […]
By Awan Achiek, Juba-South Sudan The South Sudan Ceasefire monitoring body is calling on the revitalized government of national unity to avail necessary resources for immediate graduation of unified forces. Maj. Gen Charles Tai Gituai, the Chairperson of Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) said it was high time for security tasks stipulated in […]
A plane aborted its flight midway from the South Sudanese capital Juba after a propeller fell over mid-flight, returning to land safely at the capital, the airport Director General, Kur Koul said. The cargo plane was headed for Palouch in the northern Upper Nile State when the incident occurred and navigated back to Juba International […]
By John Agok A Chiefs’ Peace Conference that was held in Yirol County, Lakes State has ended unanimously with a call for reconciliation. At least about 30 chiefs drawn from three different States namely Warrap, Unity and Lakes participated in the convention. The Conference was meant to discuss peace related opportunities in the areas […]
By Simon Deng Good governance in South Sudan can be attained if the country fully adopts the federal system of administration, an official said. Such a transition “to a fully-fledged federation would be an improvement rather than a radical departure from the current government system” in the country picking up from the rubbles of six […]
By Manyuon Mayen Manyuon, Juba The Jonglei State’s Health Ministry has ordered for screening of all the private clinics, pharmacies and drugstores in Bor Town. All medical facilities are required to present licenses and staff’s qualifications for verification before May 24. Atong Kuol Manyang, the Health Minister told Juba Echo in an exclusive interview on […]
By Staff Writer South Sudan’s government has arrested 12 people in connection to robberies, abductions and murders of people along the highways in the country. The group was paraded before reporters at the National Security Services detention center in Juba on May 19. Describing them as “notorious criminal elements” the National Security Spokesman, David John, […]