By Yiep Joseph The special court trying suspended First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar and seven co-accused has adjourned its session over inconsistencies in an expert’s report. The last prosecution witness, Ratlhogo Peter Calvin, a digital forensic expert who investigated the electronic equipment collected from the accused, presented a report[Read More…]

By Alan Clement South Sudan has been placed under “Extreme Caution” for heat stress as temperatures climb above seasonal norms, even as neighboring countries brace for heavy rains and flooding. The IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre forecast covering February 4–11, 2026, warned that South Sudan will experience warmer-than-usual conditions[Read More…]

By Chol D. Johnson The government has confirmed Rumbek Power Station commissioning and handing over on February 25, 2026. The officials stated that the project will boost economic activity, improve social services, as well as enhance residents’ quality of life. Minister of Energy and Dams, Agok Makur Kur, made the[Read More…]

By Alan Clement South Sudan has announced sweeping reforms to secure and modernize its busiest trade corridor, unveiling measures to dismantle illegal checkpoints, crack down on smuggling, and streamline customs operations at the Nimule border post. According to a Ministry of Trade & Industry statement, the announcement followed a three-day[Read More…]

  By Chol D. Johnson The Minister of Energy and Dams, Agok Makur Kur, urged the Trinity Energy Company to complete the electricity connection and supply within four months. Speaking on Thursday during a visit to the Nesitu Solar PV Power Plant in Juba, Makur urged the Trinity Energy Company[Read More…]

 By Kei Emmanuel Duku South Sudan’s financial recovery is being choked by a culture of “weak spending discipline” that prioritized luxury vehicles and bloated administrative costs over the country’s crumbling schools and roads, according to a scathing new report by the World Bank Group. The report, titled “A Narrow Path[Read More…]

By Alan Clement South Sudan has taken a decisive step toward modernizing its fiscal and regulatory systems with the launch of the National Communication Authority (NCA) e‑Services Platform. The initiative, unveiled under the theme “Digital Transformation for Transparency and Accountability,” is designed to digitize licensing, payments, and regulatory processes, directly[Read More…]

By Alan Clement South Sudan has once again been ranked among the most corrupt countries in the world, according to Transparency International’s 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). With a score of just 9 out of 100, the country sits at the very bottom of the global ranking alongside Somalia and[Read More…]

By Alan Clement South Sudan risks sliding back into full-scale conflict as political divisions deepen and violence escalates, senior UN and regional peace monitors warned the Security Council Tuesday, raising alarm months before scheduled December elections. Briefing the Council virtually, the Interim Chairperson of the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation[Read More…]

 By Kei Emmanuel Duku South Sudan’s national oil corporation, Nilepet, has become a financial ghost within the country’s economy, operating without transparency and failing to transfer its earnings to the national budget. A landmark World Bank Group report released in late January 2026, titled “A Narrow Path to Recovery: The[Read More…]

By Yiep Joseph The defense team for Dr. Riek Machar and the seven co-accused have questioned the digital expert report, citing that it contains irregularities. During the 50th session on Wednesday, Ratlhogo Peter Calvin, the South African forensic expert and the last prosecution witness, concluded the presentation of his report.[Read More…]

By Yiep Joseph President Salva Kiir Mayardit has relieved two top officials from the Bank of South Sudan (BoSS) from their duties. According to the press release posted on the office of the president’s social media platform, the head of state relieved the officials on Monday. Based on the Republican[Read More…]

By Yiep Joseph The South African digital expert who investigated the phones and electronic devices collected from the 8 accused, testified that he was unable to access Dr. Riek Machar’s devices. Several prosecution witnesses have continued to testify before the special court trying Puot Kang and seven co-accused, including Dr.[Read More…]

By Alan Clement South Sudan is edging closer to a large-scale humanitarian catastrophe as food insecurity reaches alarming levels, despite an extensive aid operation by the World Food Programme (WFP), a new situation report has warned. According to the December 2025 WFP South Sudan External Situation Report, 5.86 million people[Read More…]

By Chol D. Johnson The Ministry of Energy and Dams, led by Minister Agok Makur Kur, has hosted a major Middle East energy company to explore options for a sustainable and stable electricity supply for the country. In a press statement issued on Monday, the ministry’s Press Unit confirmed that[Read More…]

By Alan Clement Gun violence in South Sudan has shifted decisively toward criminality, killing over a thousand people in 2025 and leaving civilians increasingly exposed as firearms become entrenched in everyday life, a new report has found. The findings contained in the Gun Violence Report released by the One Citizen[Read More…]