(MALAKAL) – Malakal International Airport (IATA: MAK / ICAO: HSSM) serves as the main aviation gateway for Upper Nile State and remains one of South Sudan’s key domestic airports. On Monday, 25 August 2025, scheduled passenger flights connect Malakal to the capital Juba, highlighting the essential role of air travelContinue Reading
(WAU, WESTERN BAHR EL GHAZAL) – Displaced women living in the Naivasha camp in Wau have been urged to embrace self care, economic empowerment and leadership as essential tools for building stronger families and more resilient communities in South Sudan. The message was delivered by United Nations Police Officer EastherContinue Reading
(BENTIU, UNITY STATE) – A contingent of Ghanaian police officers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has been awarded United Nations Medals of Honour for their service in Unity State, where devastating floods and insecurity continue to affect thousands of people. For several years, flooding hasContinue Reading
(NIMULE, EASTERN EQUATORIA) – A major European Union funded infrastructure project is set to transform South Sudan’s economy through improved trade and customs operations at the country’s busiest border crossing. The Mayor of Nimule Municipality, Caesar Longa Fuli, confirmed that the One Stop Border Post (OSBP) project, valued at 10Continue Reading
(BOR COUNTY) – Authorities in Jonglei State have detained approximately 40 individuals suspected of gang related activity during a police operation in Bor town on Friday. Bor Mayor Jacob Acheik Machar confirmed the arrests in an interview with the state owned SSBC on Saturday, identifying the suspects as people involvedContinue Reading
(BENTIU, UNITY STATE) – The Unity State government has returned several properties belonging to the South Sudan Islamic Council, including administrative offices, schools, guest houses and commercial shops near mosques in Bentiu and Rubkona. The confirmation was made by the Council’s Secretary General, Abdallah Baraj Rual Kuot. On 21 August,Continue Reading
(JUBA COUNTY) – Germany, the Netherlands, and the European Union have launched an expanded phase of the Community Driven Rural Development project in Central Equatoria State, South Sudan, as part of a €48 million ($51.8 million) initiative to strengthen rural livelihoods under a collaborative Team Europe approach. The project nowContinue Reading
(YAMBIO COUNTY) – A Catholic seminary in Western Equatoria has introduced an unusual but practical solution to help students stay in school despite South Sudan’s worsening economic crisis. The St John Paul II Institute of Philosophy now allows students to pay tuition with charcoal, goats, chickens, and farm produce insteadContinue Reading
(ADJUMANI DISTRICT, UGANDA) – Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) on Thursday, 21 August 2025, forcefully expelled South Sudanese cattle belonging mainly to the Dinka Bor community from Adjumani District, sending the animals back across the border into South Sudan. South Sudanese herder Daniel Khang Garang said UPDF soldiers ordered allContinue Reading
(CENTRAL EQUATORIA) – Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has unveiled plans to build a new health facility in Sunyu village, Kajo-Keji County, in response to the recent clashes that have caused significant displacements in the region. The facility is set to serve internally displaced persons (IDPs) as well as host communitiesContinue Reading
