By Kei Emmanuel Duku   IGAD Special Envoy to South Sudan, Dr. Ambassador Ismail Wais is in Nairobi for talks with Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs on the evolving political situation in South Sudan. Ambassador Wais, acting on behalf of the IGAD Executive Secretary, engaged in an[Read More…]

By Kei Emmanuel Duku   Across South Sudan, farmers are overburdened with multiple taxes and illegal checkpoints, making agricultural inputs costly for food production in the country. Farmers are appealing to the government to enforce long-standing tax exemptions on agricultural imports and locally produced goods, as hidden charges and illegal[Read More…]

By Alan Clement Repeat of violent cattle raid, such as one on Sunday, at a cattle camp in Achongchok, Tonj North County violate the State of Emergency declared by President Salva Kiir early this month. Warrap State Minister for Information, Mamer Bath, confirmed the Sunday incident. He said that the[Read More…]

By Peter Kuol Kuch   Radio Jonglei 95.9 FM is back on air a week of shutdown by National Security Services. Last week, the National Security Services shut down Radio Jonglei 95.9 FM over songs they deemed were inciting tensions among the communities. Executive Director of the radio station, Tijwog[Read More…]

By Lodu William Odiya   Other Political Parties (OPP) leadership has rejected claims by Peter Mayen Majongdit, of representing the coalition. Peter Mayen Majongdit, a former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management had declared his intent to represent the OPP in the upcoming elections. He also called for dialogue[Read More…]

By Jacob Onuha Nelson   Activist, Edmund Yakani, has called on political leaders to embrace the 2026 elections to bring lasting peace in the country. In a statement, Yakani, who is the Executive Director of Community Empowerment for Progress Organisation (CEPO), urged both politicians and those holding guns to take[Read More…]

By James Innocent   An officer from the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF), identified as Jackson Ade, has been killed by armed men on the outskirts of Yei. On Wednesday, Yei River County Commissioner Emmanuel Taban Seme, along with other senior security officials, joined the family in mourning at[Read More…]

By Yiep Joseph Western Bahr El Ghazal State has imposed measures banning the import, production, and sale of toxic alcohol and other harmful drugs in the state. The decision was reached after the State Council of Ministers held a series of deliberations in the capital, Wau, on the matter. In[Read More…]

By Yiep Joseph   As the world observes the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict today, members of civil society have called on South Sudan government to end gender-based violence (GBV). In an interview, Ter Manyang, the Executive Director of the Center for Peace and Advocacy[Read More…]

By Lodu William Odiya   A member of parliament from the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) in Lakes State has resigned from the party and joined the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM). In a document issued on Tuesday, June 17, Albino Ariik Reech, who was the Deputy Chairman[Read More…]

By Kei Emmanuel Duku   President Salva Kiir Mayardit has issued clear and firm directives to Central Equatoria State’s new Governor, Rabi Mujung Emmanuel, to end rampant land grabbing in the country’s capital, Juba. Recognizing Juba’s rapidly growing population, the President tasked Governor Mujung with ensuring equitable land distribution. This[Read More…]

By Jacob Onuha Nelson   Chiefs from the Balanda Community have called for urgent humanitarian assistance to support internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Yambio County, Western Equatoria State (WES). In a statement on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, the community urged humanitarian actors to intervene in the humanitarian crisis. “We, the[Read More…]

By Philip Buda Ladu   European Union (EU) has called for a renewed commitment to women’s participation in peace and security, as concerns mount over escalating clashes in the country. Speaking at opening of an Annual Gender Equality Forum on Tuesday in Juba, Lothar Jaschke, Deputy Head of EU Delegation[Read More…]

Alan Clement   Commissioner of Kajo-Keji County Wani Jackson Mule has appealed to ACROSS-International and other development partners to expand their project coverage to include all five Payams in the county. He also stressed the need for establishing an office space and providing greater support to the Kajo-Keji Union of[Read More…]

By Yiep Joseph   A civil activist has called on all peace partners to support South Sudan in restoring the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS). In a statement to the media, Ter Manyang, Executive Director of the Center for Peace and Advocacy (CPA), emphasized[Read More…]