Kajo-Keji Commissioner Engages Red Cross on Displacement

(KAJO-KEJI COUNTY) – Commissioner Wani Jackson Mule has welcomed an International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) humanitarian assessment team to his office in Mere, amid a worsening humanitarian situation in the county. The meeting took place on Friday last week. The Commissioner told the visiting delegation that his administrationContinue Reading

(KAJO KEJI COUNTY) – Local authorities in Central Equatoria State say Ugandan soldiers have entered two border villages in Kajo Keji County and fired shots, in what they describe as the second incident in less than two weeks linked to the ongoing Uganda-South Sudan border dispute. Kajo Keji County CommissionerContinue Reading

Kajo-Keji Chiefs Receive Training to Resolve Disputes

(KAJO-KEJI COUNTY) – The Commissioner of Kajo-Keji County, Hon. Wani Jackson Mule, has praised the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Central Equatoria State Ministry of Local Government and Law Enforcement for supporting a three day training programme for 38 traditional leaders in the county. The training aims toContinue Reading

Army Recovers 45 Raided Cattle in Kajo Keji County

(KAJO-KEJI COUNTY) – The Kajo-Keji County Commissioner’s Office has clarified reports circulating about a document authorising the movement of a charcoal truck across the South Sudan-Uganda border, stating that the clearance was granted strictly for an emergency logistical operation and not as a green light for the charcoal trade. TheContinue Reading

Reforms Must Reach Villages – Rights Activist Batali Victor Silas - Handout

(KAJO-KEJI COUNTY) – A local environmental and human rights activist has urged the authorities in Kajo-Keji County, to promptly bring two detained forestry officials to court following their arrest last month in connection with alleged illegal logging. The two senior government officials were taken into custody on 22 July 2025,Continue Reading

Juba Meeting Targets Urgent Humanitarian Coordination

(JUBA COUNTY) – Governor Lt. Gen. Rabi Mujung Emmanuel of Central Equatoria State has met with Florence Gillette, Head of Delegation for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), to discuss urgent humanitarian interventions for thousands displaced in Kajo-Keji County following a recent border clash involving Ugandan forces. TheContinue Reading

Uganda and South Sudan Military Leaders Meet After Border Clashes

(JUBA COUNTY) – Senior military officials from Uganda and South Sudan have held high level talks in Juba aimed at de-escalating tensions and strengthening cooperation following deadly border clashes between the two nations. According to Uganda’s army spokesperson Felix Kulayigye, the meeting took place on Saturday and brought together Uganda’sContinue Reading

Kajo-Keji Leaders Call for End to Border Clashes. SSPDF, UPDF Must Respect EAC and AU Peace Roadmaps

(KAJO-KEJI COUNTY) – The Kajokeji Community Organisation (KCO) has issued a strong condemnation following repeated clashes between the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) and the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) along the shared border between South Sudan and Uganda. The statement signed by the KCO Chairperson Aggrey Tisa SabunioutlinesContinue Reading

Officials Visit Kajo-Keji Displacement Sites After SSPDF-UPDF Border Clashes

(KAJO-KEJI COUNTY) – A high level delegation of South Sudanese government and security officials visited displaced communities in Kajo-Keji County on Saturday to assess the humanitarian impact of recent clashes between the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) and the Ugandan People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), which have left over 1,000Continue Reading