(PIBOR, GREATER PIBOR ADMINISTRATIVE AREA) – Fifty young women and men have taken part in a five day workshop in Pibor aimed at strengthening youth networks and expanding their role in peacebuilding, according to IOM South Sudan. The workshop was organised by IOM South Sudan and UNESCO South Sudan inContinue Reading
(JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN) – The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) Congress Organising Committee for Jonglei State and Greater Pibor Administrative Area has finalised its preparations for upcoming party activities across the region. The committee is headed by Political Bureau Member Josephine Naphon Cosmos. It includes National Liberation Council member andContinue Reading
(BOMA COUNTY) – The Ministry of Health says many families in Boma County in the Greater Pibor Administrative Area continue to struggle daily to access enough nutritious food, with the area classified as facing an emergency level of acute food insecurity. The Ministry of Health reported in September 2026 thatContinue Reading
(JUBA) – A formal agreement to activate the Border Trade Protocol between South Sudan and Ethiopia has been reached, a move set to replace widespread illegal cross-border commerce with a regulated economic partnership that will directly cover the Greater Pibor Administrative Area. The deal was secured during high level talksContinue Reading
(MARUWO) — Maruwa Hills Tourist Camp, located inside Boma National Park in the Greater Pibor Administrative Area (GPAA), has been inaugurated on Thursday, marking a vital step toward developing South Sudan’s largely untapped tourism sector. The facility was opened by Chief Administrator Gola Boyoi Gola alongside Minister of Wildlife, ConservationContinue Reading
(BOMA NATIONAL PARK, GREATER PIBOR AREA) – A group of women in Otallo village are producing handmade crafts to support their families, as a community project in Boma National Park links cultural skills with income opportunities. The artisans are making engraved and beaded bowls, table mats and necklaces using traditionalContinue Reading
(JUBA) – President Salva Kiir Mayardit has praised the people of the Greater Pibor Administrative Area for maintaining peace within their communities and with neighbouring areas. President Kiir made the remarks during a meeting where he received a report from the Chief Administrator of GPAA, Gola Boyoi Gola, on theContinue Reading
(VERTET COUNTY) – European Ambassadors Visit South Sudan’s Boma and Badingilo National Parks Boma and Badingilo National Parks in South Sudan welcomed four European Ambassadors over the weekend, providing an opportunity to showcase the country’s conservation and eco-tourism efforts. The delegation included representatives from the European Union, France, the NetherlandsContinue Reading
(JUBA) – Governors Emmanuel Adil Anthony of Central Equatoria State, Dr. Riek Gai Kok of Jonglei State, and Chief Administrator Gola Boyoi Gola of Pibor Administrative Area have held a joint meeting to improve peace and security across their regions. The meeting, chaired by Governor Adil, focused on collaboration toContinue Reading
(JUBA) – Central Equatoria State authorities have received two young boys who were abducted last month along the Juba to Torit road. The children aged six and two were taken by armed men on 5 September at Khor Gana in Lokiliri Payam. They were handed over on Tuesday by officialsContinue Reading
