By Awan Achiek South Sudan’s government said it would start vaccination against COVID-19 the country’s ten states and three administrative areas this week. The country’s Health Ministry says the vaccines which will be taken to the states are part of 132,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine from COVAX Facility. Speaking to reporters in Juba during the […]
By John Agok President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa is expected in Juba in the coming few days to meet with his counterpart President Salva Kiir to continue their bilateral talks geared towards assessing the implementation of South Sudan’s 2018 peace deal, (R-ARCSS) according to president Kiir’s office. Speaking to Media upon arrival at Juba […]
Authorities at Juba Teaching Hospital are calling for support from the public saying relatives and friends of majority of patients admitted in the hospital have abandoned the patients. The Medical Director of Juba Teaching Hospital, Dr. Maker Isaac, has revealed that some of the patients admitted in the hospital, especially those suffering with Tuberculosis (TB) […]
Authorities in Western Equatoria State are appealing for humanitarian intervention to support nearly one hundred internally displaced people in Tambura County. State Minister for Information and Communication in Western Equatoria, William Adriano Baiki told Juba Echo via phone from Yambio town on Wednesday afternoon that the situation of the IDPs is appalling. “I just want […]
South Sudan’s government received a consignment of medicines for treatment of malaria and COVID–19 from India on Monday. Speaking upon the arrival of the consignment of medicines at Juba International Airport, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Peter Mayen Majongdit, said that the donation will be channeled to the vulnerable people in the […]
By Awan Achiek A South Sudanese political analyst called on the government to establish anti-riot police units to prevent, combat and eradicate communal violence in the country. Inter-communal fighting has been on the rise across South Sudan. It is often triggered by cattle raids and child abductions, and heightened by ethnic tension and revenge attacks […]
By Okech Francis The inoculation against COVID-19 in the capital Juba has registered a low turnout with medical personnel choosing to stay away in the first week. The medics, the frontline workers combatting the virus were selected as the first to receive the vaccines in South Sudan. They would be followed by persons above 65 […]
Kenyan and Ugandan truck drivers have ended their week-long strike and are now in South Sudan heading to Juba according to eye witnesses in Nimule border town. Daniel Deng chairperson of clearing agents at Nimule border confirmed that the truck started entering South Sudan“Yes I can confirmed to you that commercial trucks have started entering […]
By Okech Francis Ululations of joy rang across South Sudan when President Salva Kiir and rebel leader turned First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar signed an accord in 2018, to finally end a bitter crisis that sent the country on its knees. That was a second pact since fighting broke out in the oil-rich country […]
South Sudan’s government says it has agreed to provide security escorts to all commercial trucks moving along the major highways across the country saying that should allow truck drivers to resume movement into South Sudan by Saturday. “The government is going to provide security to all truck drivers coming to the country, the Juba-Nimule, Kaya […]