(JUBA) – The Director General of Immigration, Major General Elia Costa Faustino, has warned immigration officers to stop issuing forged documents and illegal passports to foreigners in exchange for cash, saying such practices threaten South Sudan’s national identity and security. Speaking on Tuesday during a decoration parade for newly promotedContinue Reading
(JUBA COUNTY) – The Governor of Central Equatoria State, Emmanuel Adil Anthony, has called on state secretariat staff to open bank accounts to enable the payment of salaries in line with national government guidelines, as the state continues to face economic pressure and delays in salary payments. Governor Adil madeContinue Reading
(SHEBEKINO, BELGOROD) – Residents in Russian regions bordering Ukraine have expressed significant anxiety following the appointment of Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov as the new Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine. The move, which places the former military intelligence chief at the center of Ukrainian political administration, hasContinue Reading
(JUBA) – Infrastructure investment continued to play a central role in supporting trade, livelihoods and climate resilience across South Sudan in 2025, as engineering units of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan focused on roads, flood control and basic services that connect communities and markets. UNMISS engineers spent muchContinue Reading
(KUPIANSK, KHARKIV) – Ukrainian Special Operations Forces have successfully identified and detained a Russian operative who had been hiding within the town of Kupiansk to coordinate strikes against Ukrainian defensive positions. The capture follows a period of intensive surveillance in the Kharkiv region where the individual was found to beContinue Reading
(BERLIN, GERMANY) – A significant power outage has struck the southwestern area of Berlin, affecting tens of thousands of residents and businesses. Authorities attribute the disruption to an arson attack carried out by the leftwing extremist group known as Vulkangruppe. The incident has left approximately 45000 households and over 2200Continue Reading
(JUBA) – The United States has urged South Sudan to prioritise the use of its oil revenue to pay civil servants and security forces and to strengthen basic public services in 2026, a message that carries implications for economic stability and investor confidence. In a New Year statement released onContinue Reading
(UNITY STATE) – Engineers at the Heglig oilfields successfully restarted operations on Saturday, December 27, ending a weeks-long shutdown that had disrupted regional production and threatened the economic stability of both Sudan and South Sudan. The closure followed reports earlier this month that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) had seizedContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The Archbishop of the Anglican Church of South Sudan, Most Rev. Peter Bol Arok, has called on the government to urgently address the ongoing cash shortage in commercial banks across the country. Speaking during Christmas prayers at St. Joseph Cathedral Church in Juba, Archbishop Bol warned that theContinue Reading
(JUBA) – South Sudan is confronting its largest humanitarian funding gap in a decade as the United Nations projects that 10 million people will need assistance in 2026. Rising needs combined with uncertain donor commitments threaten to create a crisis of unprecedented scale. The Global Humanitarian Overview 2026, released byContinue Reading
