(NIMULE, EASTERN EQUATORIA) – Authorities in Nimule Municipality have recovered 236 cattle stolen from Amuru district, Uganda, in a cross border raid on 26th January 2026. The recovery was the result of a joint operation involving the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF), Community Mobilization Initiative (CMI), and the TigerContinue Reading
(BALIET COUNTY) – The United Nations World Food Programme has suspended all humanitarian operations in Baliet County, Upper Nile State, following a series of armed attacks on a river convoy delivering food and essential supplies to vulnerable communities. The agency said the attacks took place between 30 January and 1Continue Reading
(JUBA COUNTY) – Residents displaced from Mirikiyo Boma in Juba County have returned home following the restoration of security in the area, local authorities confirmed. The Commissioner of Juba County, Hon. Emmanuel Tete Ezbon, said 2,031 residents who had been sheltering at Rokon Payam headquarters were transported back to theirContinue Reading
(JUBA COUNTY) – The State Advisor on Security and Peace, Hon. Angelo Daya, has urged residents of Joppa Two to avoid illegal land activities that recently sparked unrest in the area. Hon. Daya warned those claiming to be chiefs and marking land illegally that they face arrest and prosecution. HeContinue Reading
(JUBA COUNTY) – Governors Emmanuel Adil Anthony of Central Equatoria State and Madhang Majok Meen of Lakes State have formed a joint committee to address border-related concerns between their states. The move follows tensions during the re-launch of the Juba-Bhar-el-Ghazel road on 24 January 2026, where communities along the sharedContinue Reading
(JUBA COUNTY) – Governor Emmanuel Adil Anthony has been briefed on recent security incidents in Mirikiyo Boma, Rokon Payam, following clashes between herders and farmers that caused casualties and displacement. State Security Adviser Hon. Angelo Daya and Juba County Commissioner Hon. Emmanuel Tete Ezbon reported that normalcy has been restoredContinue Reading
Police authorities in Morobo County of Central Equatoria State have launched an investigation following the murder of a local businessman in Morobo County last week. Acting police inspector Captain Julius Nyerere told Access Radio that unknown armed man attacked and shot dead Simon Bidali a local trader commonly knownContinue Reading
(JUBA AND YEI RIVER COUNTY) – The Governor of Central Equatoria State, Emmanuel Adil Anthony, has directed the Commissioner of Yei River County to develop a strategy for the peaceful removal of Ambororo cattle herders who are reported to be moving with arms in several parts of the county. StateContinue Reading
(YEI RIVER COUNTY) – The Archbishop of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of South Sudan and Uganda, Elias Taban Parangi, has called on political leaders and armed groups to end violence and commit to dialogue as the country faces continued insecurity. In a statement shared with Access Radio on Wednesday, ArchbishopContinue Reading
(ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA) – The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has expressed serious concern over the worsening security situation in parts of South Sudan, citing reports of rising tensions and violence in Jonglei State that have forced many civilians to flee their homes. In aContinue Reading
