By William Madouk A high-level delegation from Ethiopia and Sudan have jetted to Juba yesterday to underpin the peace agreement and strengthen bilateral talks. President Salva Kiir on Monday received and held a meeting with the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed at state house, J1. Speaking to the media, the[Read More…]

By William Madouk  The Ethiopian government is dismayed by Arab League’s resolution regarding the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). A statement released by the Foreign Affairs Ministry of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia said that “the management and utilization of the Nile River, including the[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The family members of a trader and chairperson of Northern Bahr-El-Ghazal state chamber of commerce, Deng Makol Athian who was reportedly arrested and detained by army has termed as “injustice” their son’s detention at the military intelligence detention unit for months without trial. In a statement[Read More…]

By William Madouk The government and partners are exerting efforts to lay more fiber optic cables for the delivery of quality and affordable services, said Michael Makuei, the minister of Information, Communication, Technology and postal services. Mr. Makuei stated on his Facebook page over the weekend that he is aware[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David Peace monitors have cautioned South Sudan top political leaders to the unity government against interrupting the accord and agreed to invest joint efforts as monitors towards supporting the peace partners to expedite implementation of the extended peace roadmap to transition the country to democracy. Over the[Read More…]

By William Madouk   Tension engulfed presidency press units, as the press secretary in the Office of President, Lily Adhieu and her counterpart in the office of First Vice President, Puok Both Baluang publicly differed over the usage of word ‘deadlock’ to describe results of their bosses’ meeting. Last Friday,[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The governor of Central Equatoria State alongside his convoy has this week encountered brutal attack by unknown militias along Mangala highway following their return from Gubernatorial inspection of the security situation in Bilinyang of Mangala Payam. In a statement seen by No.1.Citizen Daily Newspaper on Friday,[Read More…]

By William Madouk The Council of Ministers has adopted the latest survey by the South Sudan Population Estimates Survey (SSPES) that projected the country’s total populace at 12,444,018. This comes after the presentation made by Minister of Finance and Planning, Dier Tong Ngor on behalf of South Sudan Population Census[Read More…]

By William Madouk President Salva Kiir Mayardit is the final authority that has the power to appoint and relieve anybody, government spokesman, Michael Makuei has said. Speaking to the media after Friday’s ordinary cabinet meeting, Makuei stated that president Kiir is the sole entity that appoints all members of parties[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David President Salva Kiir Mayardit and the First Vice President Dr Riek Machar Teny meeting yesterday ended in a deadlock as the two longtime rivals leaders failed to reach possible resolutions to the political standoff concerning the unilateral removal of defence minister and swapping of the ministries[Read More…]

By William Madouk Meet Mary Maker, a South Sudanese refugee who fled conflict in South Sudan and found safety in Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya. After overcoming obstacles to complete her high school studies in the country, Ms. Maker became a teacher to young refugees in Kakuma refugee camp and[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The Vice President for Infrastructure Cluster, Taban Deng Gai has warned concerned ministries of investment and mining against giving room to foreign crooks involved in exploiting the Country’s natural resources secretly for individual benefits. This development came during the launching of BTC Global gold refinery Company[Read More…]

By Aweye Teddy Onam The Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) in a press release on Thursday 09th 2023, has called on the peace parties to live up to the spirit of the Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan. “We urge the Parties to observe the[Read More…]

By Emelda Siama John The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Investment Yel Bol Kong has made calls for foreign investors to freely embark on their businesses excommunicating skeptical thoughts over insecurity in the Country promising protection, trading discounts and tax minimization if need be. He spoke during the launch of[Read More…]

By William Madouk The government of United Kingdom has announced sanction against an SSPDF general, James Nando for his part in alleged sexual abuses against women and girls in Tambura of Western Equatoria state. Yesterday, UK’s Foreign Secretary announces sanctions on International Women’s Day targeting gender-based violence in Iran, Syria,[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The on-going crisis between President Salva Kiir and his first deputy is becoming a stumbling block to the genesis of the 24 months peace roadmap set to resolve other pending tasks for successful implementation of the agreement. The several decrees issued by President Kiir swapping off[Read More…]