Yakani calls on IGAD to enforce its South Sudan decisions
South Sudan civil society leader Edmund Yakani has called on the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to follow its decisions on South Sudan with concrete action, saying regional commitments will have little impact if they are not implemented. Yakani, the Executive Director of the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), welcomed a recent IGAD communiqué […]
Civil society leader warns of escalating violence in Warrap
A South Sudanese civil society leader has warned that violence in Warrap State is taking a dangerous turn after an armed attack on an SSPDF military barracks left 26 people dead, according to the state government. The attack happened at about 05:00 at the Acong-cong military barracks in Gogrial East County, a facility established to […]
Yakani accuses political elites of fueling Abyei-Twic dispute
Civil society activist Edmund Yakani has accused unnamed political elites of exploiting a boundary dispute between communities in the Abyei Administrative Area and Twic Mayardit County of Warrap State to fuel tensions ahead of South Sudan’s planned December 2026 elections. Yakani, the Executive Director of the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), urged President Salva […]
