(YEI RIVER COUNTY) – The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) is preparing to host top party leaders from Juba in Yei River County this July, marking the second major political gathering in the county within two months. A reception committee has confirmed it is ready and is mobilising resources forContinue Reading
(JUBA) – A formal agreement to activate the Border Trade Protocol between South Sudan and Ethiopia has been reached, a move set to replace widespread illegal cross-border commerce with a regulated economic partnership that will directly cover the Greater Pibor Administrative Area. The deal was secured during high level talksContinue Reading
(MOROBO COUNTY) – Fuel prices have disrupted efforts to rebuild schools in Morobo County, leaving many classrooms empty of furniture and pupils sitting on bare floors despite community contributions of local materials. Schools across the county were looted or wrecked during the national crisis of 2016. Desks, chairs and otherContinue Reading
(BENTIU, Unity State) – More than 770 United Nations peacekeepers serving in South Sudan have received the UN Medal of Honour for their work protecting civilians in Unity State, a region hit by conflict, displacement and severe flooding. A total of 776 peacekeepers, among them 100 women, from Mongolia, PakistanContinue Reading
(BENTIU, Unity State) – Health training and outbreak response capacity in South Sudan’s Unity State have received a significant boost with the official launch of a new medical academy and a disease isolation unit at Bentiu State Hospital. The MSF Academy for Healthcare and the Multi-Purpose Diseases Outbreak Isolation AreaContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The State Ministry of Housing, Land and Public Utilities in Central Equatoria State has called all applicants for written and oral interviews this month. The Director of Administration and Finance, through a public announcement dated 1 July 2026, asked all candidates who applied for various positions in differentContinue Reading
(JUBA) – Parts of Juba will face a four hour power cut on Saturday as the electricity provider works to install new transformer poles and equipment. The Juba Electric Distribution Company, known as JEDCO, said the planned interruption will run from 8:00 AM to midday on the weekend of 4thContinue Reading
(JUBA) – South Sudan’s new National Social Insurance Fund has approved its founding policies and ordered the payment of all pending claims, marking a major step towards full operations. The NSIF Board of Trustees met in an extraordinary session on Wednesday and passed ten key documents. These include the NSIFContinue Reading
(MOSCOW) – Fuel is being redirected from Russian regions to the capital after the Moscow oil refinery was put out of action, according to Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service. The move aims to prevent shortages and possible unrest among Moscow residents. The Kremlin fears social tension in Moscow because the capital’sContinue Reading
(MOSCOW) – Russia is preparing to bring back a low grade motor fuel standard that was banned more than a decade ago, as it battles a worsening fuel crisis. The government is considering allowing the production and sale of petrol and diesel meeting only Euro 2 environmental rules for oneContinue Reading
