(AWEIL) – A driver is missing after a Land Cruiser pickup overturned three times while travelling as part of a wedding convoy heading to Marial Bai in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State on July 05. The vehicle was transporting guests to the traditional wedding ceremony of Yai Deng Pioth andContinue Reading
(WASHINGTON/JUBA) – The United States Supreme Court has ruled in favour of the Trump administration, allowing the deportation of eight foreign nationals with serious criminal records to South Sudan, a country currently facing ongoing insecurity and humanitarian challenges. The men originally from Cuba, Vietnam and Mexico, had been held atContinue Reading
(WAU) – Police in Wau, Western Bahr el Ghazal State, have arrested eight armed suspects accused of carrying out a series of nighttime vehicle robberies along the Kuajiena Road in Jur River County. The arrests followed intelligence gathered by local security units and reports from affected communities. State Police SpokespersonContinue Reading
(JUBA) – Two people were killed in two separate armed attacks along the Morobo–Kaya road near Kanja on 1 and 2 July, raising new concerns about growing insecurity in Central Equatoria State. In the first incident, a commercial motorcycle rider known as John Bosco, also called “Munu,” was shot deadContinue Reading
(Juba) — A second year student at the University of Juba was shot and killed on Tuesday evening in Eden residential area by unidentified armed assailants, in what appears to be a violent robbery incident. The victim, Dominic Deng Kuch Deng, was studying in the College of Natural Resources andContinue Reading
(Juba) – Authorities in Central Equatoria State have arrested 623 suspected gang members in a major security operation following a serious incident involving the gang rape of a 16 year old girl in the Shirikat area of Juba last week. The announcement came after a weekly security meeting chaired byContinue Reading
(Tonj) – A member of the Seventh day Adventist Church was shot and killed and another seriously injured, after an ambush by unidentified gunmen on Sunday evening in Warrap State’s Tonj North County, church officials confirmed. The victims were Evangelist James Mangong Akol, who died at the scene, and PastorContinue Reading
(Yirol) – Authorities in Unity State have confirmed that 43 traders who were previously reported missing after a river ambush in Yirol East County have been found alive, while four were killed and six others remain unaccounted for. The attack took place on Friday near Shambe Port, located along theContinue Reading
(Nairobi) – A Juba businesswoman has been left counting her losses after sending KSh 580,000 (approx. $20,000 USD) to a traditional healer in Kenya — all in hopes of turning her spare parts shop into the next big thing. At South Sudan’s exchange rates, that’s SSP 93 million (official) orContinue Reading
(Tambura) – The only health facility in Matakurungu, located in South Sudan’s Tambura County, Western Equatoria State, has been forced to shut down after unidentified armed men looted it earlier last week, leaving thousands of residents without access to essential medical services. The incident occurred at approximately 9 p.m. onContinue Reading
