South Sudan
Ramaphosa presses Kiir over peace deal
CAPTION: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa engages South Sudanese president Salva Kiir in Pretoria on Wednesday. (South African presidency photo) Thursday, October 8, 2026By Mwangi MainaRamaphosa, who chairs the African Union’s Committee of Five on South Sudan, stressed the importance of adhering to the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan—the deal […]
East Africa Oil Refinery construction starts
CAPTION: Journalists cover African Heads of State and business owners who attended the groundbreaking of the $16 billion Dangote East Africa Oil Refinery in Lamu, Kenya, Wednesday, September 30th, 2026. (Courtesy Photo). By Agency LAMU – East African leaders have joined Africa’s richest billionaire, Aliko Dangote for the groundbreaking of the $16 billion Dangote […]
Salva Kiir signs new election law ahead of polls
By AgencyJUBA – South Sudan President Salva Kiir signed amendments to the country’s election law late on Monday, removing requirements that linked elections to the completion of a permanent constitution and a national census, changes that were rejected by the main opposition coalition.The amendments are intended to clear the way for general elections scheduled for […]
Kenya leads as EAC in private deals
By Phabian MoukNAIROBI – Disclosed private investment deals in East Africa rose 10 percent to 66 in the seven months to July 2026, from 60 a year earlier. Kenya accounted for 43 of them. Uganda had 12.The count comes from I&M Burbidge Capital’s East Africa Financial Review for July 2026, as reported by the […]
South Sudan rejects UN warning over election
CAPTION: South Sudan’s Foreign Minister James Pitia Morgan addressing journalists on Friday, September 11th, 2026. (Courtesy Photo).By AgencyJUBA – South Sudan’s government has rejected as unfounded allegations by the United Nations Human Rights Commission that the country’s planned December elections could trigger political confrontation and armed violence.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday that […]
South Sudan, Uganda sign health pack agreement
CAPTION: South Sudan’s Health Minister Luke Thompson Thoan Teny, left, and Uganda’s Health Minister Chris Baryomunsi, right, during the signing ceremony in Juba on September 7th, 2026. (Courtesy Photo). By AgenciesJUBA – South Sudan and Uganda have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen cross-border cooperation in preventing and responding to disease outbreaks and other […]
More South Sudanese refugees arrested
CAPTION: UNHCR offices being set on fire by the protesting refugees in Invepi settlement in Terego district on Wednesday, August 8th, 2026. (Courtesy photo) By Our reporter TEREGO – Over forty South Sudanese refugees have been arrested and detained in Terego District in connection with Tuesday’s riots at Imvepi Refugee Settlement that left offices […]
Peacekeepers killed in South Sudan ambush
CAPTION: Peacekeepers on a patrol by the United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan recently. (File photo). By Agencies Two UN peacekeepers were killed in an ambush on a patrol by the United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), the mission said on Monday, August 24. The ambush happened while the patrol was […]
South Sudan steps up Ebola preparedness
CAPTION: Health workers give a training presentation about how to detect and prevent the spread of Ebola, outside South Sudan’s town of Yei on Tuesday February 26 2019. (File photo). By Agency YEI – South Sudan is strengthening Ebola surveillance along its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, where heavy cross-border movement and informal routes pose […]