The South Sudan Minister of Finance and Planning Agak Achuil Lual has made a dramatic U-turn on the statement that the country’s oil proceeds have been sold in advance. On May 5, 2022, the Achuil was quoted by local media to have said the country’s oil has been sold until 2027, five years from now. […]
The Africa Educational Trust (AET) has on Wednesday conducted a three-day training based on data collection for education on-air program to county education supervisors in Eastern Equatorial State capital Torit. Education on air is a lesson program played on radio stations for learners to attend lessons virtually. The training aimed at collecting data for the […]
Development partners including the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) have urged the government to prioritise and invest in food production to avert the recurring circle of famine. Christy Ahenkora, the deputy country resident representative for the United Nations Development Program told a gathering during the opening of Ignite Food System Challenge at Palm Africa Hotel […]
The United States government has questioned the decision by the transitional government of national unity to retain the commissioners of Koch and Mayendit in their respective positions despite the implication of directly masterminding spates of conflict in Unity State. This comes after the Ceasefire Transitional Security Arrangement Monitoring and Verification Mechanism (CTSAMVM) concluded in its […]
Kenya’s media conglomerate Standard Group has apologised to South Sudanese President Salva Kiir after exiled government critic Dr Peter Biar made what the group deemed inappropriate remarks against the head of state. The apology comes a week after Standard Group subsidiary KTN News aired a segment in which Biar made derogatory remarks against Kiir, including […]
The First Deputy Speaker of parliament has warned the country risks returning to another conflict if deep-seated grievances are not addressed by the transitional unity government. Nathaniel Oyet Pierino made the remarks during the orientation workshop for members of parliament in Juba on Tuesday. “Any critical objective of the peace agreement is to address the […]
The government is investing to acquire tools for monitoring network traffic and network services provided to the public by telecommunication companies, Napoleon Adok Gai, the Director-General of the National Communication Authority (NCA) told journalists during the symposium on digital rights at Scenius Hub. “The government is investing in acquiring the tools to monitor network traffic […]
By staff writer The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) reported that cases of conflict-related sexual violence more than doubled, compared to the same period last year. According to the latest civilian casualties from January to March 2022, UNMISS documented 63 cases of conflict-related sexual violence – up from 28 compared to the same […]
The Chairperson of Information, Communication, Technology and Postal Service in the Transitional National Legislative Assembly Hon. John Agany Deng said that the social insurance bill is necessary to the country because the lives of civil servants or government workers are not insured and that made many lives to be lost. “On social Insurance Bill that […]
The Reconstituted Transitional National Legislature has been urged to expedite the enactment of a vital legal framework to prepare the country for elections before the end of the transition period. Charles Tai Gituai, the Interim Chairperson of the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) on Tuesday called on the 550-member parliament to prioritize the legislative […]
The National Revenue Authority (NRA) is planning to establish a one-stop-shop for revenue collection to reduce the tax burden on the taxpayers, said Marial Dongrin Ater, the Deputy Commissioner for Research and Planning. “We are coming up with what we called one-stop-shop, a concept that brings national and state governments to cooperate, we do not […]
The Governor of Western Bahr-el-Ghazal State Sarah Cleto Rial has appealed to media institutions in South Sudan to be impartial in covering national affairs. In reference to the ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement, Cleto said media coverage has been in favour of one party, which the country has known since the war of liberation. “The […]
The national ministry of health says it is planning to upgrade the health system from primary healthcare to a tertiary level. Yolanda Awel Deng Juach, the Minister of Health said on arrival from Dakar, Senegal that the government plans to improve the healthcare system through partnership. “In South Sudan, we are only dealing with primary […]
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Antoine Tshisekedi held on Sunday intensive bilateral talks that tackled means to enhance bilateral relations between the two countries. During a press conference after their meeting in Juba, Kiir said he also touched on trade and security between the borders of […]
The cabinet has on Friday approved 2.7 billion South Sudanese Pounds for the dissemination of the 2018 peace deal to the citizens across the country and beyond. President Salva Kiir and his deputy, Dr Riek Machar signed a peace agreement in 2018 that ended five years of civil war. But challenges remain, including the government’s […]
The Sudan People Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) has launched a Secretariat Office in Unity State in a bid to garner support ahead of the 2023 elections. Tor Tunguar Kueiguong, SPLM-IO Chairman for the Unity State chapter told supporters that the launch is part of the party’s commitment to propagate the message of peace. Tunguar […]
Authorities in Lakes State have established a special court to try cattle raiders in Greater Yirol. The special court comprising 8 members is headed by Paramount Chief of Awerial County, Mangar Nhial Kon. The court is expected to resolve cattle disputes among the citizens of Greater Yirol Counties. It shall try cattle cases and returns […]
The Director-General for Central Equatoria State Ministry of Health, Dr Gamal Eldin Hassan said using birth control pills does not affect fertility. Dr Hassan dismissed fears over birth control, saying family planning would only help to prevent pregnancy. “In Juba, we are met with resistance; there is misinformation and rumours about family planning. There are […]
The Undersecretary for the Ministry of Petroleum, Awow Daniel Chuang on Friday visited South Sudan Geological Data Centre in Juba which has been under construction since last year. The facility has now reached its completion stage and is located at the Checkpoint area adjacent to Jebel Kujur and UNMISS. The ministry’s official said the geological data centre […]
In most states across South Sudan, hunger and climate shocks are some of the major concerns residents struggle to cope with. In Unity State, it’s road accidents. Some residents in the state’s capital Bentiu have resorted to walking amid a worrying scale of road carnage spurred by traffic negligence. This comes on the back of […]
Health organization Checkups Medical Centre has introduced a subscription fee of $120 per year for all potential clients in a move aimed at easing access to medication according to Igama Sunday Patrick, the General Manager for Checkups Medical Centre. “The management introduces subscription fees to ease the affordability of quality health care. By subscription, anybody […]
The Union of Journalists of South Sudan (UJOSS) has Thursday trained over 20 journalists on the permanent constitution-making process in Wau, Western Bahr el Ghazal State. The workshop brought together 25 participants from various media houses in the state including 3 journalists from neighbouring Warrap State. In his statement during the commencement of the workshop […]
By Staff Writer South Sudan has been officially admitted to the Horn of Africa Development Initiative, the regional body that aims to foster economic, infrastructure, social, and human development among countries in the region. Agak Achuil Lual, Minister of Finance and Planning confirmed Thursday that joining this initiative will benefit his country on road connectivity, […]
By Staff Writer South Sudan’s transitional unity government is diverting oil revenues to finance interests on expensive loans. Agak Achuil Lual, Minister of Finance and Planning, revealed Thursday that they are struggling to pay civil servants because the country’s oil proceeds have been sold in advance. “Now, if I was to pay this salary I […]
The Vice President for Service Cluster, Hussein Abdelbagi has urged students to denounce violence and embrace peace in order to achieve stability across the country. “As the government we want students to be patriotic, hardworking and innovators in the society, we need you to be ambassadors of peace and peacemakers in our community. Let us […]
The South Sudan economic reforms are stagnating because some greedy individuals want to control the exchange rate in the black market, the Central Bank Governor Moses Makur Deng has claimed. “Some powerful people want the black-market rate and official rate. They want to get dollars at the official rate and sell at the black market […]
Children and women are among the 13 people killed in Wednesday’s attack in Duk County of South Sudan’s restive Jonglei State. Bol Deng Bol, Chairperson for Jonglei Civil Society Network, confirmed that three women and two children were among dozens killed in the Duk Padiet cattle camp by suspected youth from the Murle community. “Yesterday […]
The Chairperson of the National Youth Union of South Sudan, Mr Gola Boyoi Gola has on Thursday relieved three of his officials. In a dismissal letter seen by Juba Echo today, the youth leader said: “This Order shall be cited as Executive Order No: (04) for the year 2022 A.D for the relieve of the three […]
Some businesswomen in Yambio town of Western Equatoria State have decried the bad state of the road making transportation of homemade products to the main market difficult. Mrs Jonnah Nahumba is a woman in her late 20s in Yambio’s main market selling cabbages and palm oil production in Sakole village of Yambio county. Speaking in […]
Tea-taking in groups has become a tradition in major cities across South Sudan, including the capital, Juba. This has been especially prevalent among able-bodied youths with the ability to secure employment and contribute to the economic development of the country. Observably, it is in the early hours of the morning when smartly-dressed individuals leave their […]
On April 12, 2022, a Juba-based court ordered Juba Monitor, one of the biggest daily English newspapers in South Sudan to stop its operation. The verdict left the media fraternity dumbfounded as there was little known legal proceeding. Behind the scenes, the ownership wrangles that many say dragged on for years between the family of […]
By Awan Achiek The First Deputy Speaker of parliament has warned the country risks returning to another conflict if deep lying grievances are addressed by the transitional unity government. Nathaniel Oyet Pierino, made these remarks during the orientation workshop for members of parliament in Juba on Tuesday. “Any critical objectives of the peace agreement is […]