Kiir replaces ministers, commissioners in Upper Nile reshuffle
President Salva Kiir Mayardit has issued a series of Republican Decrees making sweeping changes to the Government of Upper Nile State, replacing ministers, county commissioners, state advisers and members of the state legislature. The decrees, issued on Tuesday under references RSS/OP/RD-J-206-08/2026 to 209-08/2026, relieved dozens of officials from their positions and appointed new office holders […]
Dozens killed, over 140 injured in fierce Burebiey fighting
About 50 people have been killed and more than 140 others wounded after violent clashes erupted between the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-In Opposition (SPLA-IO) in the border town of Burebiey, Nasir County, officials confirmed on Sunday. Upper Nile State Governor James Koang said the fighting broke out […]
Heavy Rains trigger widespread flooding in South Sudan
Torrential rains over the past week have caused widespread flooding across South Sudan, displacing thousands of families, submerging farmland, and damaging critical infrastructure, officials said on Wednesday. In Greater Pibor Administrative Area, flash floods forced more than 100 families to abandon their homes in Pochalla South County. Information Minister Jacob Werchum said three consecutive days […]
Renewed conflict pushes parts of South Sudan to brink of famine
A deadly combination of escalating conflict, mass displacement, and rampant disease is driving food insecurity and malnutrition to catastrophic levels in parts of South Sudan, with humanitarian agencies warning that two counties in Upper Nile State are now at risk of famine. According to the latest analysis from Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), global […]
