The Governor of Central Equatoria State, Emmanuel Adil Anthony has directed officials to deliver service to the population.“Our work as state authorities is to deliver service to our people at the grassroots level, we should work as a team to deliver to to achieve that, we should not only work as representatives of political parties,” […]
South Sudan’s Inspector General of Police (IGP) Gen. Majak Akec Malok has promised that the police will get those behind the recent shooting of Christian Carlassare the Bishop of Rumbek Dioces.General Akec visited the scene of the shooting in Rumbek on Wednesday. Bishop Carlassare was attacked on Sunday by armed assailants who shot him in […]
The Bank of South Sudan says it has now removed over 1.2 billion South Sudanese Pounds from the financial market on Monday due to auctions of the U.S. Dollars it’s carrying out every week. The amount was “mopped” from the financial markets through a foreign exchange sale/auction conducted by the Bank of South Sudan,” reads […]
Photo by Gore Anthony South Sudan’s government delegation headed by the Presidential Advisor on National Security Affairs, Tut Gatluak are in N’djamena on Tuesday. The government says the team went to Chad to convey President Kiir’s condolence message to the people and Government of Chad on the passing on of President Iddris Deby last week.The […]
South Sudan’s Inspector General of Police, General Majak Akech Malok says he is heading to Rumbek, the capital of Lakes State to find out from the ground why a catholic bishop was shot. “The president (Salva Kiir Mayardit) and the entire leadership of this country (South Sudan) is concerned about the Rumbek incident where a […]
By John Agok A civil society activist in Lakes state has condemned the shooting of Bishop-elect in Rumbek, calling it “a barbaric act” and called for government to speed up investigation and ensure that justice prevails. Speaking to Juba Echo, Laat Kon says, as a member of civil society, he is concerned that the so […]
By Okech FrancisLack of basic services including water, road infrastructures, amid proliferation of firearms are driving the violent inter-comunual conflicts in Warrap, a state official said. Despite relative calm created by the institution of the transitional government of national unity and formation of state governments, “the communities continue to suffer due to displacement, lack of […]
Students in graduation classes of 2020 and 2021 at Kampala University – Juba Study Center are set to graduate on 28th and 29th April this year amid COVID-19 issues. The graduation events on Thursday and Friday this week will see over five hundred South Sudanese awarded Undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in various courses. This is […]
By Awan Achiek and John Agok The Bishop-elect for Rumbek Diocese, Christian Carlassare, was shot last night in South Sudan’s Lakes State by unknown gunmen, according to state official. Lakes State Caretaker Minister of Information, William Kocji Kerjok told Juba Echo that the bishop is now nursing bullet wounds at Cuamn hospital in Rumbek, in […]
Promoting new learning channels through digital innovation Opinion piece by Pamela Pozarny, Senior Rural Sociologist, FAO Investment Centre (CFI) and Viviana Sacco, Programme Manager, Procasur (Procasur) Lockdowns and other restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic caused school closures in 42 countries across Africa in 2020, putting 50 million children at risk of food insecurity. Home-Grown […]