Akobo commissioner rejects suspension by governor
Africa-Press - South-Sudan. The commissioner of Akobo County in South Sudan’s Jonglei State has rejected his suspension by Governor Dr. Riek Gai Kok, calling...
Machar’s party calls for ‘unconditional’ release of detained officials in Warrap
Africa-Press - South-Sudan. South Sudan’s main armed opposition Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO), led by First Vice President Riek Machar, called for...
Machar’s party says its officials arrested in Warrap
Africa-Press - South-Sudan. The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) said on Tuesday that security forces had arrested several of its senior officials...
Brian Adeba runs for parliamentary seat in Canada’s elections
Africa-Press - South-Sudan. Researcher and human rights defender Brian Adeba, who has ancestral roots in South Sudan, is running for a parliamentary seat in...
SPLA-IO protest as SSPDF replaces arrested Deputy Chief of Staff
Africa-Press - South-Sudan. The South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) has confirmed the replacement of Gen. Gabriel Duop Lam, the Deputy Chief of Staff...
VP Taban: Two C-in-Cs and armies fuel ongoing crisis in S. Sudan
Africa-Press - South-Sudan. Vice President Taban Deng attributed the ongoing crisis to the presence of two Commanders-in-Chief and two armies in the country, a...
U.S. senator urges bipartisan re-authorization of AIDS relief program
Africa-Press - South-Sudan. U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen has called on Congress to re-authorize the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to continue saving...
Key Machar allies detained in Lakes State
Africa-Press - South-Sudan. Security forces in South Sudan’s Lakes State on Monday arrested Deputy Governor Dr. Isaiah Akol Mathiang and several senior political officials...
SPLM-IO politicians “living in fear” in Western Equatoria
Africa-Press - South-Sudan. Members of the main armed opposition group, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-in Opposition in South Sudan’s Western Equatoria (SPLA-IO), led by...
Eight Machar allies freed from detention
Africa-Press - South-Sudan. The Press Secretary of First Vice-President Riek Machar, Puok Both Baluang, has confirmed the release of several individuals who were arrested...