CAPTION: South Sudan’s Foreign Affairs Minister James Pitia Morgan. By AgencyNAIROBI – South Sudan and Kenya have renewed efforts to complete a key road linking the two countries, saying the project would reduce cargo transit times from the Kenyan port of Mombasa to Juba and strengthen trade and economic integration.The commitment was made during talks in […]
By Agency JUBA – South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has dismissed economist Johnny Ohisa from his post as the country’s central bank governor. He previously served as the bank’s chief on two separate occasions and was reappointed for a third time earlier this year. Kiir did not give a reason for Ohisa’s removal which […]
CAPTION: A Dangote crude oil tank is seen inside the Dangote Industries oil refinery and fertilizer plant site in the Ibeju Lekki district of Lagos, Nigeria March 2, 2026. REUTERS/Sodiq Adelakun/File Photo LAMU – Is Kenya Africa’s next major energy hub? A plan from Dangote Industries to build a massive refinery off the country’s […]
CAPTION: Officials from Uganda and South Sudan pose for a photograph after the meeting July 25th 2026. (Courtesy photo). By Our reporterARUA – Uganda and South Sudan have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening peace, security, trade, and bilateral relations along their shared border. Two government officials, religious leaders, women and youth representatives, and community leaders, they agreed […]
CAPTION: Salva Kiir Mayardit South Sudan President in a photo montage. (File photo). South Sudan has dismissed reports of a new visa-free entry policy for Egyptian and Tanzanian nationals only The Ministry of Interior maintained that it had not issued any directive changing the country’s visa regime This comes hours after an uproar by […]
CAPTION: UDA Secretary-General Hassan Omar Hassan (L) and SPLM Secretary-General Dr. Akol Paul Kordit during the signing of the MoU in Juba. (RT photo) By AgenciesJUBA CITY – South Sudan’s ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) said is borrowing a leaf from Kenya’s electoral experience through a newly signed cooperation agreement with Kenya’s governing United Democratic […]
Salva Kiir President of South Sudan. By RFIJUBA – South Sudan, the world’s youngest country, on Thursday marks the 15th anniversary of its independence, following decades of war with Sudan, a 2005 peace agreement and a 2011 self-determination referendum in which almost 99 percent of voters backed statehood. But the hopes that came with it have […]
CAPTION: South Sudan and Kenyan officals during the meeting in Nairobi Wednesday 8th, 2026. (File photo). By AgenciesNAIROBI – Kenya has summoned South Sudan’s diplomatic mission in Nairobi over the continued mistreatment of its citizens, citing the eight-month detention without charge of Kenyan Timothy Maina Nderi, denial of consular access, and escalating attacks on Kenyan truck […]
CAPTION: James Kueth Makuach, Commissioner of Akobo County. [Photo: Courtesy] By AgenciesJONGLEI STATE / SOUTH SUDAN – Sudan’s main armed opposition group, the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO), said on Sunday it had recaptured Walgaak Payam in Jonglei State after fierce fighting with government-aligned forces, leading to the killing of Akobo County Commissioner James […]
By AgenciesJUBA – The Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring and Verification Mechanism (CTSAMVM) on Thursday warned that South Sudan must urgently accelerate implementation of the security provisions in the 2018 revitalized peace agreement, saying delays in unifying forces and recurring violence could jeopardize preparations for the country’s planned elections.Presenting CTSAMVM’s assessment during the Reconstituted […]