By Tapeng Michael Ohure South Sudan’s president Salva Kiir Mayardit says his government is committed to cooperating with all peace partners to implement the 2018 accord. “I have come before you today to affirm my government’s commitment to peace in our country. In many of my public remarks I have pledged that I will not […]
By Simon Deng After years of war that fractured the social fabric in the youngest nation, South Sudanese from all walks of life are now hoping to use the national unity day to rally for peace. Ayuel Chol, a -19- year- old secondary school leaver from oil-rich Ruweng Administrative Area, one of the three special […]
Juba Echo launches a program that aims to create awareness about peace among children. The program runs once a week, it’s a platform where children discuss issues related to peace and they learn more about the same. Text and video of the program will be on Juba Echo’s website and social media platforms. https://youtu.be/eldnympQxNw
By Simon Deng and Editorial Team, SPLM/A-IO has rejected president Salva Kiir’s “Presidential decrees on the Unifications of forces” issued on Friday this week “The SPLMA/IO condemns and rejects the unilateral decision.” Reads part of the press statement issued on Saturday and seen by Juba Echo. President Kiir’s decree was announced on state owned South […]
Press Release The Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, Ms. Sara Beysolow Nyanti and the Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim (a.i.), Mr. Arafat Jamal condemn the targeted attack on a convoy carrying humanitarian commodities. They call on the perpetrators to respect international law and humanitarian staff and assets, and demand that authorities make every effort to protect […]
By Tapeng Michael Ohure A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is in Juba on Friday to follow up on how the government of South Sudan used over $200 million grants meant to help stabilize the economy of the East African country. The IMF provided the grants under the “Rapid Credit Facility” to South […]
By Simon Deng People living with disability must be partners in service delivery in the country, and not people who just wait for assistance, Chandiga John, the Coordinator for the Africa Disability Forum said. Proper plans and programs must be designed by the Union for Persons Living with Disability in South Sudan in a way […]
By Ruot George and Simon Deng A 2018 peace pact that ended active fighting in South Sudan and paved the path for the formation of a transitional government of national unity is facing its biggest threat ever after the main opposition group aborted security arrangement meetings. The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition, led by […]
UN mission vouch for security improvement in Abyei By Okech Francis Security and protection of civilians in troubled Abyei on the border of South Sudan and Sudan will be a priority of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei, the mission said. The UN mission, known as UNISFA was comprising of only soldiers from […]
Press Release. The United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Representative for South Sudan, Nicholas Haysom who is also the head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has urged all signatories to the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS) to respect the accord. The decision by the Sudan People’s […]