Cross-border youth Peace Football Tournament kicks-off
Youths from bordering states of both Sudan and South Sudan kicked-off the Peace Football Tournament in Aweil town in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State on Tuesday.read more
View ArticleControversy over governor change in South Kordofan
Opinion differs in South Kordofan surrounding the appointment of Ustaz Adam Elfaki to succeed Ahmed Haroun as governor.read more
View ArticleAbiemnhom commissioner denies SPLA involvement in attack on traders
The commissioner of Abiemnhom in Unity state, Arop Turuk, who is also in charge of security for the county bordering Sudan, has denied that the SPLA were involved in an attack on a convoy last...
View ArticleMSF sounds crisis alarm in Jonglei fighting
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) have issued a press statement saying that escalating inter-communal clashes have left an unknown number of dead and injured in South Sudan’s...
View ArticleFour dead, including child, in Unity rustling
At least four people, including a child, have reportedly been killed in the Manga area in Guit county of Unity state in a fire allegedly set by cattle raiders yesterday.read more
View ArticleHamar leader opposes Al-Fula as new West Kordofan capital
The Hamar tribal leader Abdelgadir Muneim Mansour has objected the restoration of West Kordofan state with its capital at Al-Fula.read more
View ArticleUN: Aid agencies ‘mounting response’ for Jonglei displaced
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, Toby Lanzer, said in a statement yesterday that aid agencies in Jonglei are mounting a response for up to 25,000 civilians stranded in the bush:read more
View ArticleProbe into killing of Ngok Dinka chief and Misseriya tribesmen begins
A committee convened by the AU and UN has started its investigation into the assassination of the Paramount Chief of Ngok Dinka, Sultan Kuol Deng Kuol, 12 members of the Misseriya tribe and UNISFA...
View ArticleMonytuil takes office in absence of outgoing governor
Unity State residents lined the highway from Rubkona airstrip to the state capital Bentiu to salute the newly appointed caretaker governor Joseph Nguen Monytuil upon his arrival on Wednesday.read more
View ArticleMalakal authorities to sell school premises
Discontent is reported in some parts of Malakal, the capital city of Upper Nile State, over the state government’s decision to sell four older schools to an investor. The state authorities have stuck...
View ArticlePrivate clinics and pharmacies in Aweil to be registered
The Northern Bahr el Ghazal State Ministry of health has ordered private clinics and pharmacies operating within the state to immediately begin registering within a period of one month with the South...
View ArticleNew caretaker governor on tour in Unity State
Unity State’s new caretaker governor has made several visits throughout the state since taking up office last week. He traveled on Monday in the company of another former governor.read more
View ArticleSouth Sudan passes Petroleum Management Bill
The National Assembly last week passed the Petroleum Management Bill and is waiting for President Salva Kiir’s signature to become law.read more
View ArticleSix wounded in Kawahla tribal clashes in South Kordofan
At least six people have reportedly been wounded in clashes between clans of the Kawahla tribe in Balula area of Tadamun locality in South Kordofan.read more
View ArticleMobile phone coverage to be extended to Yida Camp
Zain Group has announced that it will extend mobile telecommunications coverage to the Yida refugee camp in northern Unity State. The company will also make available free calling for refugees at...
View Article3 suspected raiders arrested and 20 cattle recovered in Mayom County
Security forces in Mayom County of Unity State have reported that they have recovered 20 cattle from suspected raiders and captured three men whom they believe to have been involved in the raiding...
View ArticleBREAKING: Riek, Amum and all ministers relieved
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit has relieved his deputy, the secretary-general of the ruling party, 17 brigadiers in the police service and every national minister and deputy minister in...
View ArticleKidnapped health workers released in South Darfur
A kidnapped employee of the Ministry of Health in South Darfur State and three other staffs working with a Norwegian organization as well as a driver have been released after ten days in captivity, a...
View ArticleExclusive: Ousted governor has left South Sudan
Taban Deng Gai, the governor of Unity State who was ousted last week, has left South Sudan, according to several well-placed sources.read more
View ArticleUlang County commissioner removed
Upper Nile State Governor Simon Kun Puoc has issued a decree relieving Ulang County Commissioner Peter Chol, effective 22 July.read more
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