By Staff Writer The Police Unit of Northern Bahr El Ghazal State is investigating the death of a young man who was reportedly found dead under unclear circumstances while in military custody in War-awar on Tuesday. Capt. Guot Akol, the State Police spokesperson confirmed the incident to Juba Echo, saying that a 30 -year-old man […]
Senior Nilepet Cashier Charles Ring Mayen/courtesy photo By staff Writter A cashier at South Sudan’s Nile Petroleum Corporation (Nilepet), Ring Charles Mayen has said accusation against him of misusing money at the national oil company are false. “That is fake news from those who are looking for changes in Nilepet.” Said Ring Charles when contacted […]
It is not a new beginning for the country, it is a fresh dawn for the Parliament as it is revitalized to be called Reconstituted-Transitional National Legislative Assembly (R-TNLA) whereby the young people of South Sudan have been given a chance by many political parties and parties to RARCISS Accord to participate in the decision-making […]
By Staff Writer A South Sudanese analyst with the Juba-based Sudd Institute, Abraham Awolich has fled the capital Juba after the National Security Services officials stormed their office. A crackdown by the NSS came after Awolich and other colleagues under the umbrella “The People’s Coalition for Civil Action” issued a strong statement condemning governance failure […]
By Staff Writer The new parliament of South Sudan has finally been fully reconstituted as the Transitional National Legislative Assembly with the swearing in of members in the capital Juba. The speaker of the 550 members’ parliament will be a woman, the first ever in the ten year old country. The MPs alongside the Council […]
By Onen Walter Solomon Rights activists said on Friday that they have been prompted to form People’s Coalition for Civil Action to allow citizens to fully partake in the country’s affairs. The group comprises of South Sudanese Civil Society Organizations, Think Tank and academia, concerned intellectuals and advocates for the implementation of the National Dialogue Resolutions. According to the coalition, the country requires citizensfocused […]
By Manyuon Mayen Manyuon, Juba On July 30, 2005, Dr. John Garang De’Mabior, the former leader of rebel faction Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) against Sudanese autocratic administration died in a helicopter crash after taking off from Entebbe, Uganda to New-Site, Eastern Equatoria, far east of the now South Sudan. The cause of his death […]
By Don Bosco Malish A decade after independence, South Sudanese are yet to experience true participation in the governance of their country and in defining their destiny. This is compounded by what many citizens, civic actors and political commentators refer to as to the shrinking civic and political space in the country as well as […]
By Staff Writer Health experts in South Sudan have called upon all policy makers as well as the general public to protect and promote the practice of exclusive breastfeeding of infants up to six months of age in the country. Rita Juan Demetry, Senior Nutrition Inspector in the Ministry of Health said that this simple […]
By Awan Achiek The South Sudan Doctors’ Union (SSDU) on Thursday called on authorities to investigate into the recent killing of Doctor Dominic Pitia in Akobo of Jonglei State. Pitia who worked for Care International as emergency health manager in Akobo was on July 27th found dead in his room raising suspicion over his death. […]