(JUBA) – A new reference guide on resolving election disputes was launched at the University of Juba on Tuesday, as South Sudan prepares for forthcoming elections. The South Sudan Reference Guide on Election Dispute Resolution was unveiled during a ceremony at the university’s Senate Hall on 30 June 2026. ItContinue Reading
(JUBA) – A training workshop on aviation security and information technology has opened at Juba International Airport, aimed at protecting airport systems and improving safety standards. The course brings together airport security staff, IT professionals and other airport stakeholders. It is taking place at the Airport Plaza in Juba. SouthContinue Reading
(JUBA COUNTY) – The construction of a new maternity ward in Mugwo is receiving support from the Central Equatoria State Ministry of Health as part of a wider effort to improve local medical services. The initiative was the focus of a fundraising event on 4 July 2026, where the StateContinue Reading
(JUBA) – Health experts have called for cheaper medicines and better access to treatment for people living with sickle cell disease as South Sudan marked its first national commemoration of World Sickle Cell Day. Speaking at Al Sabah Children’s Hospital in Juba, the head of the hospital’s Haematology and OncologyContinue Reading
(JUBA) – Military checkpoints and roadblocks across South Sudan remain necessary to stop the illegal movement of weapons, the army has said, while admitting that some soldiers use them to extort money from travellers. The Chief of Military Intelligence of the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces, Lieutenant General Abud StephenContinue Reading
(AKOBO COUNTY) – Hundreds of residents in Akobo County in Jonglei State held a peaceful protest on Wednesday, demanding the release of humanitarian cash assistance they say has been held up in Juba, as concerns grow over access to aid in the conflict affected area. The demonstrators claimed that cashContinue Reading
(JUBA) – A proposed national budget of 11.3 trillion South Sudanese pounds, about 1.74 billion US dollars, has been approved by the Council of Ministers for the 2026/2027 financial year, alongside tighter rules on tax exemptions for imported goods. The approval came on Friday after a presentation by the MinisterContinue Reading
(ARUSHA) – The East African Community has appointed Tanzanian diplomat Stephen Patrick Mbundi as its new Secretary General, bypassing South Sudan which was next in line to hold the post under the bloc’s rotation system over membership arrears. Regional leaders confirmed the appointment in Arusha, where they met to decideContinue Reading
(JUBA) – South Sudan is sliding towards its worst hunger crisis since independence as a severe lack of funding forces United Nations agencies to cut food aid, leaving millions of people without enough support to survive. The World Food Programme and the Food and Agriculture Organisation issued a joint warningContinue Reading
(JUBA) – South Sudan has warned that fuel cargoes imported outside its official government to government supply deal will be seized and the companies involved stripped of their licences, a move that directly affects Kenyan oil firms shipping products from the port of Mombasa. Correspondence shows that Juba issued theContinue Reading
