(OBBO) – The Obbo Community in Magwi County in Eastern Equatoria State has lifted a controversial local bylaw that previously restricted buyers from purchasing agricultural produce directly from farmers. The bylaw, introduced by a group of traders and rate collectors, had imposed a queue system that particularly affected buyers usingContinue Reading
(DAR ES SALAAM) – South Sudan is set to benefit from a new $5.2 million regional initiative aimed at strengthening anti-money laundering and counter terrorism financing systems in five African countries. The three year project was officially launched in Dar es Salaam by the African Development Bank (AfDB) in collaborationContinue Reading
(JUBA) – South Sudan has been taken to court in London by international oil trading firm BB Energy for allegedly failing to deliver crude oil under a pre-payment agreement, according to court documents and a company spokesperson. The legal dispute adds pressure on the country’s already constrained oil sector, whichContinue Reading
(JUBA) – President Salva Kiir has warned of growing security risks from the ongoing conflict in neighbouring Sudan and has ordered stricter border control measures to prevent the violence from spilling into South Sudan, particularly in the contested Abyei region. The warning was issued during a high level meeting inContinue Reading
(JUBA) – South Sudan’s Council of Ministers has not held a single meeting since March 2025, raising serious concerns about the country’s ability to govern itself amid a deteriorating political situation. The continued detention of First Vice President Riek Machar, opposition leader and a key figure in the 2018 peaceContinue Reading
(MALAKAL) – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in partnership with the Government of Upper Nile State and other UN agencies, has officially launched a peacebuilding project worth USD 3 million (approx. 13.8 billion South Sudanese Pounds) to support peace and social cohesion in one of South Sudan’s most conflict-affectedContinue Reading
(YAMBIO) – Authorities in Yambio, the capital of Western Equatoria State, have confirmed the killing of a 22 year old man by his wife during a domestic altercation on Friday evening. According to local chief John Simon of Rii Bodo in Bazungua Payam, the fatal incident took place around 8:00Continue Reading
(JUBA) – President Salva Kiir Mayardit has appointed Agum Awet Akot, the daughter of former senior SPLM official Gen. Daniel Awet Akot, as the new undersecretary of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, following the dismissal of Debora Akec from the same role. The appointment was announced on Friday throughContinue Reading
(JUBA) – As South Sudan braces for another season of heavy flooding in 2025, United Nations agencies and national authorities are ramping up efforts to prevent a repeat of the 2024 crisis that displaced over 380,000 people and affected more than 1.4 million nationwide. The floods, intensified by climate change,Continue Reading
(JUBA) – Governor Lt. Gen. Rabi Mujung Emmanuel of Central Equatoria State on Friday convened a high level one day refresher workshop focused on improving coordination among the State’s revenuegenerating bodies. The session, held in Juba, aimed to strengthen intra-governmental linkages and address longstanding challenges in tax and revenue administration.Continue Reading
