(JUBA) – The United Democratic Front (UDF) has called on the government of South Sudan to urgently tackle corruption, warning that the country’s democratic transition remains fragile without strong accountability and governance mechanisms. Speaking at a press conference held on Thursday, the UDF’s Acting Secretary General, Regina Massimo Bakheit, saidContinue Reading
(JUBA) – South Sudan’s judiciary is facing growing pressure and instability as President Salva Kiir Mayardit continues to exercise broad and unchecked authority over judicial appointments and removals, often bypassing constitutional procedures. Legal experts and observers say the president’s actions are eroding judicial independence and weakening the rule of lawContinue Reading
(WASHINGTON) – South Sudan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Ambassador Monday Semaya K. Kumba, met with the Sanctions and Human Rights team at the United States Department of State on 16 July 2025. The discussions focused on sanctions, governance, human rights and South Sudan’s efforts to improveContinue Reading
(MALAKAL) – The government of South Sudan’s Upper Nile State has formally denied allegations that it intends to relocate the headquarters of Makal County from Malakal town to Wau Shilluk, following growing public concern and speculation on social media. The rumours began circulating after Governor James Koang Chuol visited WauContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The Speaker of the Transitional National Legislative Assembly, Dr Jemma Nunu Kumba, announced on Wednesday that the South Sudanese parliament has been forced to suspend some of its operations due to severe budget shortfalls. Speaking during the official reopening of parliament following a long recess, Dr Nunu saidContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC), the body tasked with overseeing South Sudan’s 2018 peace agreement, has called on the transitional government to address the ongoing detention of First Vice President Dr Riek Machar and several of his close allies. In its quarterly report released onContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The National Democratic Movement–Patriotic Front (NDM–PF) has accused President Salva Kiir of lacking genuine intent and patriotic commitment to dialogue with opposition groups, including those that did not sign the 2018 Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS). President Kiir, while addressing theContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The suspended SPLM-IO-nominated Commissioner of Cueibet County in Lakes State, Daniel Deng Mario Deng, and his family narrowly escaped harm early Friday morning after gunmen attempted to break into their home in the Sherikat suburb of Juba. Deng told Radio Tamazuj the attack occurred shortly after midnight, aroundContinue Reading
South Sudan’s Revolving Door Politics Leave Citizens in the Dust (JUBA) – If government jobs in South Sudan had expiry dates, they would likely be printed in hours, not years. The nation’s top leadership turnover is so dizzying that even flies whose life spans barely outlast a boda-boda ride fromContinue Reading
(JUBA) – President Salva Kiir of South Sudan has called on senior officials of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) to reform the ruling party and reconnect with ordinary citizens, as it faces growing criticism over its identity, performance and internal cohesion. Originally a liberation movement that led South SudanContinue Reading
