(JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN) – South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit travelled to Kenya on 4th October 2026 for high level bilateral talks with Kenyan President William Ruto, expected to focus on South Sudan’s upcoming elections, regional stability and economic cooperation. The visit is Kiir’s first trip to Kenya since theContinue Reading
(JUBA) – South Sudanese professional basketball player Wenyen Gabriel has been appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), becoming the first basketball player to hold the role. Gabriel, who was born in Khartoum in 1997 to parents who had fled the civil war in southern Sudan,Continue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenya has proposed new rules requiring mobile money providers to report cyber theft immediately, as official data shows half of the KES 1.59 billion ($12.3 million / £9.3 million) stolen from banks by hackers in 2024 occurred through mobile banking. Under proposals from the Treasury and CentralContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Sacco members in Kenya face lower dividend payouts after the regulator directed cooperatives to make additional provisions of approximately KES 7.67 billion ($59.3 million / £44.8 million) for investments held in the insolvent Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Co-operatives (Kuscco). The provisioning, expected during the currentContinue Reading
(YEI RIVER COUNTY) – A 20-year-old Senior Two student of Emmanuel Christian Academy Secondary School (ECASS) is receiving medical treatment after surviving a brutal gang attack in Yei Town that left residents increasingly concerned about worsening insecurity. The student, Simon Gala, a resident of Kondeko Boma, commonly known as theContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenya’s export earnings from the United States overtook those from Uganda in the five months to July 2026, following the restoration of preferential market access under the African Growth and Opportunity Act. Domestic exports to the US, including apparel and coffee, rose to KES 63.59 billion ($490Continue Reading
(BOR) – The Caretaker Governor of Jonglei State, Moses Majok Gatluak Thou, has issued Gubernatorial Decree No. 02/2026 appointing six Caretaker County Commissioners to various counties across the state. The decree, signed on Friday, 2nd October 2026, was issued under Article 99(2)(a) of the Transitional Constitution of Jonglei State, 2011,Continue Reading
(BOMA COUNTY) – The Ministry of Health says many families in Boma County in the Greater Pibor Administrative Area continue to struggle daily to access enough nutritious food, with the area classified as facing an emergency level of acute food insecurity. The Ministry of Health reported in September 2026 thatContinue Reading
(YAMBIO) – The Caretaker Governor of Western Equatoria State, Badagbu Daniel Rimbasa, has appointed ten caretaker county commissioners to oversee the administration of the state’s ten counties. The appointments were made through State Decree No. 01/2026, signed by Governor Rimbasa on Sunday, 4th October 2026 at the State Secretariat headquartersContinue Reading
(JUBA/NAIROBI) – South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit travelled to Kenya on Sunday for a series of political and economic engagements, according to his Press Secretary. Speaking to the state-owned South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (SSBC), Press Secretary Arek Ajou Deng said President Kiir is expected to hold bilateral talks withContinue Reading
