IDPs in South Sudan at risk of water-borne diseases after UN cut water
By Tapeng Michael Thousands of internally displaced people (IDPS) sheltering in the largest Protection of Civilians site in South Sudan...
Year: 2021
Drugs lacking in South Sudan’s Jonglei amid spike in malaria
By Simon Deng Bor state hospital in South Sudan’s Jonglei is facing so many challenges ranging from shortage of drugs...
COVID-19 infections to spike in Jonglei due to absence of health staff
By Simon Deng The COVID-19 isolation centre in Bor state hospital in South Sudan’s Jonglei has closed down over financial...
Famine looms as South Sudan region sinks under water
By Okech Francis Gatluak Char Puok fled Nyaldiu as flood waters gushed on his path, killing 36 of his 100...
First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar consults with UJOSS on youth unemployment
By Tapeng Michael The first Vice President of the Republic His Excellency Dr. Riek Machar today met with the Union...
Central Bank confirms freezing political activists’ accounts
The Central Bank of South Sudan has confirmed the legitimacy of a letter seen by the Juba Echo in regards...
RJMEC: security arrangements major obstacle to RARCISS
By Richard Sultan The Interim Chairman of the Re-constituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) of the Revitalised Agreement on...
Guterres criticizes ‘unprecedented expulsion’ of staff from Ethiopia; calls for focus on saving lives
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday urged authorities in Ethiopia to allow vital humanitarian work there to continue, following the...
COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to decline
The number of COVID-19 cases and deaths has continued to decline globally, with 3.1 million new cases and just over 54,000 new...
WHO endorses ‘historic’ malaria vaccine for at-risk children
The World Health Organization (WHO) is recommending widespread use of the world’s first malaria vaccine, in what the UN health agency’s chief described on Wednesday as...
COVAX gives South Sudan 48,000 more doses of AstraZeneca
By Tapeng Michael Ohure Global vaccine solidarity institution COVAX has notified South Sudan’s Ministry of Health of the arrival of...
Landmark report highlights untapped potential of Africa’s film industry
Culture and Education Africa’s film and audiovisual industries could create over 20 million jobs and contribute $20 billion to the continent’s combined...
