(BOR/AKOBO) – In Jonglei State, where young people have long struggled with limited employment prospects and insecurity, a vocational training programme has given hundreds of youth a renewed sense of hope and direction. The three month courses, implemented in Akobo and Bor, are already changing lives, particularly for young women.Continue Reading
(KUAJOK) – A baby’s birth at Kuajok prison in Warrap State has come to symbolise a quiet but meaningful transformation taking place behind prison walls, as a vocational training programme backed by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) continues to reshape lives. On a recent visit to theContinue Reading
(JUBA) – A serious public health alert has been raised at Al Shaba Children’s Hospital in Juba after four young patients were bitten by stray dogs roaming the facility’s compound. The hospital’s administrator, Emmanuel Gore, confirmed that the affected children were being treated with anti-rabies medication as a precaution againstContinue Reading
(YEI) – A combined task force has launched a large scale operation to arrest stray animals in and around Yei Town Payam, responding to rising tensions between farmers and livestock owners due to widespread crop destruction. The initiative which began on official orders from Yei County Commissioner Emmanuel Taban SemeContinue Reading
(BOR) – The Governor of Jonglei State, Dr Riek Ghai Kok, has held high level talks with the Deputy Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), Mr Carl Skau, to explore deeper collaboration in addressing food insecurity and building long term community resilience in flood prone areas of SouthContinue Reading
(RUMBEK EAST) – Calm has returned to Rumbek East County in South Sudan’s Lakes State after a violent confrontation between members of the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) and armed youth, according to local authorities. The clash which stemmed from resistance to law enforcement operations over cattle raiding leftContinue Reading
(ABYEI) – Health authorities in the Abyei Special Administrative Area (ASAA) have confirmed the delivery of 190,000 cholera vaccine doses from South Sudan’s national Ministry of Health in Juba, as part of a wider response to a recent outbreak in the region. The vaccine consignment, which arrived over the weekend,Continue Reading
(TONJ) – Warrap State authorities have launched a forceful civilian disarmament campaign in the greater Tonj area following renewed outbreaks of violence and loss of life among local communities. The State Minister of Information, Mamer Bath, confirmed that the disarmament operation began over the weekend, with the South Sudan People’sContinue Reading
(TORIT) – Authorities in Eastern Equatoria State have confirmed the disappearance of State Minister of Peacebuilding, Marko Lokidor Lochapio, along with a government vehicle, raising alarm within the opposition Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition (SPLM-IO) and state government structures. Lokidor, a senior SPLM-IO figure in the state, was last seenContinue Reading
(AKOBO) – Two university students from South Sudan were shot dead in an ambush in Akobo West, Jonglei State, while travelling from Ethiopia to Uror County for their school holidays, local officials confirmed. The incident took place on Sunday in the remote Dwa-Achan desert area on the outskirts of AkoboContinue Reading
