By Tapeng Michael The European Union has provided $41 million for the construction of feeder roads and resilience building activities. The project will benefit communities in Northern and Western Bahr El Ghazal region as well as parts of Upper Nile State. “The project of the feeder roads aims to strengthen the livelihoods of the rural […]
By Okech Francis As the sun sets over South Sudan’s Bentiu town, a dark silhouette frame of the “Kalibalek” mosque protrudes into the sky. Beautifully poised against the setting sun, and yet the mosque holds memories of the war that are heart wrenching. In a single night in April 2014, over 400 people, traders and […]
By Tapeng Michael Thousands of internally displaced people (IDPS) sheltering in the largest Protection of Civilians site in South Sudan capital Juba are grappling with water shortage after the United Nations cut off water supply. This could put them at risk of catching water-borne diseases like typhoid after it emerged that most of them are […]
By Simon Deng Bor state hospital in South Sudan’s Jonglei is facing so many challenges ranging from shortage of drugs lack and qualified medics to manage various ailments amid congestion. Bol Chaw Manyang, Medical Director for Bor State Hospital told The Juba Echo in an Interview on Wednesday that they have run out of anti-malaria, […]
By Simon Deng The COVID-19 isolation centre in Bor state hospital in South Sudan’s Jonglei has closed down over financial constraints following the exit of Medicos Del Mondus (MDM) that had been operating it. Simon Nyok, the lead member for the COVID-19 rapid response team in the state, said they can no longer continue to […]
By Okech Francis Gatluak Char Puok fled Nyaldiu as flood waters gushed on his path, killing 36 of his 100 goats along the road to Bentiu, the capital of South Sudan’s Unity State. Rising water levels have already cut off Bentiu from the rest of Unity State, and threatens to submerge the capital. “I could […]
By Tapeng Michael The first Vice President of the Republic His Excellency Dr. Riek Machar today met with the Union of Journalists of South Sudan (UJOSS) on a consultative meeting in regards to ways of addressing youth unemployment in the country. The First Vice President in his remarks advised the UJOSS members to help address […]
By: Ruot George The Central Bank of South Sudan has confirmed the legitimacy of a letter seen by the Juba Echo in regards to freezing of the bank accounts of activists Abraham A. Awolic, Rajab Mohandis, Wani Michael, James David Kolok and Kuel Aguer Kuel as well as bank accounts of organisations affiliated to them. […]
By Richard Sultan The Interim Chairman of the Re-constituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) of the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (RARCISS) Maj. Gen. (rtd) Charles Gituai has said implementing the security arrangements in the pact remains the major stumbling block in its progress. He made the remarks […]
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday urged authorities in Ethiopia to allow vital humanitarian work there to continue, following the recent decision to declare seven of the Organization’s staff persona non grata and expel them from the country. Mr. Guterres was addressing the security council where he briefed on the growing needs in the north, stemming from the […]