By Staff Writer Plans to implement the security arrangement as part of the peace deal to end crisis in South Sudan ought to be put on hold to give room for engagement with a breakaway faction of the main opposition group, Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army-in Opposition, a senior member of parliament said. The breakaway faction […]
By Deng Machol Politicians and local leaders from South Sudan’s greater Pibor Administrative Area are seeking an end to communal violence, and strengthening of peace and unity through reconciliatory efforts. Both sets of leaders convened for a three days’ retreat last week to brainstorm on ways forward to ensure peace returns to the area. Pibor […]
By Liatile Putsoa, IOM South Sudan Media and Communications Officer Malakal – Twenty-six-year-old Nyaluok Malith was out in the fields plucking wild leaves to cook when a neighbour’s child came running, shouting, ‘Mama, come home, come home. The baby has been hurt’. Nyaluok says her heart sank immediately, even though it was not clear who […]
By Simon Deng South Sudanese have picked up on vaccination against COVID-19 with over 30,000 receiving the shots in the last two weeks, a health official said. The vaccines were first brought into the country in April. The COVAX facility provided 132,000 doses, of which only 60,000 were administered. About 71,000 were returned before expiry. […]
By Denis Ejulu China and South Sudan have launched their first -ever alumni association to foster good relations between the two countries. Simon Juach Deng, Director of the Department of China Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs during the ceremony on Sunday in Juba, said that the South Sudan China Alumni Association (SSCAA) is […]
By Michael Tapeng South Sudan has got a new health facility set with funding from the government of Japan and supported by the World Health Organisation. The Port Health Facility handed over on Friday will ease the screening of travellers at the Juba International Airport. Speaking to journalists during the handover of the facility at […]
By Okech Francis South Sudan is delaying progress in increasing production until the rains subside, and water levels in the oil-producing states subside, the Managing Director of the State-owned Nile Petroleum Corporation, Bol ring Mourwel said. The country has plans to raise production to at least 270,000 barrels per day from a current 165,000 bpd, […]
By Denis Ejulu At least 20,000 local farmers are set to benefit from the new Agricultural Markets, Value Addition and Trade Development (AMVAT) Project launched on Thursday by the UN Food Agricultural Organization (UNFAO). The project funded by the African Development Bank (AfDB) to a tune of 14 million U.S dollars will provide farmers and […]
By Okech Francis A wave of attacks on travellers on the highway leading from Uganda’s border to the capital Juba almost led to travellers abandoning it leading to a step up of security on all roads across South Sudan. At least eight travellers were killed on the Juba Nimule highway in August by armed men […]
By Simon Deng At least 20 soldiers were killed in fresh clashes on Monday between rival factions of South Sudan’s opposition group, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army- in opposition. Lam Paul Gabriel, spokesperson for the SPLA-IO faction under First Vice President Riek Machar revealed that the clashes that occurred at Morjala and Gazal area of […]