(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
(YAMBIO) – Western Equatoria State is strengthening its preparedness for Bundibugyo virus disease as health authorities work to prevent the disease from crossing into South Sudan from the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. A high-level delegation from South Sudan’s Ministry of Health, the National Public Health Institute, the World HealthContinue Reading
(YAMBIO) – Western Equatoria State has begun airlfiting 39 students to Aweil in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State to benefit from the Adut Salva Kiir Scholarship Programme. The beneficiaries include 21 girls and 18 boys selected based on academic and social criteria, with priority given to vulnerable students and childrenContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The Caretaker Governor of Western Equatoria State, Badagbu Daniel Rimbasa, has received five brand new Toyota Land Cruiser vehicles donated by Special Senior Presidential Envoy Adut Salva Kiir. The vehicles were handed over to the state government in Juba on Thursday, 2nd October 2026, according to the OfficeContinue Reading
(MUNDRI EAST COUNTY) -Twenty-five passengers abducted during separate attacks along the Juba-Mundri Road in Western Equatoria State have been released by their captors. According to UN Radio Miraya, the passengers were among about 30 people abducted during ambushes between Lui and Lanyi in Mundri East County on Saturday. Authorities sayContinue Reading
(WES, SOUTH SUDAN) – More than 20 people are reportedly missing after two separate attacks along the Lui-Juba road in Western Equatoria State, the acting commissioner of Mundri East County has said. The incidents add to a growing pattern of road ambushes and abductions in the region, which ceasefire monitorsContinue Reading
(YAMBIO) – Former Western Equatoria State Deputy Governor Sapana Abui has died at a hospital in Juba, his family has confirmed. He passed away late Saturday night on 4 July 2026 after a period of illness. Abui’s brother, Reverend Repent Abraham Dominic, said the former deputy governor died while receivingContinue Reading
(YAMBIO, WESTERN EQUATORIA STATE) – Heavens Institute is offering journalists and aspiring media professionals in Western Equatoria State the chance to enrol in a Diploma in Journalism, Media and Mass Communication Studies, with distance learning available to allow students to study while continuing to work. According to the Institue, theContinue Reading
(YAMBIO) – Members of the Western Equatoria State Transitional Legislative Assembly began a three day training course on fiscal oversight on Tuesday, aimed at strengthening how lawmakers monitor public finances and government spending. The training is supported by the state government and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). It isContinue Reading
(YAMBIO) – Traders in Western Equatoria State have told the state government that rising checkpoint fees, a disputed butchery shop sale, and growing security fears are hurting business operations across the region. The concerns were raised during a meeting between the business community and Governor Badagbu Daniel Rimbasa in theContinue Reading
