South Sudan’s Minister of Environment and Forestry, Josephine Napwon, has voiced her backing for Eastern Equatoria State Governor Louis Lobong’s initiative to ensure the return of all pastoralists to their original homes in Magwi County. During the ordination ceremony of three priests and four deacons at the Catholic Diocese ofContinue Reading
(NADAPAL, EASTERN EQUATORIA COUNTY) – The humanitarian situation facing South Sudanese returnees stranded at the Kenya–South Sudan border in Nadapal has been described as a crisis that requires urgent coordinated intervention. The returnees, many of whom left Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya after severe food ration cuts, have reached theContinue Reading
Construction has officially commenced on a 59 kilometre feeder road connecting the villages of Loka, Limuro, Koyoki, and Birigo in Lainya County, Central Equatoria State. The project, initiated last week, is a community driven initiative in response to government inaction over the years. The road is expected to enhance accessContinue Reading
The Minister of Information for Greater Pibor has appealed to the national government to introduce programmes and initiatives aimed at engaging the youth to address the rising insecurity in the region. Jacob Werchum’s plea comes in the wake of escalating insecurity, including incidents of road ambushes, cattle raids and childContinue Reading
Bishop Alex Lodiong of the Catholic Diocese of Yei has called on government and opposition forces to prioritise dialogue over violence in the wake of the recent fighting in Lasu Parish on the outskirts of Yei Town in Central Equatoria State. The skirmish, which occurred early on Saturday morning, causedContinue Reading
(NASIR COUNTY, UPPER NILE STATE) – Reports from local residents and community leaders say South Sudan government forces carried out air strikes on 18 August, targeting Madeng Payam in Nasir County. The area is said to be sheltering civilians displaced from earlier clashes, when government troops temporarily forced White ArmyContinue Reading
(RENK COUNTY) – A South Sudanese man who fled his homeland during the war of the 1980s has returned home after four decades, following months of imprisonment in Sudan where he says he was tortured and starved. Daud Mahmoud Abdullah, originally from Aweil, left South Sudan in the mid 1980sContinue Reading
(JUBA COUNTY) – More than 5,000 displaced people living in the Gumbo refugee camp on the outskirts of Juba are now better protected from the rainy season after Salesian missionaries distributed waterproof tarpaulins to families. The intervention comes at a time when South Sudan continues to experience one of theContinue Reading
(MALAKAL) – The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has welcomed a new contingent of Rwandan peacekeepers who have assumed their duties in Malakal, Upper Nile State. The troops, known as Rwanbatt-2, officially took over from their colleagues on Monday, August 18, in a routine rotation aimed at sustainingContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The Government of South Sudan, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, has launched the Empowering Women and Youth to Drive Sustainable Agriculture (EWYSA) project in Central Equatoria State. The initiative aims to support 1,200 small-scale vegetable farmers, withContinue Reading
