Civil society demands AU, IGAD action on South Sudan transition
South Sudan civil society leader Edmund Yakani has called on the African Union (AU) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to turn their decisions on the country’s peace process into concrete action as the transitional period moves towards elections planned for December 2026. Yakani, the Executive Director of the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization […]
Mr Yai, Luckey O’ner clash as comedy-artist dispute escalates
A dispute over the representation of comedians in South Sudan has turned physical, with comedian and content creator Mr Yai and South Sudan Artists’ Union official Luckey O’ner reportedly arrested after a confrontation at the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs in Juba. The two were among rival sides summoned to the ministry to discuss […]
UJoSS election goes offside as Juba court suspends vote
The Union of Journalists of South Sudan (UJoSS) election has gone offside after the High Court suspended the vote just days before journalists were due to elect new office bearers. The elections had been scheduled for Thursday, 17 September, but the court intervention has placed the process on hold amid a dispute over the union’s […]
Adil, Lobong meet over security and trade along Juba Torit highway
The governors of Central and Eastern Equatoria states have met to address security and trade concerns affecting the movement of people, livestock and goods along the Juba-Torit highway. Central Equatoria Governor Emmanuel Adil Anthony and Eastern Equatoria Governor Louis Lobong Lojore held the meeting as concerns grow over alleged harassment, looting and abduction of livestock […]
