(JUBA) – The Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC), the body tasked with overseeing South Sudan’s 2018 peace agreement, has called on the transitional government to address the ongoing detention of First Vice President Dr Riek Machar and several of his close allies. In its quarterly report released onContinue Reading
(JUBA) – Ongoing clashes between the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) and armed groups in parts of Jonglei and Upper Nile states are preventing humanitarian organisations from reaching over 150,000 people in urgent need of assistance, according to a new report by the UN Office for the Coordination ofContinue Reading
(JUBA) – Japan’s senior diplomat in South Sudan has urged all parties to end violence and allow unrestricted access for humanitarian workers, warning that the country’s growing crisis cannot be addressed without lasting peace. Chargé d’Affaires Oyama Hiromonto made the appeal in Juba on Wednesday during the announcement of aContinue Reading
(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
(JUBA) – Major General Stephen Warikozi, a senior figure in South Sudan’s police and a former Director of Research and Planning in the Ministry of Interior, has spoken out following a violent armed raid on his home in Juba’s Gudele 2 suburb. The attack, which took place late Sunday night,Continue Reading
(MUNDRI) – One woman was killed and two male passengers were injured on Wednesday morning in a roadside ambush along the Mundri–Juba highway, according to the Police Commissioner in Western Equatoria State. Major General Philip Madut confirmed the incident and said the attack occurred near Lui, a location along theContinue Reading
(BOR) – The national government, through the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, is preparing to deliver emergency aid to people affected by recent violence in Fangak County, Jonglei State. Minister Albino Akol Atak confirmed the plans following a meeting with the Governor of Jonglei State, Dr Riek GaiContinue Reading
(KUAJOK) – The government of Warrap State is facing serious financial and operational difficulties in implementing planned disarmament activities under the ongoing state of emergency, a senior state official has confirmed. Dr Achuil Malei, the State Minister of Cabinet Affairs, said the government does not have enough resources to carryContinue Reading
(YAMBIO) – The Acting Governor of Western Equatoria State, Daniel Badagbu Rimbasa, has announced the relocation of his official office to Tambura County in an effort to directly address rising insecurity and renewed violence in the troubled region. Speaking during South Sudan’s 14th Independence Day anniversary on Wednesday, Rimbasa saidContinue Reading
(YEI) – Seven people, including a paramount chief and two humanitarian workers, have been released after being abducted earlier this week in Yei River County, Central Equatoria State. According to Commissioner Emmanuel Taban, the group was abducted in two separate incidents on Monday, 7 July 2025. In the first incident,Continue Reading
