By Emelda Siama John Lopula The Executive Director of Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), Mr. Edmund Yakani, has called on the cabinet to ensure the Election Bill is timely tabled at the floor of parliament for enactment as anticipated. Yakani also urged President Salva Kiir Mayardit to direct the[Read More…]
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South Sudan hosts nearly 70,000 Sudan war escapees-Albino
By William Madouk As war rages in Sudan, nearly 70, 000 people have fled their homes and sought shelter in South Sudan, according to the latest update from the Humanitarian affairs ministry. In a weekly briefing, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs & Disaster management, Albino Akol Atak, stated that majority of[Read More…]
Constituencies set to get 45.4 billion SSP
By Ephraim Modi Duku Sokiri Constituency Development Fund Committee at the Revitalized National Transitional Legislative Assembly (R-NTLA) has finalized calculating money meant for development projects at the grassroots. An amounting of 45,400,000,000 South Sudanese pounds has been allocated for 102 constituencies across the country. Each constituency will get 445,098,039 million[Read More…]
Minister Albino turns eyes on coffer as SSP 1 billion windup
By William Madouk South Sudan Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, turns eyes on coffer for a release of another fund, to curb the dire humanitarian situation of Sudan’s conflict victims. Minister Albino Akol Atak revealed that the SSP 1 billion that the ministry of finance and planning, released,[Read More…]
South Sudan President bold on establishment of Hybrid Court
By Bida Elly David President Salva Kiir has reiterated government’s commitment to expedite establishment of the long-awaited Hybrid court for South Sudan as provided for in the Revitalized Peace Agreement. Kiir made his vow on Monday 15th May 2023 at the opening of a conference on Transitional Justice Mechanism being[Read More…]
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40 years on, did the SPLM live to its vision
By Ephraim Modi Duku Sokiri Today marks exactly 40 years since the first bullet was shot by the Sudan People’s Liberation Army/Movement (SPLA/M) kick starting a civil war against inequitable distribution of wealth, injustices among others being perpetuated by the then Sudan regime. The war raged on for 21 years.[Read More…]
Olony’s arrival to Juba a positive step in ending Violence-Activist
By Ephraim Modi Duku Sokiri Executive Director for Community Empowerment for Progress Organization Edmond Yakani has welcomed the decision of Gen. Johnson Olony’s return to Juba. The leader of the Agwelek forces General Johnson Olony along with about two hundred forces finally arrived Juba yesterday to implementation of the peace[Read More…]
Planned 2024 election at crossroads – Oyet
By Ephraim Modi Duku Sokiri Despite a consensus by key signatories to peace roadmap to transit South Sudan into democratic nation, chances of conducting elections in December 2024 as stimulated are diminishing. The skepticism emanates from lack of political will in effecting the pending tasks of the roadmap implementation. First[Read More…]
Rome talks: Resumption depends on Sant’Egidio-Gov’t
By Bida Elly David Rome peace talks at Sant’Egidio between the government of South Sudan and non-signatories to the Revitalized peace agreement is oblique as parties play blame games over delays to success. Michael Makuei, the minister of information blames core parties to Sant’Egidio talks saying that government doesn’t have[Read More…]
No longer for war-Olony
By William Madouk A leader of an armed group, known as “Agwelek forces” that split from government army, arrived Juba for peace implementation and he assured the people that South Sudan would not relapse back to war. “I was born and grew up here in Juba and I shot my[Read More…]
Gen. Johnson Olony Arrives Juba
General Johnson Olony, the head of Agwelek forces has finally touched ground at Juba International Airport. He arrived Juba with 200 forces, to implement peace. Details coming……..
Machar, Gatwech and Olony hit hard as 119 members join SPLM
By William Madouk Over 100 members of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) loyal to Dr. Riek Machar and a section of Kitgwang and Agwelek advance team have defected to the ruling party – SPLM. Those who joined from advanced team allied to Gen. Simon Gatwech and Johnson[Read More…]
South Sudan Government urged to regulate hard currency
By Ephraim Modi Duku Sokiri An activist has urged the government to put proper mechanisms and plans on how to control foreign exchange and currency flow in the market. In just a period of less than a decade, the United States (US) dollar gained strength against the country’s currency as[Read More…]
Cabinet passes over 3 billion SSP for deployment of unified forces
By Bida Elly David South Sudan Council of Ministers has passed a sum of over three Billion South Sudanese Pounds for deployment of a first batch of graduated necessary unified forces. Information minister, who is also government spokesperson, Michael Makuei Lueth, revealed this on Friday 12th May, while addressing journalists[Read More…]
South Sudan launches food safety body
By Emelda Siama John Lopula South Sudan government has established food safety body to monitor the quality of all imported and locally produced food in the country. Food Safety Association South Sudan (FASS) was launched on Thursday 11th May 2023, in Juba, under the theme, “safe food today for healthy[Read More…]
S. Sudan not giving up on engaging Sudan warring parties
By Bida Elly David South Sudan said it won’t relent its mediation efforts in aiding Sudan to restore peace amid the pressing on-going humanitarian crisis facing war survivors at entry points into the country. “President Kiir in his calls to the Burhan and Hemedti has committed to push the (two[Read More…]
China donates 2,396 tons of rice to South Sudan
By Ephraim Modi Duku Sokiri Chinese government has donated nearly 2,400 tons of rice to boost efforts of South Sudan government to respond to the growing humanitarian needs, effectively. With the increasing influx of returnees and Sudanese refugees fleeing Sudan conflict, coupled with victims of internal violence, and natural disasters,[Read More…]
UPDF kills Kajo-Keji woman in border invasion protest
By Bida Elly David Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) has reportedly killed a woman and injured four other men in Bamurye Boma of Kajo-Keji County, Central Equatoria State of South Sudan. Kajo-Keji area MPs revealed on Thursday, 11th May 2023, in a press conference, that the UPDF on Sunday crossed[Read More…]
Parliament summons 4 cabinet ministers over ailing economy
By Bida Elly David South Sudan’s Reconstituted Transitional National Legislative Assembly (R-TNLA) has summoned four ministers whose dockets are linked failure of economy, as the country grapples with crisis. The concern came on the backdrop of the prevailing market situation that has been totally dominated by aliens, contributing economic, cultural[Read More…]