European Union provides $41M for rural feeder roads in South Sudan
By Tapeng Michael The European Union has provided $41 million for the construction of feeder roads and resilience building activities....
Ghosts of war linger over South Sudan’s Unity State
By Okech Francis As the sun sets over South Sudan’s Bentiu town, a dark silhouette frame of the “Kalibalek” mosque...
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...
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...