Kiir calls for patience over Uganda-South Sudan border tensions
President Salva Kiir Mayardit has appealed for calm among residents of Central Equatoria State, urging communities to exercise patience as the government works through ongoing border issues with neighbouring Uganda through dialogue. The appeal came on Wednesday after President Kiir received the resolutions of the recent South Sudan-Uganda cross-border meeting from Central Equatoria State Governor […]
Defense tells court security blocked access to Dr. Machar
Lawyers representing suspended First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar told a court on Wednesday that security officials prevented them from meeting their client despite obtaining judicial approval to consult him ahead of his planned defense testimony. The complaint was raised during the 104th session of Machar’s trial at Freedom Hall in Juba, where the defense […]
Lawmakers summon security chiefs over greater Tonj violence
South Sudan’s Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) has summoned the ministers of defence and interior, along with the governor of Warrap State, to explain the deteriorating security situation in the Greater Tonj area following a surge in deadly intercommunal violence. The decision was reached during Wednesday’s parliamentary sitting after Warrap State lawmaker Kornelio Mawien Dhor […]
