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• Female aid worker shot dead in Budi
  A humanitarian worker has been killed in a road ambush in Eastern Equatoria State. The incident happened on Wednesday along Camp 15 – Chukudum road in Budi County. “The person shot dead is a female,” the state government confirmed. The deceased has been identified as Clara Amono, an employee of the Cordaid organization. Cordaid is […]
• Gunmen kill five near Yei town after rounding up civilians
  At least five people have been killed in Mugwo Payam of Central Equatoria State, the Commissioner of Yei River County has said. Armed bandits reportedly attacked civilians returning home from the market on Wednesday evening in Payawa area near Yei town. Commissioner Cyrus disclosed that the bandits rounded up the civilians and shot them at […]
• Muslims mark Eid with calls for an end to communal violence
  The Islamic Council has called for an end to all forms of communal violence and destruction of properties in South Sudan. It said the Eid al-Fitr festivities should be used to promote peaceful coexistence among South Sudanese. Since the decline of political violence, South Sudan has continued to experience communal violence and deadly highway robberies. […]
• Next speaker of TNLA should be a woman -Activist
  A renowned activist has suggested that the reconstituted transitional national legislative assembly should elect a woman as its next speaker. Edmund Yakani argues that this is because the parties to the revitalized peace agreement failed to appoint enough women into the current transitional government. On Monday, President Salva Kiir appointed 550 legislators for the national […]
• NSS warns officers against indiscipline, abuse of power
  The South Sudan National Security Service has warned its officers against indiscipline and abuse of power. This is after it found one of its officers guilty of negligence and abuse of power on Tuesday. The Human Rights Watch has often accused the National Security Service of gross human rights violations. It alleges that officers of […]