Residents Demand Completion of Juba-Yei-Kaya Highway Tarmacking as Independence Gift

(MOROBO / YEI / LAINYA) – Residents across Morobo, Yei and Lainya counties in South Sudan’s Central Equatoria State are calling on the national government to urgently resume construction of the long awaited Kaya–Yei–Lainya–Juba highway, which was announced in 2020 as part of an oil for roads infrastructure project. TheContinue Reading

Border Trade Frozen as Travellers Abandon Morobo-Yei Road Over Ambushes

(MOROBO) – Traders and passengers using the Kaya–Morobo–Yei Road in Central Equatoria State are calling on the South Sudanese government to urgently improve security along the main highway that links South Sudan to Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Their appeal follows a series of violent ambushes in MoroboContinue Reading

Armed Men Gun Down Mairungi Businessman in Morobo County

(MOROBO) – State police in Morobo County, Central Equatoria State, have opened an investigation into the killing of a 35 year old businessman. The deceased, identified as John Bosco Jamba, popularly known by his nickname “Munu” was shot dead on Tuesday by unknown armed men in Kanja village, Gulumbi Payam.Continue Reading

Over 1,000 Morobo Residents Flee to Lainya After Clashes 2025 news Access Radio Yei

(Lainya) – More than 1,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs), mostly women, children and the elderly, are in desperate need of humanitarian aid after fleeing violent clashes in Morobo County. The displaced families are now taking shelter in the neighbouring Lainya County under dire conditions. According to Remijo Lasu Peter, aContinue Reading