CPA, Opposition urge government to end cabinet silence
The Center for Peace and Advocacy (CPA) has called on all parties to South Sudan’s peace agreement to urgently resume cabinet sittings, which have stalled since March. The organization says the continued absence of cabinet meetings is worsening the country’s political and economic challenges. In a press statement issued Friday, CPA Executive Director Ter Manyang […]
Activist condemns arbitrary arrests of critics in NBGs
Civil society activist, Ter Manyang Gatwech, has condemned what he described as arbitrary arrest of critics in Northern Bahr el Ghazal state, urging the governor to respect the 8th Governors Forum’s call for full adherence to human rights. In an interview with the Standard Zone News on Monday, Manyang, who heads the Centre for Peace […]
Advocacy groups demand investigation into rights violations in South Sudan
Advocacy groups are calling on the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) to step up efforts in monitoring and investigating ongoing human rights violations and breaches of humanitarian law in the country. Two leading civil society organizations, the Pan-African Peacemakers Alliance (PAPA) and the Center for Peace and Advocacy (CPA), have urged UNMISS to […]
SSPDF declines to comment on bombings in Jonglei, Unity State
South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) has declined to comment on the ongoing ‘strategic bombing raids’ in Fangak and Mayom Counties of Jonglei and Unity States, respectively. On Tuesday, May 6, 2025, an airstrike, reportedly carried out by an Antonov aircraft, struck a grazing area near Mayom County in Unity State. Initial reports indicate no […]
Suspension of opposition officials endangers fragile peace deal-Activist
An activist has cautioned that the ongoing pattern of suspending opposition officials, particularly without prior consultation, jeopardize the peace agreement and constitutes a clear breach of its provisions. In a statement, Ter Manyang, Executive Director of the Center for Peace and Advocacy (CPA), stated that such actions, especially by state governors from the ruling Sudan […]
Foreign Minister Semaya Urges U.S. to Reconsider Visa Ban on South Sudanese
South Sudan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Monday Semaya K. Kumba, has appealed to the United States to reconsider its recent decision to revoke visas for all South Sudanese passport holders. The Minister made the appeal during a meeting on Saturday with U.S. Ambassador to South Sudan, Michael J. Adler. According to a […]
