By Ephraim Modi Duku Sokiri Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Deng Dau Deng urged heads of missions, and Chargé d’affaires to polishing the country’s image outside. In a briefing, the minister focused on a ten-point plan to discreetly reestablish and paint a good image of South Sudan[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David Parliamentary siting on Monday turned tense as MPs were visibly angry over skyrocketing commodity prices in the markets across the country. A section of Lawmakers blames the executive, saying they focus so much on the Sudan crisis rather than solve the deteriorating economy in the country. In the[Read More…]

By William Madouk Government of South Sudan is angered over a remark by former U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, describing South Sudan and DR Congo as “very corrupt nations.” Ms. Haley, who is also United States presidential contender, said on Wednesday that if the FBI is[Read More…]

By William Madouk A three-day council of ministers meeting for Lamu Port- South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) in South Sudan ended with calls to speed up the implementation of the trilateral infrastructure project. The meeting brought together members of the LAPSSET countries, which include Kenya, Ethiopia, and South Sudan as the[Read More…]

By Ephraim Modi Duku Sokiri Executive Director of Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), Mr. Edmond Yakani has called for expeditious implementation of the remaining key tasks in the peace roadmap saying it does not need much resource for implementation. Yakani who also heads the East African Civil Society Organization[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David President Kiir Mayardit has directed the national ministry of finance and planning to immediately fund humanitarian affairs docket as it struggles to response to the fleeing returnees and refugees’ crisis brought by Sudan war. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Albino Akol Atak, recently[Read More…]

By Ephraim Modi Duku Sokiri Senior government officials from South Sudan and Uganda on Friday, reached a consensus to jointly work together to end violent clashes between communities at the border. Early this month, violence erupted between Kajo-Keji residents of South Sudan and Yumbe district of Ugandan, after an encroachment into South Sudan territory.[Read More…]

By Ephraim Modi Duku Sokiri Deputy Chairman of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO), who is the First Deputy Speaker of the National Parliament Rt. Hon. Nathaniel Oyet Pierino, has expressed worry over the growing relationship between SPLM and Chinese Communist Party (CPC). China’s relations with South Sudan[Read More…]

By William Madouk Bank of South Sudan (BoSS) links multiple external factors to the exacerbating inflation, in the country. This comes after the local currency, South Sudanese Pounds (SSP) plummeted to its lowest, at all-time against U.S dollar in the foreign exchange market. As the Central Bank sold $1 for[Read More…]

By William Madouk Government of South Sudan and Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia struck a deal on Thursday to construct a highway linking the two sisterly countries. The agreement was signed by the Minister of Finance, Dier Tong Ngor and Ethiopia’s state Finance minister Eyob Tekalign on behalf of their[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David Catholic clergies of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Juba have warned the army against looting properties of the Church meant to serve the Lord. This concern came following the brutal conflict in Sudan that impact the church, its faithful as well as its assets. Archbishop of the[Read More…]

By Ephraim Modi Duku Sokiri South Sudan activist has urged the government never to take sides while finding a solution to resolve Sudan conflict. As a proxy to the Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), South Sudan President Salva Kiir is to spearhead the parleys between the two combatant rivalries in the Republic of[Read More…]

By William Madouk South Sudan ministry of Foreign Affairs has explained that President Salva Kiir is engaging the two Sudanese warring parties on the initiative of IGAD head of states, which assigned him to lead the talks. This comes after the gov’t of Sudan presented its protest letter over the[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The commander of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) General Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti) has been sacked by his boss General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan as the deputy of the Sudan’s transitional Sovereignty Council. This development came into effect through a decree which also saw the appointment of[Read More…]

By Ephraim Modi Duku Sokiri The national police service has announced that it will begin cracking down on vehicles with covered number plates in a bid to curb accidents, as well as hit-and-run cases. Inspector General of the Police (IGP) Majak Akech Malok noted that people who cover number plates[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David A serious government intervention is required as the war Sudan hits hard on South Sudan’s free market economy, while black market speculators take control of the foreign exchange market, an economic analyst noted. Marketers South Sudan is experiencing further hyperinflation following the political instability in Sudan which[Read More…]