By Chol Makol Riak The Lou Nuer and Gawaar communities have signed a peace agreement to end deadly cattle raids in the area. Jonglei state authorities said dozens of people were killed in the conflict between the Gawar and Lou Nuer communities last month. The officials said the conflict started[Read More…]
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Unified Forces to embark on disarmament after graduation
By Philip Buda Ladu The unified forces once graduated will be first tasked to embark on disarmament exercise, collecting the rampant guns in the hands of the civilians said the Vice President for Economic Cluster Dr. James Wani Igga. He said firearms are now rampant in the hands of civil[Read More…]
Ministry launches the sixth National unity day
By Akol Madut Ngong The National Ministry of Youth and Sports in collaboration with the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and partners launched the sixth National Unity day. Among the partners were United Nations Development Programme, (UNDP) United Nations Education, Social and Cultural Organization, (UNESCO) United Nations Population Fund Agency,[Read More…]
Unity state supplies over 20,000 sacks of sorghum for IDPs
By Yien Gattuor Mead The government of Unity state under the leadership of Governor Dr Joseph Manytuil Wejang purchased over 20,000 sacks of sorghum. It happened on Saturday 19th March, 2022. The ministry of youth culture and sports and also the acting minister of information and communication David Gai said[Read More…]
Political dissatisfaction threatens peace and stability
By Taban Henry The Executive Director of Community Empowerment for Progress Organization [CEPO] Mr. Edmund Yakani said the political dissatisfaction among the various political establishments and elites across the country offers threats for peace and stability. In a statement released to the media on Sunday, Mr. Yakani revealed that the[Read More…]
We have gloomy, miserable economy – Dr. Igga
By Philip Buda Ladu The Vice President for Economic Cluster Dr. James Wani Igga said the country has a gloomy and miserable economy mostly caused by the five years’ conflicts that ruined the country, floods affecting oil production and the Covid-19 constraints. The Chair of Economic Cluster acknowledged the poor[Read More…]
Aweil youth elects female to lead them in Juba
By Ngor Deng Mayem Youth from Northern Bahr el Ghazal state in Juba have elected the young female in a competitive democratic exercise on Saturday night. There were 45 registered delegates representing five counties of Aweil and among them, three people contested for the post of chairperson. The weekend convention[Read More…]
Floods destroyed farms leave some families struggling to put food on table
By Chol Makol Riak Some families in Bor county have said they are struggling to put food on table after last year’s floods destroyed their farms. Last year almost all nine counties of Jonglei where submerged with water which displaced hundreds of thousands people to the neighbouring states, destroyed many[Read More…]
New State officials commit to deliver services
By Chol Makol Riak The newly appointed Jonglei state officials on Thursday took oath of office. These include Minister of Information, Chairperson of Relief and Rehabilitation Commission, four members of other Independence Commissions and Commissioner of Uror County. Speaking to the media, the newly appointed Minister of Information, John Samuel[Read More…]
A cleaner becomes an administrator
By Ephraim Modi This story was first posted on the Save the Children website and later on followed by a conversation on phone call by one of our reporters and she said she never believed that she would land herself into such a great opportunity as a person who never[Read More…]
NBGs Education Ministry Recruits 60 Teachers
By Ngor Deng Mayem The ministry of Education in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State has announced the recruitment of 60 qualified teachers to improve learning. The new teachers shall be assigned in schools which are turned into modern learning schools namely; Aweil National, Salam Girls, Santo Ayang, Malek Alel, Gok[Read More…]
Activist urges IGAD to push for unification of forces
By Adia Jildo The Executive Director of Community Empowerment for Progress Organization Edmund Yakani has called on the chairperson of the sovereign Council of Sudan Abdel Fattah al-Burhan to call for an urgent IGAD summit to handle the issue of security for the implementation of peace in Sudan and South[Read More…]
Yambio Mayor bans free movement of Livestock
By Digi The Mayor of Yambio municipality on Thursday this week issued an order banning the movement of Livestock in the area of Yambio town during cultivation periods. Speaking to journalists in Yambio town, Mayor John Singira said the order is to save farmers. “This order goes to all livestock[Read More…]
Rumbek Bishop-elect back to serve the Lord
By Adia Jildo Bishop-elect Christian Carlassare has returned to South Sudan after being taken to Nairobi for treatment and later he was taken back to Rome following shooting of his legs by gunmen alleged to scare him from his service on 26th April 2021 in his resident in Rumbek Diocese.[Read More…]
Burhan, Kiir set to develop unitized oil fields
By Taban Henry South Sudan and Sudan have agreed to set models of peace through the development of unitized oil fields, including the Abyei area. This was revealed in a joint communiqué issued by the foreign affairs ministries. President Salva Kiir Mayardit and the head of the Sudan Sovereign Council[Read More…]
Police unveils tougher actions against SGBV culprits
By Philip Buda Ladu Brigadier James Dak Karlo, the Deputy Spokesperson of the South Sudan National Police Service who doubles as the Director of Special Protective Unit is encouraging survivors of Sexual Gender-Based Violence to report cases to police when it’s still fresh with evidence to receive justice. He made[Read More…]
VP Hussein concludes investigation over Aneet issue in Twic
By Ngor Deng Matem The committee that was formed to investigate Aneet conflict has concluded its investigation in Twic County of Warrap state and shall move to Aneet and Abyei to carry out the same task respectively. The Head of the investigation committee Vice President Hussein Abdelbagi Akol says “We[Read More…]
About 500 women empowered on soap making and tailoring
By Matia Samuel Timatio Women for Change South Sudan and the Turkey Cooperation Agency have launched an initiative to empower women on self-sustaining economic activities for livelihood. The project which was launched on Wednesday in Juba targets the disadvantaged women by empowering them with trainings on soap making, tailoring and[Read More…]
Youth denies the existence of public university the higher minister renames in Aweil
By Ngor Deng Matem Youth from Northern Bahr el Ghazal state have denied the presence of a public university which the minister of higher education will rename to polytechnic or institute. The move came after the minister of higher education said he would change the names of universities in four[Read More…]
Social media used for fueling hate speech
By Adia Jildo Budding hate speech and hostile propaganda on social media allegedly by political elites is bound to fuel violence despite calmness in the security situation in Magwi County. The Executive Director Community of Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) Edmund Yakani warned authorities that are inciting hate speech among[Read More…]