(NAIROBI) – The Embassy of the Republic of South Sudan in Kenya has dismissed as false and misleading a social media post claiming that 19 South Sudanese nationals were arrested for participating in ongoing protests in Kenya. The embassy issued a public statement on 7 July 2025, distancing itself fromContinue Reading
(NAKURU) – The South Sudanese community in Nakuru County, Kenya, is preparing to celebrate the 14th anniversary of the Republic of South Sudan’s Independence on Wednesday, 9th July 2025. The event is expected to bring together South Sudanese citizens, cultural groups and local leaders in honour of the country’s journeyContinue Reading
(NAIROBI) – South Sudan’s Ambassador to Kenya, H.E. Anthony Kon, on Wednesday held a meeting with freight logistics firms operating in Mombasa, seeking to improve the speed and cost of moving goods to South Sudan through the Port of Mombasa. The meeting took place on 3 July 2025 in NairobiContinue Reading
(NAIROBI) – Nine Kenyan nationals have taken legal action against the Government of South Sudan, accusing it of failing to pay them salary arrears worth $320,195 (approximately SSP 1.47 billion). The group employed at the South Sudanese Embassy in Nairobi claim the unpaid wages have accumulated over a 53 monthContinue Reading
(Australia) – The family of the late Captain Amat Malual, a close companion and personal bodyguard of South Sudan’s founding leader, Dr John Garang de Mabior, has issued a public appeal to President Salva Kiir Mayardit, requesting state recognition and assistance for their continued welfare. Captain Malual, who came fromContinue Reading
(Calgary) – Former child soldier and South Sudanese born author Monybany Dau has released a deeply personal memoir that traces his life from conflict to Canada, offering a powerful reflection on displacement, survival and resilience. The book titled When the River Reverses Course: The Untold Stories of Us, becomes availableContinue Reading
(Kampala) — A senior Ugandan official has warned South Sudanese refugees living in Uganda not to attempt to acquire Ugandan national identity cards illegally, as the country continues a mass registration and renewal campaign for its citizens’ National Identity Cards (NIDs). The registration exercise which began in May 2025 isContinue Reading
(Juba) – Like tea in a Juba teashop left too long in the sun, a hot debate is brewing on X (formerly Twitter), all because Khaman Maluac, South Sudan’s rising basketball sensation, told the world he once walked barefoot for over an hour each day to play ball in Kampala.Continue Reading
(Nairobi) – A Juba businesswoman has been left counting her losses after sending KSh 580,000 (approx. $20,000 USD) to a traditional healer in Kenya — all in hopes of turning her spare parts shop into the next big thing. At South Sudan’s exchange rates, that’s SSP 93 million (official) orContinue Reading
(Denver) – Arok Thuch Garang, one of the original “Lost Boys of Sudan,” has returned to Colorado to raise awareness and support for South Sudanese orphans currently living in the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya. Garang now leads the Seeds of South Sudan initiative and is sharing his personal journeyContinue Reading
