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…]
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Kiir orders finance ministry to release funds for humanitarian aid
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…]
South Sudan-Uganda reach pact to end border disputes
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…]
Oyet questions SPLM relations with Chinese Communist Party
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…]
Inflation aggravated by external pressures-BoSS
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…]
South Sudan, Ethiopia, cement deal to construct highway
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…]
Don’t loot church and civil properties – Catholic clergy
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…]
Gov’t urged to be neutral in Sudan’s unrest
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…]
Dau defends Kiir’s meeting with Daglo’s envoy
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…]
VP Igga’s bodyguard kills one, claims own life
By Ephraim Modi Duku Sokiri A brief gunfire, Friday Morning at the residence of Vice President for Economic Cluster, Dr. James Wani Igga that shook Juba’s “Amarat” neighborhood left two bodyguards of VP Igga dead and two others nursing wounds. One disgruntled bodyguard of Dr. Igga reportedly indiscriminately opened fire[Read More…]
Burhan sacks Hemedti as deputy of Sudan Sovereignty Council
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…]
Police to begin crackdown on lawless motorists
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…]
Kiir: deployment of Unified Forces ‘soon’
By William Madouk South Sudan President, who is also commander-in-chief of all organized forces, Gen. Salva Kiir Mayardit said a long-awaited deployment of Necessary Unified Forces will be sooner than later. President Kiir stated that the deployment of the national unified forces is at the corner adding there would be[Read More…]
Kiir, a shield for peace in Sudan, Marial assures
By Ephraim Modi Duku Sokiri Minister of Presidential Affairs, Dr. Barnaba Marial Benjamin said the efforts by President Salva Kiir in engaging the two generals in the Sudan war will create an impact in the state. Speaking during commemoration of the 209th year of the constitution of Norway, organized by[Read More…]
Sudan’s war worsens hyperinflation–Economist
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…]
Over 43,000 people already facing Starvation-Oxfam
By Ephraim Modi Duku Sokiri About 43,000 people in South Sudan are already facing starvation and the number is expected to increase to over seven million by July this year, Oxfam has revealed. South Sudan is facing the worst humanitarian crisis since independence due to continued conflict and climate change[Read More…]
Join us; there is plenty to enjoy-Kiir
By William Madouk President Salva Kiir Mayardit has yet again extended an olive branch to non-signatory to the 2018 revitalized peace deal to join peace, reconciliation and healing process, saying “there is enough for all to enjoy”. Speaking on Thursday, during closure of the three-day conference on Transitional Justice Mechanism[Read More…]
SPLM-IO cautions Gen. Olony of misconduct
By Bida Elly David Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) has cautioned the leader of the Agwelek forces, Gen. Johnson Olony, over military and political misconduct as he landed Juba to implement a deal, he inked with the SPLM in government. Gen. Olony who broke away from the SPLM-IO[Read More…]
Juba City Council urges residents to promote garbage-free environment
By Emelda Siama John Lopula Authorities of Juba City Council (JCC) are appealing to citizens and residents to take responsibility of ensuring a garbage-free, clean and green city by not littering anyhow. Juba residents have been cautioned that nobody should drop or dump garbage along the streets of the city.[Read More…]
LAPSSET meeting starts with eyes fixed on S. Sudan
By William Madouk A third ministerial meeting of the Council of Ministers of Lamu Port, South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) project has on Wednesday, kicked off in Juba. With starting of the three-day long ministerial conference, eyes now turn on South Sudan that is still lagging behind among its peer member[Read More…]