A flooded Stream in Yei River County-File Photo. Photo Credit-Hand Out

(YEI RIVER COUNTY) – Residents of Hai Dam and Sopiri villages, located about three kilometres southwest of Yei town, are appealing to Yei River County Commissioner Samuel Henry Malimbo to prioritise the construction of a long-damaged bridge that serves as the area’s only link to Yei town. Community members sayContinue Reading

Fifty Wildlife Rangers Graduate in South Sudan

(JUBA) – Fifty new wildlife rangers have graduated in South Sudan to protect Badingilo National Park and the Great Nile Migration Landscape. The rangers completed two months of intensive training in law enforcement standards, anti-poaching operations, patrol procedures, ranger discipline, weapons safety and handling, ethics, human rights and professional conductContinue Reading

Participants at the workshop. Photo Credit-Press Unit Office of the commissioner

(JUBA) – The Commissioner of Juba County, Hon. Eng. Samuel Emiliano Wani Pitia, has called for increased local capacity, preparedness and coordination to effectively manage disaster risks and build resilient communities across Juba County. Speaking during the opening of the Juba County Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Committee Refresher Training WorkshopContinue Reading

OFAO distributes Tree Seedlings to Farmers in Yei. Photo Credit-OFAO

(YEI / LAINYA COUNTIES) – The Organization for Agricultural Opportunities (OFAO), a national humanitarian and development organization, has distributed more than 3,000 tree seedlings to over 3,000 households in Yei and Lainya counties as part of efforts to promote environmental conservation and strengthen community resilience. The distribution, which took placeContinue Reading

Yei town Water Plant-Photo Credit-James Innocent

(YEI RIVER COUNTY) – The Commissioner of Yei River County has called for greater transparency, accountability and stakeholder cooperation in the management of Yei Town’s water facility. The appeal was made during a meeting with members of the Yei Town Water Management Committee at Yei River County Local Government headquartersContinue Reading

Yei River County Commissioner Samuel Henry Malimbo. File Photo: Access Radio

(YEI RIVER COUNTY) – Authorities in Yei River County have launched a new monthly county-wide cleaning campaign aimed at improving environmental sanitation and public health. County Commissioner Samuel Henry Malimbo, announced the initiative on Monday, saying the exercise will begin on Friday, 7 August 2026 and will be conducted everyContinue Reading

Atlabara FC players cleaning an area behind Youth Gardens

(YEI RIVER COUNTY) – The Chairperson of the Yei Civil Society Forum, Modi Arkangelo, has commended young people and football players in Yei Town for taking the lead in voluntary community clean-up campaigns and local development initiatives. His remarks follow a community service initiative launched by Atlabara Football Club, whereContinue Reading

Courtesy photo

The Boma–Badingilo Migratory Landscape has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, becoming South Sudan’s first World Heritage Site in recognition of one of the world’s largest intact wildlife ecosystems and the planet’s biggest terrestrial mammal migration. The announcement of the inscription was made on Saturday by the government ofContinue Reading

Mukaya Farmers in a training session offered by OFAO.

(MUKAYA / LAINYA COUNTY)– The Organization for Agriculture Opportunities (OFAO), through its SPEED Project, has launched a five-day Training of Trainers (ToT) programme aimed at strengthening the capacity of cooperatives, farmer groups, and local leaders in sustainable natural resource management in Mukaya Payam of Lainya County. The training has broughtContinue Reading