South Sudan

Author: Michael Daniel | Published: 1 hour ago A picture showing inmates at the Juba Central Prison. Photo credit: Courtesy The court trying seven young men accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in Gumbo-Sherikat has ordered a medical examination... Read more
Published on: 2025-11-07
Author: Lasuba Memo | Published: 2 hours ago Angelina Adhel, the Chairperson of the Civil Society Organization Network in Lakes State| The Chairperson of the Civil Society Organization Network in Lakes State, Angelina Adhel Malual, has called on President Salva... Read more
Published on: 2025-11-07
Ambassador Sabino Edward Nyawella Amaikwey, Deputy Permanent Representative of South Sudan to the United Nations, addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation in Sudan and South Sudan. The Council heard a report of the Secretary-General on the situation in... Read more
Published on: 2025-11-07
Author: Michael Daniel | Published: 4 hours ago A moment of arrival: Catholic Church leaders, including Bishop Christian Carlassare (Bishop of Bentiu and Apostolic Administrator of Rumbek), are welcomed at Malakal Airport ahead of the historic Bishops' Plenary Meeting. Their... Read more
Published on: 2025-11-07
Newly innaugurated Bor water plant - Photo credit: Wol Mapal Children in Bor town cheered as clean water gushed from a new tap — a moment many families had long dreamed of. For years, residents relied on untreated water from... Read more
Published on: 2025-11-07
Author: Michael Daniel | Published: 5 hours ago The energy industry convenes! Participants, including a delegation from South Sudan, network and innovate at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference (ADIPEC). This event, one of the world’s largest and... Read more
Published on: 2025-11-07
Author: James Atem Kuir | Published: 6 hours ago Central Equatoria State Governor Rabi Mujung - Photo credit: CESPU The Governor of Central Equatoria State, Rabi Mujung Emmanuel, has suspended three senior officials, including two advisors, over alleged corruption related... Read more
Published on: 2025-11-07
David Yauyau, Deputy Minister of Information, Communication Technology and Postal Services. [Photo: Courtesy] JUBA – The Deputy Minister of Information, Communication Technology and Postal Services, David Yauyau, has pledged the government’s continued commitment to fostering a free, responsible, and diverse... Read more
Published on: 2025-11-06
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A representational image of motorbikes typical known for commercial transporation, commonly known as boda boda. KUAJOK – Traffic police in Twic County have issued a one-week ultimatum to motorcycle taxi operators (boda-boda riders) and other vehicle owners to ensure their... Read more
Published on: 2025-11-06
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Rabi Mujung Emmanuel, Governor of Central Equatoria State. [Photo: Courtesy]JUBA — The Governor of Central Equatoria State, Rabi Mujung Emmanuel, has suspended several senior state officials following allegations of improper handling and sale of government property in Juba. In a... Read more
Published on: 2025-11-06
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Dr. Bak Barnaba Chol, Minister of Finance and Planning. [Photo: Courtesy]JUBA — South Sudan’s newly reappointed Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. Bak Barnaba Chol, has vowed to steer the country’s economy away from heavy reliance on oil revenues by... Read more
Published on: 2025-11-06
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Cholera patients receive treatment at Aweil Hospital. [Photo: Courtesy]AWEIL – Residents in parts of Aweil Town have begun receiving chlorine and other sanitation materials as part of efforts to contain a cholera outbreak that is spreading in some parts of... Read more
Published on: 2025-11-06
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Aweil Town in South Sudan’s Northern Bahr el Ghazal State. [Photo: Courtesy]AWEIL – The decision by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) to close its field office in South Sudan’s Northern Bahr-ele-Ghazal capital, Aweil, has raised concerns among... Read more
Published on: 2025-11-06
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Author: Koang Pal Chang | Published: 9 hours ago Two MSF medical staff help a patient reach MSF ambulance car in Jansuk Clinic, Yei County, Central Equatoria. JUBA, South Sudan (Eye Radio) –  Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has resumed its... Read more
Published on: 2025-11-06
Eng. Mosety Kat Monyjok, newly appointed General Manager of Juba International Airport (JIA), and founder of Ex-Momentum Company Limited, speaks to Eye Radio, September 24, 2024. Photo credit: Lou Nelson/Eye Radio. JUBA, South Sudan (Eye Radio) – Eng. Mosety Kat... Read more
Published on: 2025-11-06
Author: Michael Daniel | Published: 10 hours ago Construction underway on the new 400-house resettlement project at the Khor Malang Settlement for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), recently visited by the Governor of Western Bahr el Ghazal (WBeG) State. The two-year... Read more
Published on: 2025-11-06
Author: Michael Daniel | Published: 10 hours ago arang Majak. 1st Undersecretary in the national Ministry of Finance|Courtesy The Ministry of Finance and Planning, in collaboration with the Central Bank, is taking steps to address the ongoing liquidity crisis in... Read more
Published on: 2025-11-06
Photo|By Madrama James Mission 21, a church-based health organization, in collaboration with the National Ministry of Health, has launched a baseline study on breast and cervical cancer in Juba, Central Equatoria State. The study aims to assess awareness and prevalence... Read more
Published on: 2025-11-06
Author: Emmanuel J. Akile | Published: 11 hours ago FILE PHOTO: Port Sudan is Sudan's principal maritime gateway, connecting the nation's trade and oil exports to the Middle East and the wider international market via the Red Sea. Courtesy The... Read more
Published on: 2025-11-06
Author: Moulana Nyuon Sebit William | Published: 11 hours ago Hon. Adut Salva Kiir, Senior Presidential Envoy for Special Programs - courtesy Open Letter to Hon. Adut Salva Kiir, Senior Presidential Envoy for Special Programs, Republic of South Sudan: An... Read more
Published on: 2025-11-06
Author: Emmanuel J. Akile | Published: 11 hours ago Dr. Baak Barnaba Chol, the new Minister of Finance and Planning speaks in Juba. (Photo: Obaj Okuj) The newly appointed Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Dr. Barnaba Bak Chol, has... Read more
Published on: 2025-11-06
Expectant mothers wait for maternal health services at the IOM clinic inside the Malakal Protection of Civilians (PoC) site. Credit: Michael Daniel/Eye Radio, November 4, 2025 MALAKAL, Upper Nile State (Eye Radio) – Pregnant women receiving care at the International... Read more
Published on: 2025-11-06
Author: Lasuba Memo | Published: 6 minutes ago Norway’s Special Envoy to the Horn of Africa, Endre Stiansen poses for photo with RTNLA Speaker Nunu Kumba|Courtesy Norway’s Special Envoy to the Horn of Africa, Endre Stiansen, has warned of a... Read more
Published on: 2025-11-06
Author: Koang Pal Chang | Published: 1 hour ago Luo homestead artifact exhibited during the Piny Luo Cultural Festival in Bondo, Siaya County, Kenya. Courtesy of Piny Luo Festival JUBA, South Sudan (Eye Radio) – The Piny Luo: Regional Luo... Read more
Published on: 2025-11-06
Author: Lasuba Memo | Published: 3 hours ago Video|Courtesy Authorities in Bor County in Jonglei State say a soldier who appeared in a viral video threatening a woman at gunpoint has been arrested and placed under investigation. Bor County Commissioner... Read more
Published on: 2025-11-06
Author: Staff reporter | Published: 3 hours ago Advocate Suzy Nyuon Sebit William, the founded the National Alliance of Women Lawyers - courtesy JUBA, South Sudan (Eye Radio) – Legal Advocate Suzy Nyuon urged Senior Presidential Envoy Adut Salva Kiir... Read more
Published on: 2025-11-06
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort on December 16, 2024. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) WASHINGTON D.C. – Thousands of South Sudanese nationals living in the United States are facing an uncertain future... Read more
Published on: 2025-11-06
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Firearms allegedly confiscated by the Red Belt in Jonglei State on display. [Photo: Maj. Gen. Lul Ruai Koang]BOR – A wave of public outrage has erupted in South Sudan’s Jonglei State amid growing reports of intimidation, extortion, and abuse by... Read more
Published on: 2025-11-06
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Published on: November 5, 2025    NAIROBI, Kenya — A Nairobi businesswoman has appealed for help after claiming a man fled with $6,000 she had lent him to support his family in Nairobi, she told The Juba Mirror, Wednesday, Nov.... Read more
Published on: 2025-11-05
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Albino Akol Atak Marial, National Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management. [Photo: Courtesy]JUBA — The Government of South Sudan has commended the Transforming Household Resilience through Inclusive Economic Development in South Sudan (THRIVE) programme for its role in supporting... Read more
Published on: 2025-11-05
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JUBA – South Sudan is sliding deeper into a hunger emergency, with millions of people teetering on the edge of starvation as conflict, floods, and limited humanitarian access cripple food production and aid delivery. A new UN-backed Integrated Food Security... Read more
Published on: 2025-11-04
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Dr. Agoot Alier Leek, Mayor of Bor Municipal Council. [Photo: Courtesy] BOR – Bor Municipal Council Mayor Dr Agoot Alier Leek has banned the possession of illicit firearms and the sale of illegal alcohol within Bor town, in a move... Read more
Published on: 2025-11-04
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BOR – Duk County Commissioner John Chatim Reath has confirmed that local youth have recovered 44 head of cattle and rescued a woman who was abducted during a weekend raid in the area. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Commissioner Chatim... Read more
Published on: 2025-11-04
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JUBA, South Sudan — President Salva Kiir Mayardit has expressed deep sorrow over the death of veteran South Sudanese politician and elder statesman Bona Malwal Madut Ring, describing him as a “visionary leader of all time,” Monday, Nov. 4, 2025.... Read more
Published on: 2025-11-04
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Priyanka Chowdhury, UNMISS spokesperson. [Photo: Courtesy]AWEIL — The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Tuesday announced plans to close its field office in Aweil, the capital of Northern Bahr el Ghazal State, citing a global funding shortfall that... Read more
Published on: 2025-11-04
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South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir. [Photo: Courtesy]JUBA – South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit has paid tribute to the late veteran journalist and politician, Bona Malwal Madut, describing him as a visionary leader who dedicated his life to the country’s... Read more
Published on: 2025-11-04
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By: Ateny Wek Ateny Juba, November 4th, 2025   I am relaying a Jieng/Dinka folktale that was once relaid by H.E President Salva Kiir Mayardit some other time during the Interim period 2005- 2011. I don’t know exactly the date and... Read more
Published on: 2025-11-04
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Western Equatoria State map depicts counties. [Photo: Courtesy]TAMBURA – Five young people, including two women, were abducted, beaten, and later released by armed elements believed to be affiliated with the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In-Opposition (SPLM-IO) in Tambura County, officials and... Read more
Published on: 2025-11-04
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BENTIU – At least four officers of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-In Opposition (SPLA-IO) and three supporters of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition (SPLM-IO) who were detained last week have been released. According to SPLA-IO Sector Two spokesperson Yai... Read more
Published on: 2025-11-04
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JUBA – The lead investigator in the ongoing trial of First Vice President Dr Riek Machar and seven senior SPLM/A (IO) officials struggled on Monday to substantiate key allegations linking the accused to the 2023 Nasir incident, as the defence... Read more
Published on: 2025-11-03
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Gen. Paul Nang Majok. South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) Chief of Defence Forces. [Photo: Courtesy]BOR – Youths from the Ayual and Hol communities in South Sudan’s Jonglei State have begun withdrawing from contested areas in Twic East and Duk... Read more
Published on: 2025-11-03
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Yei River County Commissioner Emmanuel Taban Seme addresses worshippers at Christ the King Parish over the weekend. [Photo: Courtesy]YEI – Authorities in Yei River County in South Sudan’s Central Equatoria State say they have arrested 20 youths as part of... Read more
Published on: 2025-11-03
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Mundri Town in Mundri County of Western Equatoria State. [Photo: Courtesy]YAMBIO – Calm has returned to Western Equatoria State after years of deadly clashes between forces of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-in-Opposition (SPLM-IO) and the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces... Read more
Published on: 2025-11-03
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In a nationally broadcast speech on Friday, Al-Ta’aishi reaffirmed his founding government’s commitment to building a civil and democratic state grounded in justice, equality, and freedom. He hailed the victories in El Fasher and Bara as decisive moments in the... Read more
Published on: 2025-11-01
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A man of 64 years old legendary comedian Tuol Nyakang, whose real name is John Gatpan Chuol were reportedly killed by bees in Koch County of Unity State on Wednesday morning, October 29, after being swarmed and stung by bees,... Read more
Published on: 2025-10-30
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KHARTOUM, Sudan — Sudan’s Ministry of Energy and Petroleum announced the shutdown of oil and diesel facilities in Heglig following militant attacks that disrupted operations and threatened the safety of workers, Oct. 30, 2025. The ministry confirmed in an official... Read more
Published on: 2025-10-30
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NEW YORK/JUBA — The United Nations Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan warned today that the country is on the brink of renewed civil war as armed clashes escalate and political tensions threaten to unravel the 2018 Revitalized Peace... Read more
Published on: 2025-10-30
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Court in Unity State, South Sudan  A UNMISS-supported mobile court in Bentiu successfully concluded its proceedings today after addressing 135 criminal and civil cases, including murder and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) offences. The Bentiu mobile court—an initiative of the... Read more
Published on: 2025-10-29
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Published on: October 28, 2025 Cairo, Oct. 28, 2023 — The Arab Republic of Egypt has expressed deep concern over the escalating situation in Sudan and urged for an immediate ceasefire to protect civilians and restore stability. In a press... Read more
Published on: 2025-10-28
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Warrap State Information Minister Hon. Mamer Bath Matiok said Tuesday that South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) gunships carried out airstrikes in Tonj East County to target armed youth accused of cattle raiding, Oct. 28, 2025. Matiok confirmed that the... Read more
Published on: 2025-10-28
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JUBA, — The South Sudan People’s Defence Forces Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Paul Nang Majok officially declared the Jonglei State-based Red Belt Movement a rebel group, Oct. 28, 2025. Majok directed Lt. Gen. Koang Thou Kong, assistant chief of... Read more
Published on: 2025-10-28
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