(Wau) – The Bahr el Ghazal Counties’ League (BCL) Board of Directors has issued a strong condemnation and summons against 16 county chairpersons and their alliances. This action follows their decision to rename the BCL to the Bahr El Ghazal Counties’ Peace Tournament (BCPT) without prior consultation or approval. InContinue Reading
(Rumbek) – The Lakes State government has officially banned the distribution of imported seeds to local farmers, directing all agricultural partners, including international organisations such as the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), to purchase seeds from local producers instead. Speaking to local media, the State MinisterContinue Reading
(Yambio) – A local farmer in Western Equatoria State has made headlines after successfully supplying fresh cassava leaves to MASIA Market in Yambio Town, using the opportunity to call for greater community support for local farming and food self sufficiency. Mathew Buku, a father and active member of the WesternContinue Reading
(Tonj South) – Pupils from Bongo Primary School in Tonj South County, Warrap State, came out in large numbers on Tuesday, 1 July 2025, to clear the overgrown grass surrounding the County Education Director’s office. The voluntary act was initiated and organised by the students themselves. James Agei Dhieu, theContinue Reading
(Tonj) – A member of the Seventh day Adventist Church was shot and killed and another seriously injured, after an ambush by unidentified gunmen on Sunday evening in Warrap State’s Tonj North County, church officials confirmed. The victims were Evangelist James Mangong Akol, who died at the scene, and PastorContinue Reading
(Kuacjok) – Ambassador Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth, a former South Sudanese diplomat and longstanding member of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), visited Kuacjok in Warrap State on June 30, 2025, in what officials described as a symbolic act of unity and loyalty to the party’s founding principles. The visit, whichContinue Reading
(Ulang, Upper Nile State) – Authorities in Ulang County have officially invited humanitarian organisations to resume operations, signalling a renewed commitment to stability and cooperation. Clearance letters have been issued to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) and several non governmental organisations (NGOs), asking themContinue Reading
(Wau) – The Parish of St Joseph the Worker in Sikka Hadid, Wau, recently held a joyful celebration to mark the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The religious occasion was highlighted by the First Holy Communion of 620 children aged between 10 and 16, who took part inContinue Reading
(Renk) – Civil society activists in Renk, a town in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State, are raising the alarm about the increasing number of children affected by conflict and poverty, many of whom are either still associated with armed forces or are struggling to survive on the streets after theirContinue Reading
(Tambura) – A police officer and a medical doctor were killed on Sunday morning in a deadly ambush by unidentified gunmen along the Tambura–Mapoi–Yambio road in Western Equatoria State. Local authorities confirmed the incident which occurred around 8:30 a.m, about 15 kilometres outside Tambura Town, as the victims travelled byContinue Reading
