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By Theophilous Ochang Some key community stakeholders, including youth in Torit, Eastern Equatoria State, have expressed mixed reactions over the worsening security situation in the country. This came during the opening of a three-day training on the Election process, a session that aims at equipping about 33 participants that include young women and men, returnees, […]
Eastern Equatoria State Regional
By Makur Adut The neighbouring communities of Rumbek North of Lakes State and Tonj East of Warrap State have resolved to end inter-communal violence, and cattle raiding that has persisted for many years. The peace dialogue was facilitated by the Kong Koc consortium that brought together about one thousand participants, including government officials from respective states. Speaking […]
Regional Warrap State
By Emmanuel Mandella South Sudan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have trained their eyes on deepening diplomatic and economic relations following high-level discussions between President Salva Kiir Mayardit and a Saudi delegation led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Waleed bin Abdulkarim. The meeting, held in Juba on Wednesday (yesterday), focused on strengthening bilateral […]
Diplomacy National
Farmers in Lainya County at Kamusa Kamusin village of Logwili boma have raised concerns over renewed threats from the cattle keepers. The Youth Chairperson Joseph Lokulenge said the cattle keepers have set up a new cattle camp at Kamusa Kamusin and they were being grazed on the farms and destroying crops in turn. “The very […]
Agriculture
The Governor of Central Equatoria State Emmanuel Adil Anthony has called on the partners to adopt the state four pillars system to enhance services to the citizens. The Central Equatoria State four pillars system include: peace and security stabilization, economic recovery, service delivery, and good neighborliness Adil was speaking at a consultative meeting to reactivate […]
Central Equatoria
President Salva Kiir has intensified weeding his government to bring in officials he deems capable of delivering needed services to the citizens in South Sudan. Since the start of the formation of the coalition government in February 2020, the President has made several changes with the latest relieving of Baba Medan Konyi as the deputy […]
Politics
The government has condemned the death of a peacekeeper attached to the United Nations Interim Security Force in Abyei (UNISFA). The peacekeeper died in Aweil North County of Northern Bahr el Ghazal State on Tuesday. In a press statement issued on Tuesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation pledged its full support to […]
National
The Warrap State State Governor Gen. Aleu Ayieny Aleu has dismissed the claims by the members of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SLPM-IO) that he has threatened to kill them. Gen Aleu said he was tasked by peace partners with two priorities: bringing peace and restoring order in the Warrap State. “The members […]
Politics
The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) has suspended the recruitment process into the East African Community in a bid to investigate irregularities in the process. This came after the EALA South Sudan Chapter protested the recruitment process saying their rights as a new member of the East African Community have been disregarded. The Chapter complained […]
Regional
Police in Rocky City, Juba, have returned a three-day-old baby to his mother after he was sold out by the mother for SSP10,000. The area chief Anthony Luka said the 32-year-old woman sold her three-day-old son to a certain woman in Nyakuon South-West residential area on Monday. He said the child spent one day out […]
Crimes & Murder
The South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) has confirmed the killing of a suspected senior officer of Gen. Thomas Cirilo-led National Salvation Front (NAS) in Mundri West County in Western Equatoria State. SSPDF Spokesperson, Maj. Gen. Lul Ruai told The City Review on Wednesday that Col. Barnaba Buna Samson was killed during a repulsive attack […]
Conflict
Western Equatoria State Governor Gen. Alfred Futuyo Karaba has blamed the protracted area conflicts for the delay in the construction of the state university. “Our people, especially the students would have been seeing different shapes of Western Equatoria State University and other projects we launched earlier this year but you see how conflicts stopped everything?” […]
Western Equatoria
The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) has faulted the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) special envoy to South Sudan, Dr. Ismail Wais, for alleging that the party’s internal wrangles were weakening its grip as a peace partner. The SPLM/A-IO’s rebuttal comes barely a couple of days after Dr. Wais said in an interview […]
Politics
The national Minister of Health Elizabeth Acuei has suspended Dr Victoria Anib Majur who serves as the undersecretary in her docket. Acuei issued a ministerial order yesterday suspending Dr Majur and replacing her forthwith with Dr Samson Paul Baba who will serve in an acting capacity. ‘‘In exercise of powers conferred upon me by Article […]
Health
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has finally lifted a COVID-19 containment curfew which ran from 10 pm to 4 am.Speaking at a commemoration of a national holiday, dubbed Mashujaa Day, at Wang’uru Stadium in Kirinyaga County, President said the National Emergency Response Committee and the National Security Council had given a green light for the move. […]
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