By Okech Francis Representatives of western nations in South Sudan have condemned the Russian invasion on Ukraine and are asking the African nation to condemn the act and vote against it at a United Nations Security Council on Wednesday. Russia waged war on Ukraine last week and continues pressing on with its invasion, defying mounting […]
By Ruot George Celebrations have marked the reopening of Bentiu Radio 99.0 F.M in Unity State. The station resumed broadcast recently after a seven-year lull. Bentiu Radio 99.0 F.M was founded in 2008 and focussed on airing contents around the Revitalised Peace Agreement in Unity State. It broadcasts on both F.M and MW frequencies and […]
By Deng Machol Violence in South Sudan’s Western Equatoria State last year, carried all the hallmarks of brutality, leaving a trail of sexual violence and murder, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan and the UN Human Rights Office said. Between June and September 2021, at least 440 civilians were killed, 18 injured, and 74 […]
By Chondok Stephen Magei Church leaders are demanding Unity State government and communities to overcome and supress violence that continue to torment the people. In February, violence has led to cattle raiding, destruction of villages including looting and plunder, killing of civilians and displacement in the areas of Koch, Leer and Mayendit Counties. “The State […]
By Johnson Juma Batal An army unit awaiting integration into the South Sudan People’s Defence Force, stationed in Western Equatoria, is acting in manners that risk bilateral relations with neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, the office of the governor said. According to a statement issued on Saturday by the office of governor Alfred Futuyu Karaba, […]
By Deng Machol President Salva Kiir has instituted a committee to investigate violence in Abyei region which has claimed the lives of at least 10 people. About 50,000 people have been displaced by the conflict in Aneet area which pitted the communities of Twic Mayardit against the Ngok Dinka of Abyei. An MSF staff was […]
By Johnson Juma Batal Over 39,500 people displaced by conflict in Tambura County to Ezo County have been provided with plots of land, Ezo commissioner, Abel Sudan said. Each IDP was given a plot of land measuring 35 by 30 meters per household, Sudan told Juba Echo by phone on Thursday. “The IDPs who are […]
By Okech Francis Rising violence in South Sudan is affecting provision of humanitarian assistance with aid workers having to flee from the conflict areas, the Norwegian Refugee Council said. In the last two weeks, warehouses with food aid for thousands of people affected by floods have been looted by armed groups in areas that are […]
By Simon Deng The government of South Sudan has been slammed by the Vice Chancellor of the University of Juba, Prof. John Akec for maintaining very low wages in the civil service. Speaking at an event organised at the university by the World Bank to report on the economic recovery in South Sudan, Akec noted […]
By Ruot George Lawmakers from Unity State are demanding the governor suspends three commissioners over violence in the last two weeks. Attacks by armed youths on villages in Leer and Mayendit which began on February 15 has left at least 20 people dead and displaced over 2300 households. The youths also overran a cantonment site […]
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