South Sudan’s peace deal faces challenges, monitors warn
South Sudan’s 2018 Revitalized Peace Agreement is at risk of collapse due to mounting political tensions, unlawful detentions, and violations of the power-sharing arrangements, according to the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC). In a strongly worded quarterly report released Thursday, the RJMEC Interim Chairperson, Ambassador Maj. Gen. George Aggrey Owinow sounded the alarm, […]
SSPDF soldier among 12 arrested in Juba gang crackdown
In a joint operation targeting gangs in Juba, police have arrested at least 12 suspected criminals, including an active soldier in the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF). The raid in Gumbo Shirikat residential area uncovered an accumulation of criminal tools, including a pistol, master keys used for breaking into properties, and crude weapons like […]
Minister decries exclusion from Aweil Rice Scheme
A jurisdictional dispute over management of the Aweil Rice Scheme is intensifying again, with a top official accusing the national government of completely sidelining the state ministry by transferring essential equipment to a UN agency without any prior communication. Garang Chan Atak, the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Environment for Northern Bahr el Ghazal, said […]
South Sudan to benefit from IGAD–Germany €8 Million migration fund
South Sudan will benefit from a €8 million IGAD–Germany grant aimed at improving migration infrastructure and services across key corridors in the Horn of Africa. Signed Thursday in Djibouti by IGAD’s Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu, the German-funded grant channeled through BMZ and KfW Development Bank, will support Phase IV of the Regional Migration Fund (RMF). The […]
SSRA pushes revenue modernization with new institute, project
The South Sudan Revenue Authority (SSRA) is set to launch two transformative initiatives on July 22, 2025, the South Sudan Institute of Revenue Administration (SSIRA) and Phase II of the Non-Oil Revenue Mobilization and Accountability (NORMA-II) Project. The twin launch marks a strategic shift in how the country is positioning itself to mobilize domestic resources, […]
