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: 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

Nunu Calls Out MPs Over Provocative Online Posts

Nunu Calls Out MPs Over Provocative Online Posts

2025-07-18

(JUBA) – The Speaker of South Sudan’s Transitional National Legislative Assembly, Jemma Nunu Kumba, has called on Members of Parliament to stop using social media platforms for personal attacks and spreading misleading information. She warned that such actions risk damaging the credibility of the Parliament and creating unnecessary public mistrust.Continue Reading

Parliament Faces Pressure Over Election Preparation Funds

Parliament Faces Pressure Over Election Preparation Funds

2025-07-18

(JUBA) – A leading civil society group in South Sudan has urged Parliament to ensure that the upcoming 2025/2026 national budget is clearly focused on preparing for free, fair, and peaceful general elections scheduled for December next year. Edmund Yakani, Executive Director of the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO),Continue Reading

South Sudan’s Parliament Asked to Probe US Deportation Deal

South Sudan’s Parliament Asked to Probe US Deportation Deal

2025-07-18

(JUBA) – A South Sudanese legal advocate has called on the Transitional National Legislative Assembly to summon the Minister of Foreign Affairs over an alleged deportation agreement between South Sudan and the United States, raising concerns about legality, sovereignty and security implications. Speaking to media on Thursday, 17 July, AdvocateContinue Reading

Kiir Urges Holdout Groups to Join Peace Talks

Kiir Urges Holdout Groups to Join Peace Talks

2025-07-18

(JUBA) – President Salva Kiir Mayardit has once again called on armed and political groups still outside South Sudan’s peace process to accept dialogue and reconciliation, urging them to join in the effort to restore national unity. Speaking at the official reopening of the Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) onContinue Reading

South Sudan Speaker: 15 MPs Dead Since April

South Sudan Speaker: 15 MPs Dead Since April

2025-07-18

(JUBA) – The Speaker of South Sudan’s Transitional National Legislative Assembly, Rt. Hon. Jemma Nunu Kumba, has revealed that at least 15 Members of Parliament (MPs) have died since April 2024, most of them reportedly due to treatable medical conditions. Speaking at the reopening of the Assembly on Wednesday, SpeakerContinue Reading