(IMVEPI, UGANDA) – A South Sudanese Refugee Woman Dies in Illegal Gold Mine as Food Cuts Deepen Crisis A South Sudanese female refugee has died and another woman was seriously injured after a gold mine collapsed in Uganda’s Imvepi Refugee Settlement in the West Nile region on Saturday, 19 JulyContinue Reading
(HAITARAWA) – Two young men found themselves on the receiving end of instant justice after they allegedly tried to make off with a small bucket of peanut paste from a market stall. The scene was Haitarawa in Juba. Locals say the two suspects must have skipped their morning tea becauseContinue Reading
(JUBA) — Upper Nile University has officially launched free campus WiFi, marking a significant advancement in South Sudan’s push towards digital education. The launch, held on Saturday, 19 July 2025, in Juba, was part of a student welcoming ceremony and was attended by university leaders, government officials, and students. TheContinue Reading
![[OPINION] – Nile Waters Dispute: Will South Sudan Be Drawn into Conflict?](https://i2.wp.com/plus.unsplash.com/premium_photo-1694475403770-a84bc706ebc3?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wxMjA3fDB8MXxzZWFyY2h8OXx8UklWRVIlMjBOSUxFfGVufDB8fHx8MTc1MzAwNTIzNnww&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&q=80&w=1200&w=920&resize=920,425&ssl=1 "[OPINION] – Nile Waters Dispute: Will South Sudan Be Drawn into Conflict?")
Our own Nile and the Sudd Wetland could very likely be the cause of a regional war in the near future. If not within the next three years, then certainly in the years to come. The two downstream Nile riparian states Egypt and Sudan hold fundamentally different views from theContinue Reading
(JUBA) – On Sunday, 20 July 2025, Juba International Airport (IATA: JUB, ICAO: HJJJ), South Sudan’s main aviation hub, is managing a full day of scheduled regional traffic with six passenger arrivals and six departures connecting Juba to major cities in East Africa and beyond. The day began with anContinue Reading
(JUBA) – South Sudan is facing new pressure as global aid cuts have left the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) unable to provide shelter for more than 60 percent of those fleeing the ongoing conflict in Sudan. The crisis is most acute on the Sudan-Chad border, but thousands have also arrivedContinue Reading
(JUBA) – South Sudan’s National Security Service (NSS) has issued a strong warning to journalists and media houses over what it described as breaches of national security, calling certain areas of media coverage a “red line” not to be crossed. The warning was delivered by NSS Director of Public RelationsContinue Reading
(JUBA) – South Sudan’s National Police Service has arrested 46 suspected gang members, including six women, following a fresh security operation targeting criminal hotspots in the Gumbo-Sherikat areas of the capital. The arrests were made during a coordinated anti-gang operation that began at 6:00 PM on 17 July and continuedContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The United Democratic Front (UDF) has called on the government of South Sudan to urgently tackle corruption, warning that the country’s democratic transition remains fragile without strong accountability and governance mechanisms. Speaking at a press conference held on Thursday, the UDF’s Acting Secretary General, Regina Massimo Bakheit, saidContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The European Union has raised concerns that the current insecurity and political volatility in South Sudan is significantly affecting the operations and influence of civil society organisations (CSOs), especially those working on governance, advocacy, and transparency. Timo Olkkonen, the EU Ambassador to South Sudan, made these remarks duringContinue Reading
