(KAJO KEJI COUNTY) – Several major development projects aimed at improving rural roads, markets and farming support across three payams are set to begin in Kajo Keji County following talks between local authorities and the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS). The planned work will cover Kangapo II, Lire,Continue Reading
(JUBA) – Peace in South Sudan requires a return to genuine interparty dialogue and cannot be achieved while First Vice President Riek Machar remains under house arrest and on trial, the Troika has said. U.S. Ambassador Michael J. Adler delivered the statement at the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation CommissionContinue Reading
(KIT, CENTRAL EQUATORIA STATE) – Religious and traditional leaders from the Equatoria region have called for the adoption of federalism, security sector reforms and an end to child abduction and cattle related conflicts, following a four day peace conference in Central Equatoria State. The leaders gathered at the Good ShepherdContinue Reading
(JUBA) – Farmers, herders and fishers across South Sudan can tune in to practical agricultural advice and weekly weather updates through the Zira Tanna programme, as a major livestock vaccination campaign also gets underway in Unity State. The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations has invited listenersContinue Reading
(OPINION / Bjørn Halvorsen, Norway) – I have waited some time before putting these thoughts to paper. They come neither from politics nor from personal ambition, but from years spent observing a country whose people have shown remarkable strength under circumstances few others have had to endure. I know SouthContinue Reading
(JUBA) – A validation workshop on Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) has opened in Juba, bringing together government ministries, faith leaders, development partners and civil society to review findings and shape the way forward for adolescent health and wellbeing in South Sudan. Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) South Sudan is facilitating theContinue Reading
(JUBA) – South Sudan remains at high risk of an Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak due to increasing cross border movement and the continuing spread of the virus in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, the Ministry of Health has warned in a press statement. TheContinue Reading
(JUBA) – A high level mission on polio has called for urgent steps to strengthen population immunity in South Sudan, including the continuous supply of essential routine vaccines and better coordination among health partners. The joint Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations Children’s FundContinue Reading
(JUBA) – Children born with cleft lip and cleft palate conditions have received free corrective surgeries at Gudele Hospital in Juba, as part of a medical outreach programme supported by the ASK Foundation. The Senior Presidential Envoy on Special Programmes, Adut Salva Kiir Mayardit, visited the hospital on Wednesday toContinue Reading
JUBA) – Japan has said unity through sports can play an important role in the peace process in South Sudan, as the Japanese ambassador held talks with the Minister of Youth and Sports. On 22 June 2026, Ambassador Odagiri Toshio paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of Youth andContinue Reading
