By Ruot George The United States government said the leadership of South Sudan refused to listen to their advice after independence of the African nation, sliding the country into crisis. The Charge DE ‘Affairs of the United States embassy in Juba, David Renz, said his country never abandoned South Sudan after it helped its delivery […]
By Simon Deng The Sudan People’s Liberation Army in opposition (SPLA-IO) are demanding the unification of the top command of forces before former rebels are amalgated into the army. The group led by First Vice President Riek Machar fought against the administration of President Salva Kiir fir six years before a peace agreement provided for […]
By Staff Writer. Bentiu town in the northern part of South Sudan is in danger of being overrun by flooding according to Unity state authorities Unity State’s Deputy Governor, Tor Tunguar says 90 percent of the population of the state is now displaced and water levels are continuing to rise. “We have built dykes together […]
By Ruot George Singaita F.M, a community radio station in Kapoeta county of Eastern Equatoria state was shut down last week by the Eastern Equatoria State government. The shutdown was allegedly directed by the state Minister of Information Patrick Oting over “misbehavior” by the station management. Oting accused the station manager of refusing to cooperate […]
By Simon Deng More than half a million COVID-19 vaccines are scheduled for delivery in South Sudan in early 2022, an official of the World Health Organization (WHO) said. The African nation with some of the worst health services received donations of vaccines throw the COVAX facility this year, about over half a million doses […]
By Denis Ejulu Charles Mazinda, laboratory manager at Juba Teaching Hospital in the South Sudan capital has over the years seen tremendous changes at the country’s largest hospital. Since the opening of the out-patient ward in 2019 that now houses a modern laboratory fully equipped with standard equipment donated by the Chinese government, Mazinda says […]
By Ruot George Most journalists in South Sudan are a jack of all trades when it comes to reporting, covering politics, health, social and all other issues without selection. Such reporting has denied them the time to focus on certain sectors and get acquainted with the way they do their things. In a “meet and […]
By Simon Deng A project of poultry farming in the South Sudanese capital has been launched by the Veterinairies Sans Frontiers funded by the Suisse Development Corporation and in Central Equatoria state with a target reach of 500 households. Targets areas for the project include Gumbo, Lologo, Jebel Nyoka, Gabat and Kafuri. “Through funding from […]
By Tapeng Michael Ohure The media authority in South Sudan, the government agency which regulates media operations in the country has put on hold the circulation of a local newspaper, The Number One Citizen. Alleged reasons given have been “non-compliance” to operation norms, a staff of the newspaper who preferred anonymity told Juba Echo in […]
By Okech Francis South Sudan has received 168,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, the Embassy of the United States in the country said. The arrival of the vaccines brings to 320,950 the number of the USA made vaccines provided to South Sudan since September. “We are sharing these doses safely, equitably, and […]