(KAMPALA, UGANDA) – Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces ordered the immediate shutdown of several major independent media outlets early Sunday, triggering a military deployment at broadcaster premises and forcing television and radio stations off air. Armed security personnel took up positions at Nation Media Group Uganda facilities in Namuwongo andContinue Reading
(JUBA) – A new twin tower complex rising along the Juba-Yei Road is set to reshape the capital’s skyline and anchor a modern commercial corridor, as South Sudan’s Ministry of Petroleum prepares to move into its purpose built headquarters within three months. The development places a striking dual tower officeContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The Mayor of Juba City has asked the United Nations Mission in South Sudan to support four priority areas, including waste management and public safety, during a meeting at UNMISS headquarters. His Worship the Mayor, Christopher Sarafino Wani Swaka, paid a courtesy visit to the mission on 24Continue Reading
(JUBA) – South Sudan’s daily oil output has climbed to 174,000 barrels per day following increased production at the Greater Pioneer Operating Company fields in Unity State, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Petroleum announced on Thursday. Dr. Santino Ayuel Longar told a press conference on 4 June 2026 thatContinue Reading
(JUBA) – A Kenyan delegation from a pipelines company held talks with senior officials of the Ministry of Petroleum this month to address a decline in petroleum products flowing from Kenya to South Sudan. The meeting, held on 5 June 2026, was chaired by the Acting Undersecretary of the MinistryContinue Reading
(JUBA) – Construction of the Ministry of Petroleum’s new twin tower headquarters along the Juba-Yei Road is in its final stages, with relocation expected within two to three months, the Undersecretary of the Ministry said on Thursday. Dr. Santino Ayuel Longar conducted an inspection visit to the site on Thursday,Continue Reading
(JUBA) – State health ministers have made a united call for South Sudan to raise its health budget from 1.4 percent of national spending to the 15 percent target set in the 2001 Abuja Declaration, as a one day ministerial meeting concluded in the capital. The Annual Ministerial Advisory BoardContinue Reading
(JUBA) – South Sudan has no confirmed case of Bundibugyo Ebola virus disease, the Ministry of Health said on Saturday, as it urged countries that have imposed travel restrictions to lift them immediately. The announcement came during a press conference held by the Ministry and the World Health Organization inContinue Reading
(JUBA) – United States Ambassador Michael J. Adler visited the Infectious Disease Unit along the Juba-Yei road on Saturday to inspect South Sudan’s readiness for a possible outbreak of Bundibugyo Ebola Virus Disease. The Ambassador was joined by the Executive Director of the National Public Health Institute, Dr. Kediende Chong,Continue Reading
(YEI RIVER COUNTY) – Thousands of mourners gathered along the Maridi Road on Saturday to bury a senior county revenue officer whose death has been described as a major loss to local administration in Central Equatoria State. Eunice Araba Na Fox, the Head of Revenue for Yei River County, diedContinue Reading
