Army Chief Orders 48-Hour Evacuation of Jonglei Island
Africa-Press - South-Sudan. South Sudan’s army chief has ordered civilians and armed groups occupying the disputed Buoth-Agany Island in Jonglei State to vacate the...
Yei Prisons Overcrowded Amid Judge Shortage
Africa-Press - South-Sudan. The Commissioner of Yei River County says the absence of a resident judge has created a backlog of court cases and...
AMDISS Partners Launch Media Support for Journalists
Africa-Press - South-Sudan. The Association for Media Development in South Sudan (AMDISS), in partnership with Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and local media bodies, has...
Abyei Declares Holiday for Self-Determination Anniversary
Africa-Press - South-Sudan. The Abyei Area Administration has declared Friday, October 31st, a public holiday to commemorate the 12th anniversary of the self-determination referendum.
The...
Cholera Outbreak Claims 1,587 Lives and Infected 95,000
Africa-Press - South-Sudan. The World Health Organization says cholera has killed 1,587 people and infected 95,450 since the outbreak began in October last year.
In...
IGAD Predicts Rising Temperatures in South Sudan
Africa-Press - South-Sudan. The IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) has forecast a rise in temperatures across South Sudan and much of the...
Training Security Personnel and Journalists Against Hate Speech
Africa-Press - South-Sudan. Several security personnel and journalists on Wednesday concluded a one-day training in combating hate speech, disinformation, and misinformation, and the role...
Over 20 Wau, Jur River women learn peacebuilding skills
Africa-Press - South-Sudan. More than 20 women in Western Bahr el Ghazal state on Wednesday completed a two-day United Nations training program on transformational...
Tambura IDPs in Wau registered to receive food aid
Africa-Press - South-Sudan. An aid group has registered hundreds of displaced families in Western Bahr el Ghazal State for food assistance, amid warnings of...
Yambio officials probe ‘dirty’ slaughterhouse
Africa-Press - South-Sudan. Yambio County Commissioner Michael Ismail Medi has formed a committee to investigate the town’s main slaughterhouse after a site inspection found...