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At least 2,000 SPLA-IO soldiers are reportedly starving in Amadi, after they ran out of food supplies. According to the deputy governor of Amadi State, the men and women are stationed at Ngiri cantonment site, a move that is in line with the new peace accord. In February, the Joint Defence Board, tasked with the […]

South Sudan and Kenya have signed Memorandum of Understanding to fast track the territorial border reaffirmation at Ilemi triangle as a step towards the realization of peace between the two countries. South Sudan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nhial Deng, and Kenyan Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary, Monica Juma on Tuesday agreed to launch the first ever […]

The parliament has again summoned the Minister of Defense, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, as well as the governor of Kapoeta state, over Kenyan encroachment into South Sudan’s territory. This came after some members of parliament claimed that the Kenya government launched 65-kilometer road rehabilitation project last month. In a statement addressed to […]

Five South Sudanese nationals have reportedly been arrested by the Ugandan police in Amuru District for crossing into the border with firearms. According to the Ugandan New Vision website, the police said the five suspects were found with a gun and 29 rounds of ammunition—deep in the sugar plantation in an area called Horail sugar […]

A civil society activist has criticized the government over failure to assist flood victims in parts of the country. The governor of Kapoeta, Tuesday, reported that 35 people died in the recent floods in state, but the national government has not done anything about the disaster. Besides, several families in Juba and Aweil were reportedly […]

Local leaders representing pastoralists and farmers have agreed to form a committee that will facilitate movement of cattle out of farming areas in Greater Equatoria. The leaders met in Juba yesterday during a consultative conference facilitated by the National Dialogue steering committee. The resolution reiterates the commitment of the farmers and the cattle owners to […]

The government will soon clear the membership fee arrears for the regional economic bloc, the Information Minister has said. Two weeks ago, lawmakers representing South Sudan at the East African Legislative Assembly or EALA told Eye Radio that they were about to be kicked out of the legislature over government failure to pay its annual […]

Church leaders are calling upon the public to refrain from stigmatizing survivors of sexual violence. This is a message for international Day for Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, which is commemorated today, the 19th of June. A UN report released on 15th of February this year highlights persistently high levels of sexual violence in […]

A university student, who has just resurfaced after he was allegedly abducted by SSPDF in April, says he was tortured and left for dead by soldiers. The 30-year-old young man – whom we are going to call John Peter for security reasons – is a second-year student at the college of general business studies, Catholic […]

The Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission says it has noted that the permanent ceasefire is holding across the country. Under chapter 7 of the new peace accord, ReJMEC is mandated to Monitor and oversee all aspects of the implementation of the Agreement. It monitors and oversees the mandate and tasks of the Transitional Government […]

A court in Rumbek has dismissed corruption charges leveled against the former director general in the ministry of finance in Western Lakes State and ordered for his immediate release.

U.S. Ambassador to South Sudan, Tom Hushek on Tuesday launched a three-year $7.5 million U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) project implemented by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) to conserve wildlife, natural resources and protected areas in South Sudan.

Angry students on government scholarships have occupied the South Sudanese embassy in the Zimbabwean capital Harare, to protest at government failure to pay outstanding fee balances.

At least 35 people have died in heavy rains and floods that hit parts of South Sudan’s Kapoeta state, local authorities said.

The deputy chairman of South Sudan Council of Churches, Rev. John Okumu Hakim has applauded parties to the peace deal for maintaining relative ceasefire in recent months.

South Sudan’s new oil minister on Monday vowed to subject the country’s oil industry to scrutiny and promote accountable management of revenues.

Health authorities in South Sudan’s Yei River State are on a high alert following the detection of Ebola cases in neighboring Uganda, an official said.

The government of South Sudan’s Bieh State has warned of looming hunger after heavy rains flooded some parts of the state.

Rival sides in talks to reunify factions of the rebel group SPLM-N have not broken any new ground on the key issue of one leadership, a top opposition leader said.

Two abducted children were last week rescued by authorities in South Sudan’s Boma State, a local official said.