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The summit is called by the Djibouti President Ismael Omar Guelleh, who is also the Chairperson of IGAD, even as other bodies, including peace monitor, RJMEC, urge for calm By Binia Elizabeth The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is set to hold the 43rd Extraordinary Summit on South Sudan to address the evolving situation in […]
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The SSPDF has accused politicians within the country and elements in diaspora for exaggerated that the army was going for disarmament in the Upper Nile State By Aguok Chok The Assistant Chief of Defence Forces for Mobilization and Disarmament, Gen. Johnson Olony said the recent violence in Nasir was initiated in Juba. He said the […]
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By Emmanuel Mandella In a major government shake-up, President Salva Kiir on Monday, March 10, dismissed several high-ranking officials, including Minister of General Education and Instruction Awut Deng Acuil, Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Ruben Madol, Minister of Trade and Industry Joseph Mum Majak, and Deputy Governor of Jonglei Atong Kuol Manyang. According to […]
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President Salva Kiir’s residence in Warrap State has been submerged in floods, the Minister of Information Michael Makuei told journalists in Juba. Addressing the press after the regular council of ministers’ meeting on Friday, Makuei said Kiir’s residence in Warrap State was waterlogged after a heavy downpour in the area on Thursday night. “More than […]
Warrap State
At least four soldiers were confirmed dead after two of their vehicles slipped off the Luri bridge into the river last Friday. Sixteen officers who were caught up in the same accident survived. “Yesterday in the evening (Friday), Luri river pushed two army vehicles into the water after the overflowing water caught them in the […]
National
The South Sudan National Movement for Change (SSNMC) has elected its party secretary-general, Maj. Gen. Moro Issac Jenessio as the new chairman. Maj. Gen. Jenessio replaced the former chairman Joseph Bangasi Bakosoro who abandoned his party in July 2021 and rejoined the South People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) party. Since then the SSNMC party had been […]
Politics
“Friend of my enemy is my enemy” is a common phrase that could describe the dilemma facing South Sudan over fickle bilateral relations between two of her neighbours. Juba administration is at a crossroads over whether to side with Sudan or Ethiopia in their foreign relations which have not improved due to frequent diplomatic tiffs. […]
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Western Equatoria State government has said the security organs have launched investigations into the attack that led to the murder of the father of Yambio Town Mayor, John Singira. Last Friday, unknown gunmen attacked the residence of Mayor John Singira’s father in Sakure Payam of Yambio County and killed him. The State Minister of Information […]
Western Equatoria
Christians from Lainya County were on Sunday ordered to close their businesses to attend church services and ‘pray for peace’. This was in connection with a recent order by County Commissioner Emmanuel Khemis Richard where he directed the residents to give time to God and pray for the disturbed county. Mr Khemis issued the order […]
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The council of ministers has referred SPLA-IO wrangles and Tombura insecurity to the country’s security council. Information Minister Michael Makuei said the government’s security council had been tasked with solving insecurity issues raised in the wrangles between the Kit-Gwang faction and Dr Riek Machar-led faction as well as ironing out the teething Tombura crisis. “The […]
Politics
Five out of the seven counties in the Greater Pibor Administration Area have been have submerged in the floods following persistent rainfall in the area. Chairperson of Relief Rehabilitation Commission Nyinginga Okanho Kiro said the counties affected include Vertet, Likwangole, and Gomuruk, Pochalla north, Pochalla south, Okadi- Dholam, and Lurdook. “More than 20 shops and […]
Pibor Administrative Area
Hundreds of people from Gumbo bridge residential areas were on Saturday displaced by the River Nile floods. The whole area was submerged into water due to the rise in the level of the River Nile forcing the residents on the southeast of the river to evacuate. The area, which is known to be serene with […]
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The Nile River floods are causing unprecedented suffering on the citizens especially those occupying the low land areas. According to the Cordaid organisation over one million people in South Sudan have been affected by the floods. In Jonglei alone, which is the worst-affected state, an estimated 400, 000 people have been displaced. Recently, the government […]
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The Ministry of Health has raised concerns over the misuse of toll-free number 6666 for the COVID-19 emergency response by some individuals in the public. The manager for emergency on COVID-19, Thon De Thon, said some individuals often insult the care service officer after their calls are received. He said the call centre is managed […]
COVID-19 Health
Ministry of Health and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have said they are expecting 100,000 doses of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine from China. “The period of its arrival to the country is unknown,” said Boniface Ambani Isindu, the WHO Information, Surveillance and Risk Assessment Team Lead. Isindu was addressing the press yesterday during the COVID-19 […]
COVID-19 Health
