(JUBA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has condemned a security incident in Jonglei State that disrupted the delivery of life-saving humanitarian assistance to vulnerable communities in Ayod County. In a News release extended to Access Radio News Room on Monday Evening, WFP said, armed youth in ChuilbongContinue Reading
(JUBA) -The Caretaker Governor of Central Equatoria State, General Augustino Jadalla Kamilo Wani, has directed caretaker county commissioners to prioritise peace, security, unity, and electoral preparedness as they return to their respective counties. Addressing the commissioners ahead of their deployment, Governor Jadalla urged them to effectively deliver on their mandatesContinue Reading
(IBBA COUNTY, SOUTH SUDAN) – A United Nations Mission in South Sudan patrol has reached remote communities in Ibba County, Western Equatoria State, after travelling day and night on a difficult journey along a hundred kilometre road connecting Yambio to Ibba County. Heavy rains and insecurity have left communities inContinue Reading
(KHARTOUM, SUDAN) – The World Food Programme has strongly condemned an aerial attack on two clearly marked aid trucks in South Kordofan, Sudan, that killed a driver over the weekend. The attack occurred in the early hours of Saturday, 3rd October 2026, according to a statement from the United NationsContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Piracy has returned to the western Indian Ocean, with six commercial ships hijacked off the Horn of Africa since April 2026, threatening to raise import costs for Kenya and landlocked neighbours including South Sudan. The shipping industry lifted East Africa’s high risk label in January 2023 afterContinue 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
(KAJO-KEJI COUNTY) – A village chief from Kajo-Keji County who spent nearly ten months in detention in Uganda has been released and formally handed back to South Sudanese authorities. Chief Mawa Joseph of Tululu Village in Ajio Boma was received on Thursday during a cross-border handover ceremony at the AfojiContinue Reading
(YAMBIO) – The Caretaker Governor of Western Equatoria State, Badagbu Daniel Rimbasa, has met with the Chief of Defence Forces, General Santino Deng Wol, to discuss security and the integration of forces in the state. The meeting focused on the ongoing integration of forces and security coordination in Western Equatoria,Continue Reading
(JUBA) – South Sudan’s oil exports have been severely disrupted by the war in Sudan, with production falling sharply and the country’s main revenue lifeline under threat, Foreign Minister Ramdan Goc has told the United Nations General Assembly. Addressing the assembly on Thursday, Goc said the conflict between Sudan’s rivalContinue Reading
(JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN) – Caretaker governors from Central Equatoria and Lakes states have agreed to tackle illegal checkpoints along their shared border, officials said. Central Equatoria Governor Augustino Jadalla Kamilo Wani met Lakes Governor Rin Tueny Mabor to discuss the issue. The two leaders said illegal checkpoints restrict the freeContinue Reading
