Back to the past as Kiir reappoints Koang in Upper Nile State
President Salva Kiir Mayardit has dismissed Upper Nile State Governor Jacob Dollar Ruot and reappointed former governor James Koang Chol, The decision, announced in a presidential decree, sees Koang take over a position he previously held before being replaced by Dollar in last year’s reshuffle No official reasons have been given for the reshuffle. Until […]
Women’s groups renew pressure on long pending ant-GBV bill
Women’s rights organizations and youth advocates in South Sudan have renewed pressure on the government to fast-track the long-pending Anti-Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Bill, warning that continued delays are leaving women and girls without adequate legal protection. The renewed push follows a high-level follow-up meeting between civil society actors and the Ministry of Gender, Child and […]
