By Kidega Livingstone   Sudan People’s Liberation Army In-opposition (SPLA-IO) has raised concerns of lack of essential supplies for their forces in Upper Nile State who are yet to be unified. Deputy Chairman of the Joint Defense Board and Acting General Chief of Staff of SPLA-IO, Lt. Gen. Gabriel Duop[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark   Warrap State governor, Kuol Muor Muor signed Conflict Resolution and Sustainable Development Act, 2024, known as the “Green Book Bill” into law. Upon signing the act, Governor Muor warned citizens against violence, urging that the law-dabbled ‘Green Book” would not spare culprits who took the[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   National Minister of General Education and Instructions drives to improve education sector through construction of more public schools in the country. Awut Deng Acuil disclosed her plan on Tuesday during her visit to Northern Bahr-Al-Ghazal State on the mission to assess education projects in the[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark   Activist Edmond Yakani urges the interim unity government (R-TGoNU) to speed up the second and last phase of the unified forces, to create confidence and trust for the forthcoming elections. The Executive Director of Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) made the call following a[Read More…]

By Kidega Livingstone   National Ministry of Trade and Industry and its line institutions have unveiled measures to control the runaway inflation characterized by the weakening of the South Sudanese Pounds, triggering commodity price hikes in the markets. In recent days, the populace, including government officials, witnessed a staggering increase[Read More…]

By ’Dogga Morris Luwo   The IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) has released its March to May 2024 seasonal forecast, revealing a higher probability of wetter-than-normal conditions across most parts of the Greater Horn of Africa. According to the forecast, several countries are expected to experience increased rainfall[Read More…]

By William Madouk   A high-ranking officer of the National Salvation Front (NAS), led by General Thomas Cirilo, defected from the group to the government. Operations commander Col. Joseph Lasu Laila, under the command of Lt. Gen. John Kenyi Loburon, said he forsakes rebellion under Gen. Thomas and accepts President[Read More…]

By William Madouk   Today South Sudan marks four years since the inception of the Transitional Government of National Unity (R-TGoNU) expected to usher the country to democracy through elections. On February 22, 2020, a new chapter dawned as Dr. Riek Machar, along with four other vice presidents, took their[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   The terms of specialized committee chairpersons and deputies within the Revitalized Transitional Legislative Assembly (R-TNLA) have officially ended, creating anticipation for their replacements or potential retention. According to the house order, these positions have a two-year term limit, with the possibility of extension based on[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar Teny calls for the conduct of a population census to determine South Sudanese electorates for polls. Dr. Machar appealed during a meeting with a team led by New York based UN Undersecretary General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix,[Read More…]

By William Madouk   Pain, distress, and anxiety are what mark the lives of South Sudanese, who are battling soaring commodity prices amid biting inflation. The depression is already taking toll on citizens, as Juba resident, only identified as Rejoice, narrates an ordeal of drenching her throat with salted water[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   Central Bank is under immense pressure to contain the rising inflation and the weakening of the South Sudanese Pound against the US Dollar. As of Tuesday, No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper established further downfall of South Sudanese pound against the United States Dollar, further exacerbating[Read More…]

By staff writer   The Embassy of Japan and the Agency for Humanitarian Aid (AHA), a National Non-governmental Organization signed a Grant Contract for additional budget to move forward and restart the suspended “Project for Sustainable Accessibility to Safe Water and Enhanced Wash Practices in Twic East County, Jonglei State”.[Read More…]

By William Madouk   United Nations Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan wrapped up its visit to Juba with a call for the leaders to carefully navigate the conclusion of the country’s transition to achieve durable peace. According to UN rights experts, this would prevent violence and gross human[Read More…]

By Kidega Livingstone/ Bida Elly David   President Salva Kiir called for a reconsideration of the arms embargo, describing it as a necessary step towards achieving lasting peace and stability in the country. On delivering an address to the African Union Heads of State Assembly, Kiir highlighted the progress achieved[Read More…]

By Gladys Fred Kole   As the December elections approach, artists in the country have called for unity and cooperation among the people to ensure peaceful voting. The artists in an exclusive interview with No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper emphasized the importance of coming together during the election period and[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark   Loul Ajou Deng has been declared the president-elect of South Sudan Basketball Federation (SSBF) by the Electoral Committee, yesterday. Luol who went unopposed secured all 12 votes from the delegates representing the state associations. He will continue to govern the federation for a second 4-year[Read More…]

By William Madouk   Amidst mounting criticism, the United Nations Human Rights Commission has defended legitimacy of its violations report on South Sudan. Human rights violation reports on the country have attracted accusations from the government that they are fabrications lacking truth. But the commission’s chairperson, Yasmin Sooka said they[Read More…]