(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
(YEI RIVER COUNTY) – Authorities in Yei River County have formed a committee to prepare for the reception of the county’s newly appointed caretaker commissioner, Emmanuel Taban Seme. The new Executive Director of Yei River County, Hillary Lokudu Muhammed, welcomed members of the committee and urged them to work togetherContinue Reading
(JUBA, CENTRAL EQUATORIA STATE) – Six Caretaker County Commissioners, the Caretaker Mayor of Juba City Council, three Caretaker Deputy Mayors, the Caretaker Coordinator of Wonduruba Administrative Payam and the Caretaker Coordinator on Security Affairs of Juba County have been sworn into office in Central Equatoria State. The ceremony was heldContinue Reading
(YEI, CENTRAL EQUATORIA STATE) – Emmanuel Taban Seme has been appointed Caretaker Commissioner of Yei River County, Central Equatoria State. The appointment was announced by Central Equatoria State Caretaker Governor Augustino Jadalla Kamilo Wani. It took effect on 1st October 2026, following the governor’s signature, according to Access Radio YeiContinue Reading
(KHARTOUM, SUDAN) – Sudan has appointed a new head of its side of the Abyei Joint Oversight Committee and restated its position that South Sudan’s decision to include the disputed region in its December elections does not align with existing agreements. The Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council, General AbdelContinue Reading
(JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN) – At least five South Sudanese politicians have declared or expressed interest in contesting the presidency as the country prepares for general elections scheduled for 22nd December 2026. President Salva Kiir Mayardit, 75, is the incumbent. He has led South Sudan since independence in 2011 and tookContinue Reading
(JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN) – South Sudan’s planned December election has run into fresh difficulty after major opposition groups refused to take part in a national dialogue launched by President Salva Kiir. The talks opened in Juba on 24th September 2026, two days after President Kiir dissolved the transitional government. TheContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The Caretaker Governor of Central Equatoria State, Gen. Augustino Jadalla Kamilo Wani, has issued gubernatorial decrees appointing seven caretaker state ministers, a caretaker coordinator for Wonduruba Administrative Payam and a caretaker coordinator for security affairs in Juba County. According to the decrees, which take effect immediately, the appointmentsContinue Reading
(YEI RIVER COUNTY) – Residents of Yei Town have welcomed the appointment of Emmanuel Taban Seme as the Caretaker Commissioner of Yei River County, while calling for his immediate deployment to address growing insecurity in the area. The appointment comes at a time when residents say the county is experiencingContinue Reading
(JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN) – African Union leaders have called for the release of all persons held on political grounds in South Sudan, an end to hostilities, and the adoption of a consensual electoral roadmap ahead of the country’s first general elections. The call came during a virtual Summit of theContinue Reading
