By Kidega Livingstone   South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) attributes recruitment of children into the army, to prevailing insecurity and conflict situation in the country. But recruitment of child soldiers represents a severe violation of international human rights standards. Speaking at Red Hand Day Celebration, Maj. Gen. Chaplain Khemis[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark   Germany support worth €4.5 million is benefiting at least 64,000 through a Humanitarian-Development-Peace (HDP) Nexus Project in Greater Bahr el Ghazal. It was designed to benefit mainly internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees, children, and women by equipping them with technical and vocational education and training[Read More…]

By Yang Ater Yang   Lecturers at Rumbek University of Science and Technology (RUST) have announced indefinite sit-down strike, starting Tuesday. The strike, in response to the Ministry of Finance and Planning’s failure to address demands for unpaid salary arrears and 2019 to 2023, air ticket allowances. The lecturers run[Read More…]

By William Madouk   Juba City Council Deputy Mayor for Social Services announced plans to take action against fuel stations located near residential areas. As fuel trade has become a lucrative, several investors vastly embraced the sector, scattering stations all over Juba, with some located next to residences. Mr. Thiik[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   Kenyan President Dr. William Ruto expresses his readiness to kickstart peace talks between the South Sudanese government and the holdout groups. On Monday, Kenyan Envoy Charles Keter presented a letter to president Kiir containing a framework to bridge Juba with the holdout groups. According to[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark   Security situation in Nasir County, Upper Nile State remains tense following clashes between the youth and the SSPDF, last weekend. Nasir County Commissioner, Mr. Duol Kun Thian, said about 5 youths who went fishing, clashed with SSPDF from Wechyar-Adiw Barracks. The incident happened on Saturday,[Read More…]

By Kidega Livingstone   The independent experts of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan will make a five-day visit to the nation this week, the United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner has said. The visiting mission, which will be led by Chairperson Yasmin[Read More…]

By Gladys Fred Kole   Troika countries and the UN peace mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) denounce an attack on humanitarian convoy that occurred near Bor town, Jonglei State. In a statement seen by this outlet, Troika called for the protection of aid workers amidst the ambush. The embassies of[Read More…]

By Kidega Livingstone   African Development Bank (AfDB) has injected about 46.7 million dollars to support agriculture value chain development in South Sudan. The institution’s Vice President for Regional Development Integration and Business Delivery, Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade announced the grant after visiting South Sudan, last week. “The Bank has allocated forty-six[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark   South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) spokesperson has lushed at activist for making outrageous allegations that the army attacked civilians in Nasir. Talking to No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper, on Sunday, SSPDF spokesperson, Maj. Gen. Lul Ruai Koang said he would only respond to such[Read More…]

By Deng Athian   Bank of South Sudan (BoSS) in a one-day public conference, on Friday, 9th February, 2024, sensitized citizens on its role in promoting economic growth. Central bank governor, Dr. James Alic Garang emphasized the institution’s commitment to transparency and engagement. “We are holding this conference because it[Read More…]

By Yang Ater Yang   At least 49 head of cattle were stolen and SSP 500,000 robbed from a man in Tonj County, Warrap State, on Thursday evening. According to Lakes State Police Spokesperson, Maj. Elijah Mabor Makuac, the incident occurred at around 5:00 PM in the Malou-pech area of[Read More…]

By Yang Ater Yang   Representatives from Warrap, Unity, and Lakes States gathered for a three-day peace dialogue. The event is organized by Wunlit Triangle, a consortium of peace building organizations with support from Safer World. The conference, held from Tuesday 6th to Thursday 8th February 2024, aimed to address[Read More…]

By William Madouk  The mandate of the Ad hoc Judicial Reform Committee (JRC), a body tasked with reforming the face of the judicial system in the country, has been extended for another two months. The council of ministries on Friday agreed to extend the JRC mandate to enable the body[Read More…]

By Gladys Fred Kole   South Sudan still lags behind in implementation of East African Community (EAC) Treaties, Protocols, and Laws after 8 years of being membership. A member of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), Hon. Odongo George Stephen said East African Community citizens are still labelled “aliens” in[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark   Over 370 members from the NPC and SPLM IO opposition political camps have joined SPLM party. Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) party office in Central Equatoria disclosed on Friday. Welcoming the defector, Central Equatoria State governor, Emmanuel Adil Anthony said the team headed by Victor[Read More…]

By Gladys Fred Kole   National minister of roads and bridges has decried difficulty in following up on the cross-border highway construction project between South Sudan and Ethiopia. Simon Mijok Mijak now seeks the help of the council of ministers to urge collaborative efforts of the concerned institutions to follow[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   Sudan People’s Liberation Movement’s (SPLM) has warned new SPLM members in Central Equatoria State against power wrangles. The party’s Second Deputy Secretary General for Administration and Finance, Mary Apai Ayiga sounded the warning during welcome of SPLM-IO members who switched allegiance to SPLM party on[Read More…]

By Deng Athian   The Minister of Finance and Planning has encouraged South Sudanese with business ideas to utilize commercial banks for funding. Dr. Bak Barnaba Chol emphasized this point during the opening ceremony of the Bank of South Sudan’s public awareness campaign on promoting economic growth. “People with business[Read More…]