By Okech Francis President Salva Kiir has promised to turn around the difficult lives of the army, noting that the horizon looks bright as the country implements a peace agreement which ended a six-year brutal crisis. In a statement to commemorate the 38th anniversary of the SPLA day which falls on May 16, Kiir saluted […]
By Awan Achiek South Sudan’s government says it is rolling out vaccination against COVID-19 across the country on Monday. The vaccines which will be dispatched to the ten states and the three administrative areas are part of 132,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine from COVAX Facility on March 25. Speaking to reporters in Juba during the […]
By John Agok A Russian delegation led by the country’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs met South Sudan’s president, Salva Kiir Mayardit on Friday in Juba to try and bolster bilateral ties between Juba and Moscow. The top Russian diplomats were led by South Sudan ambassador to Moscow Eng. Chol Tong Mayay. Addressing the press […]
By Garang Malak, Juba Inter-communal clashes and road attacks in various parts of the country have left at least twenty-six people dead on Friday alone according to local authorities. As per data acquired by Juba Echo on Saturday, local authorities say they are concerned that there is increase in insecurity across the country. Most […]
By Manyuon Mayen Manyuon, Juba The deputy governor of Jonglei State, who is also the chairperson of South Sudan’s ruling party SPLM in the state, has sacked the Bor City Mayor Dr. Agoot Alier from the ruling party. The governor of the state, Denay Jock Chagor has however, issued a press statement saying he is […]
Juba, 14 May 2021 An official who wish to remain anonymous has told Juba Eco on Friday that COVID-19 vaccination in Juba is going on at a very slow speed, at the rate of [approximately] 700 people per day. So far [around] 17,000 vaccines have been injected. [Around] 117,000 vaccines are still unused in Juba. “We’re […]
Information and Communication Minister in Western Equatoria State has confirmed that at least five people have been killed and one person abducted following an attack on a military base of the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) in Mambe Payam of Western Equatoria State in the early hours of Friday morning. William Baiki told JUBA […]
By Simon Deng A civil society organization is calling on South Sudan’s government to speed up the swearing in of parliamentarians to enable them start work. “Given the limited time left for the current transitional period, the parliament needs to settle in quickly in order to get things pertaining the peace deal done before the […]
By Staff Writter At least four people have been shot dead and an unconfirmed number injured in an ambush on Central Equatoria State Governor Adil’s convoy on Juba-Yei road on Thursday afternoon. The deceased persons include three national security officers and a policeman. The attack by unknown armed men occurred at around 3PM in mile […]
Authorities in Yei River County of Central Equatoria State have confirmed that four people have been killed and three others seriously wounded at Payawa area of Mugwo Payam on Wednesday evening. The four people are reported to have been shot dead while returning on their motorcycles from a local market called Ginjani in Mugwo Payam […]