Gen. Nang gets Kiir’s re-blessing as new South Sudan army chief
President Salva Kiir Mayardit, the Commander-in-Chief of the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF), has reappointed Dr. Paul Nang Majok as the Chief of Defence Forces, calling on the army to remain apolitical and focused on defending the nation. Speaking during the leadership handover ceremony at the Military Headquarters in Bilpham, President Kiir directed the […]
South Sudan’s youth equipped with tools for democratic future
As South Sudan moves toward its first democratic elections, the nation’s youth are being actively prepared with the tools necessary for meaningful political participation, ensuring their voices are critical for a peaceful and democratic future. On Thursday, October 16, 2025, a “Youth Dialogue on Practical Tools for Public Engagement,” held at the South Sudan Council […]
South Sudan’s security chiefs resolve to dismantle checkpoints, deploy road patrols
South Sudan’s top security chiefs have resolved to permanently dismantle illegal checkpoints and deploy joint highway patrols in response to rising insecurity and mounting public outcry over harassment and ambushes along major roads. The decision was reached on Wednesday during a high-level meeting that brought together the leadership of the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces […]
Dreams rebuilt: Khor Malang women find strength after displacement
Under the warm afternoon sun of Wau, Christiana Ibrahim Ali stands before the doorway of her new home, a modest, concrete structure built by the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Her face, weathered by years of hardship, now carries a quiet smile of triumph. For the 38-year-old widow and mother of four, this small house […]
Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga dies at 80 in India
Kenya’s veteran opposition leader and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has died at the age of 80 while undergoing medical treatment in India. The event that has sent shockwaves across Kenya’s political landscape and the wider African region. According to Indian police, Odinga collapsed early Wednesday morning while taking a walk with his sister, daughter, […]
Top SPLM veteran splits, forms ‘Salvation Movement’ for reform
South Sudan’s political establishment, senior politician Nhial Deng Nhial, a longtime heavyweight of the ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), has broken ranks to launch his own political party, the South Sudan Salvation Movement (SSSM), promising a new dawn of reform and accountability. Unveiling the new outfit through an 18-page declaration, Nhial accused the SPLM […]
South Sudan nabs 17 Eritrean nationals in human trafficking crackdown
The Directorate of Civil Registry, Nationality, Passports and Immigration has confirmed the arrest of 17 Eritrean nationals who illegally entered South Sudan while attempting to cross the country’s northern border. According to the Director General of Immigration, Maj. Gen. Elia Kosta, the arrests occurred in two separate operations in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State, near […]
Residents of Aweil Centre celebrate clean water breakthrough
Joy and relief swept through communities in Aweil Centre County as residents of Longwurkech and Dong Abel villages celebrated the commissioning of two newly constructed water yards, marking a major step toward solving years of chronic water shortages in the area. The facilities, built with funding from the Government of Germany through the Deutsche Gesellschaft […]
SSPDF bombs SPLM-IO base a day after UN war alert
The South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) have launched fresh bombardments on SPLM-IO bases in Kubuur Ngap and Achot, Western Bahr el Ghazal State, near Wau, early Tuesday. This comes just a day after the United Nations Commission on Human Rights warned that South Sudan is teetering on the brink of a full-scale return to […]
SSNBS Seizes another damaged rice, unsafe maize flour at Nimule
The South Sudan National Bureau of Standards (SSNBS) has intensified market inspections, confiscating large quantities of substandard goods, including over 90 sacks of damaged rice at the Nimule station. Two truck consignments of maize flour were also re-exported after laboratory analysis found aflatoxin levels above permissible limits, posing serious health risks to consumers. In a […]
