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South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has named Denay Jok Chagor as governor for Jonglei state following weeks of stalemate over the choice for the position. The state was allocated to the South Sudan Opposition Alliance in the June 2020 deal between President Kiir and Dr. Machar, SPLM-IO leader. Denay who served as Minister of Higher […]

Renewed fighting has resulted in the killing of two people and injuring of five others in Mayom County, Unity State. The Director-General in the State Ministry of Information Kang John Bol said the assault happened in the defunct Bul South County of greater Mayom. The motive behind the attack is not yet clear. However, John […]

A traffic police officer has been shot dead by gunmen in Nyakuron West area in the capital Juba.  The 34-year-old was a private at the National Police Service. A family member said the late Habebe Alex was attacked on Tuesday morning by two men who first exchanged blows with him. During the cause of the […]

The United State Institute of Peace has nominated the co-founder of the Eve Organization for Women Development in South Sudan for the inaugural Women Building Peace Award, 2020. Rita Martin Lopidia is among 10 women recognized globally for advancing the role of women in pursuit of peace in fragile or conflict-affected countries. She stands to […]

A youth leader in Pibor says clashes are still ongoing in the area as thousands of people continue to flee killings and destructions. Last month, Pibor authorities reported that youth from greater Jonglei state launched retaliatory attacks in areas of greater Pibor. The attacks were reportedly in retaliation over February clashes in Lou-Nuer area when […]

The President of Ugandan has reiterated calls for elections as the solution to ending years of political instability in South Sudan. Yoweri Museveni says such elections after the interim period will give South Sudanese the chance to elect their leaders and end political entitlements. Observers say the country’s elites have been fighting for control of […]

About a hundred homes have been torched following clashes between South Sudanese refugee groups in Obongi District, authorities in Uganda have said. The incident, which occurred in Parolinya refugee settlement, was reportedly instigated by alleged stolen maize from a nearby farm. According to an official in-charge of refugee services in the camp, a boy was […]

The Intergovernmental authority on development has issued an ultimatum to the peace presidency to reconstitute the national legislature. The executive has already been established. But up to now, the transitional national legislature is yet to be reconstituted about five months into the transitional period. During the 36th extraordinary assembly of IGAD heads of State and […]

A public prosecutor has been killed by armed assailants in Malakal town, Upper Nile State, according to a family member. The late Thomas Aban Akol Ajawin is the brother of the leader of the National Democratic Movement, Dr. Lam Akol Ajawin. He was reportedly killed last night while having dinner in a popular market within […]

The UN Security Council has called on the coalition government to quickly unify its forces and establish transitional institutions that will facilitate needed reforms. The Council members welcomed the agreement on the allocation of states and the subsequent appointment of governors. But they raised concerns over the delays in finalizing the security arrangements and the […]

South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Wednesday night named a governor for Jonglei state after a deadlock over the nomination process.

The members of the ‘Troika’ — the United Kingdom, the United States, and Norway — have expressed concern over “growing levels of violence across South Sudan.”

Previously, I talked and dwelled much on the social bonds which had existed among the Dinka Bor, Laak, Gawaar, Murle, Anuak, and Lou Nuer. This is an incontrovertible and undeniable fact. Historians have admitted in their researches that these tribes and communities have lived together for centuries despite the existing hostilities, which have most of […]

Police in Jonglei state said unknown gunmen attacked a commercial vehicle along the Juba-Bor road on Tuesday leaving one dead.

At least seven people were killed and three others injured in a fresh attack that took place in Pajut town in South Sudan’s Jonglei State on Monday, police said.

A South Sudanese journalist has passed away in Juba on Monday, July 13 at the age of 34.

A public prosecutor was killed in the town of Malakal in an attack by unidentified gunmen, his family said.

The UN Security Council has encouraged the unity government to finalize the remaining state governors and establish state and county administrations without delay.

About 477,000 people displaced in the Greater Jonglei region, following inter-communal fighting in their areas, desperately need help, according to a local official.

A youth association has distributed hygiene materials in the town of Rumbek in Lakes State to residents combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.