By Lodu William Odiya The Secretary General (SG) of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) Dr. Dr. Akol Paul Kordit vowed to rejuvenate the party. Dr. Akol made the remark on Wednesday after meeting President Salva Kiir who is also the chairperson of the SPLM party According to the statement[Read More…]
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Kiir urges Dr. Igga to mobilize more for the 2026 election
By Yiep Joseph South Sudan’s President and SPLM Chairman Salva Kiir Mayardit has urged James Wani Igga and other top party officials to continue with mobilization as elections approach. The president made the remarks during the swearing-in of Dr. James Wani Igga, the first Deputy Chairman of the Sudan People’s[Read More…]
POLITICS: No process in parties’ registrations
By Alan Clement South Sudan’s Political Parties Council (PPC) has raised concerns over failed by the political parties to turn up for registration as election approaches. PPC revealed that no new political parties have been registered since 2015. Speaking at a recent journalists’ workshop in Juba, PPC Deputy Chairperson Lola[Read More…]
NEC warns legal contradictions could derail South Sudan’s 2026 elections
By Alan Clement South Sudan’s National Elections Commission (NEC) has raised alarm over unresolved contradictions in the country’s legal framework, warning they could undermine the peace agreement and delay credible elections scheduled for December 2026. Speaking at a workshop on Women in Media and Political Transition last week, NEC Secretary[Read More…]
DEFECTION:Rocks SPLM/A-IO
By Kei Emmanuel Duku The South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) has confirmed that approximately 11,500 former SPLA-IO combatants and organized forces have renounced rebellion to rejoin the Government under President Salva Kiir Mayardit. The mass defection, which occurred over the weekend significantly boosts the government’s military strength and influence[Read More…]
SPLM urges Upper Nile Governor to Focus on Stability
By Kei Emmanuel Duku Top leaders of the ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) have called on the newly sworn-in Upper Nile State Governor, Jacob Dollar Ruot, to prioritize unity, peace, and stability in the volatile region. Governor Dollar, who is also the new SPLM Chairperson for the state, was[Read More…]
SPLM: Rejects Nhial’s criticism
By Lodu William Odiya The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) has distanced itself from failure, as claimed by Nhial Deng Nhial. Deng freezes his membership from SPLM and subsequently forms his own party, the South Sudan Salvation Movement (SSSM). During defection, Nhial issued an 18-page statement blaming the SPLM for[Read More…]
Nhial lost his parliamentary seat after defection, says SPLM
By Jacob Onuha Nelson The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) national secretariat has broken silence on the status of Nhial Deng Nhial in the party. Since Nhial’s defection and subsequent formation of the South Sudan Salvation Movement (SSSM), the SPLM headquarters promise to respond. Addressing the media on Wednesday, Bol Makueng[Read More…]
Suspended commissioner quits SPLM-IO, joins SPLM
By Lodu William Odiya The Suspended Cueibet County commissioner in Lakes state has resigned from Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) and joined Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM). Daniel Deng Mario was suspended recently from the position of commissionership. In a statement to the media, Deng resigned and immediately[Read More…]
Young women urged to engage in South Sudan politics
By Alan Clement Young South Sudanese women have been urged to break cultural barriers and engage in politics, as a fellow youth warned their exclusion from decision-making threatens the country’s democratic progress. At a recent youth engagement forum, Susan Alfred, a young entrepreneur emphasized that women’s voices are indispensable in[Read More…]
Raila Odinga dies of heart attack
By Lodu William Odiya The Former Kenyan prime Minister, Raila Amolo Odinga has on Wednesday died of Cardiac arrest at the age of 80, in Indian city Kochi, where he had been receiving medical treatment. According to the report, the late Odinga collapsed during a morning walk and was rushed[Read More…]
ELECTION: Stakeholders express doubt
By Alan Clement Some stakeholders warned that elections in 2026 are unlikely due to the government’s failure to implement key parts of the 2018 agreement. In an exclusive interview, the Chairperson person of the Coalition of Other Political Parties, Dr. Gai Chol Paul expressed doubt regarding the upcoming election. He[Read More…]
PROMOTION: VP Bol to highest rank
By Lodu William Odiya President Salva Kiir has promoted Vice President (VP) for Economic Cluster Dr. Benjamin Bol Mel to top military rank in National Security Service (NSS). Bol was elevated from Lt. General to a full General in the National Security Services (NSS). In a statement released by the[Read More…]
TNLA adopts declaration of peace, cessation of war
By Alan Clement The Transitional National Legislative Assembly has adopted a landmark motion on the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW) signaling South Sudan’s continued commitment to peace, human rights, and non violence. The motion, presented by Bona Deng Lawrence, Chairperson of the Standing Specialized Committee on Peace[Read More…]
SPLM-IO : Par’s group reiterates unconditional release of Dr. Machar
By Lodu William Odiya The Sudan People Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) under Stephen Par Kuol has reiterated a call for the unconditional release of First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar Teny. Dr. Machar was arrested in March following conflict in Nasir, Upper Nile State. Despite the government’s plan to[Read More…]
Five SSPDF soldiers killed
By Lodu William Odiya At least five members of the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) have been killed after the Ugandan Army launched heinous attacks in Kajo-Keji County. Wani Jackson Mule, Kajo-Keji County commissioner, confirmed in a press statement that the country has lost five servicemen in the territorial[Read More…]
The failure of South Sudan: a nation betrayed by its own
By Deng Chol South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation, was born in 2011 with the hopes and dreams of millions who believed independence would bring peace, justice, and a better life. Fourteen years later, the reality is painful and clear the government has failed its people. The promise of[Read More…]
Be the player, not the spectator
At the pitch, a player scores a goal. A spectator only celebrates. The pride is given to the performer. A player will say I made it. A spectator will only say the player made it for us. We are not born to celebrate. We are born to perform. We must[Read More…]
The people must wake up: Say no to selfish politics and tribal division
By Deng Chol For over a decade, the people of South Sudan have suffered not only from war, hunger, and displacement but from a political system that has betrayed their hopes. The dream of independence was meant to bring peace, development, and dignity to all South Sudanese. But instead, that[Read More…]
Are you better off today than a prince who lived 400 years ago?
Our world is better off now than at any point in human history. People live longer now and have better opportunities than those who lived a hundred years ago. There is better health care and as a son of a common man with a smartphone and a motorbike or a[Read More…]