Kiir: Invest in People, Not Just Oil

Kiir: Invest in People, Not Just Oil

2025-07-18

(JUBA) – President Salva Kiir has announced that oil production in South Sudan has resumed, a development he described as a key step towards economic recovery following months of financial uncertainty. The statement was made during the official opening of the First Session of the Revitalized Transitional National Legislature onContinue Reading

SPLM-IO: Release Detainees Before Talks

SPLM-IO: Release Detainees Before Talks

2025-07-18

(JUBA) – South Sudan Opposition Rejects President’s Peace Dialogue Without Release of Detained Leaders South Sudan’s main opposition party, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement In Opposition (SPLM-IO), has rejected a recent call by President Salva Kiir for renewed dialogue, saying meaningful talks cannot begin until its political and military membersContinue Reading

UN Flags SSPDF Helicopter Use Over Arms Embargo Violation

UN Flags SSPDF Helicopter Use Over Arms Embargo Violation

2025-07-18

(JUBA) – UN Questions Legality and Maintenance of South Sudan Military Helicopters A United Nations Panel of Experts has expressed serious concerns over the continued use of Mi-24 attack helicopters by the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF), raising questions about their airworthiness, legality under the arms embargo, and foreignContinue Reading

Five Killed and Health Centre Burned as Violence Escalates in Western Equatoria

Five Killed and Health Centre Burned as Violence Escalates in Western Equatoria

2025-07-18

(YAMBIO) – At least five people have been killed and several others injured in a series of armed attacks in Western Equatoria State, South Sudan, in the past week. Local authorities have reported the incidents, which occurred in Mundri East and Tambura counties, involved ambushes, targeted killings and the destructionContinue Reading

UN: South Sudan Prioritised Road Contractors Over Civil Servants in SSP 2.43 Trillion Spending

UN: South Sudan Prioritised Road Contractors Over Civil Servants in SSP 2.43 Trillion Spending

2025-07-18

(JUBA) – A new United Nations report has raised serious concerns about South Sudan’s handling of public finances during the 2023/24 financial year, exposing significant overspending, opaque oil deals and growing commercial debt, all amid a worsening crisis in unpaid salaries for civil servants. According to the report from theContinue Reading