(RENK) – South Sudan’s capacity to manage population movements is being severely tested as humanitarian actors struggle to respond to growing displacement, particularly in Renk County, following the ongoing conflict in neighbouring Sudan and operational setbacks within South Sudan. Between April and June 2025, aid agencies under the Camp CoordinationContinue Reading

[PRESS RELEASE] - Central Equatoria State Issues Statement on Kajo Keji Border Clashes

(JUBA) – The Governor of Central Equatoria State has issued a statement expressing deep sorrow following a deadly incident in Kajo-Keji County that left several South Sudanese soldiers dead. The soldiers were reportedly killed on 28 July 2025 in what the state government has described as an unprovoked and tragicContinue Reading

Travellers Shocked by Brutal Morobo Highway Attack

(MOROBO) – A Kenyan civil engineer, James Karigi, has been killed in a deadly ambush along the Morobo-Kaya road in Central Equatoria State, South Sudan. The attack occurred on Thursday morning, 31 July 2025, and has been confirmed by local officials and security sources. Karigi was travelling with another KenyanContinue Reading

Major General Lul Ruai Koang, spokesperson for the SSPDF

(YUMBE) – Deadly fighting broke out earlier this week between the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) in Uganda’s Yumbe District, leading to the deaths of at least seven people, including five South Sudanese soldiers, one Ugandan soldier and one civilian. The incidentContinue Reading

Central Equatoria Governor Chairs Emergency Security Meeting on Kajo-Keji Border Clashes

(JUBA) – The Central Equatoria State government has responded to reports of a “possible incursion” by Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) into Kajo-Keji County, urging local residents to remain calm as investigations continue. The State Security Committee, led by Governor Lt. Gen. Rabi Mujung Emmanuel, convened its weekly meeting onContinue Reading