South Sudanese pound strengthens against U.S. dollar after return to 10 states

BREAKING: Kiir re-appoints Machar as First Deputy, Taban Deng, Want Igga, Nyandeng Garang as Vice Presidents

South Sudan’s president Salva Kiir Mayardit has re-appointed opposition leader Dr. Riek Machar Teny as the country’s first vice president for the second time in...

10 States and their 79 counties… Do you know yours?

1. Jonglei State, Capital Bor Nine Counties: 1- Fangak county. 2 -Pigi county. 3- Ayod county. 4- Uror county. 5- Nyirol county. 6- Akobo county....

Riek Machar drops Ruweng ‘concern’, agrees to formation of government

The SPLM-IO led by former first vice president Dr. Riek Machar has dropped concerns about the Ruweng administrative areas and agreed to form the unity...

Destructive locust swarms arrive in South Sudan

The food supplies of some of the most vulnerable children and families in South Sudan are under threat as massive swarms of desert locusts arrives...

Machar is on his way to Juba for talks with Kiir

South Sudan’s exiled opposition leader Riek Machar is expected to depart today to the capital Juba to hold more talks with President Salva Kiir. President...

Why oil-rich Ruweng deserves to be an administrative area

Daniel Juol Nhomngek, Kampala, Uganda The recent debates triggered by the reversal of 32 States except Ruweng, Pibor and Abyei made do more search on...

IGAD strongly warns Machar of rejecting Kiir’s states decision

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has warned of consequences should opposition groups in South Sudan reject a plan by President Salva Kiir to return...

Egypt confirms coronavirus case, the first in Africa

Egypt has confirmed its first case of a deadly coronavirus that emerged in central China at the end of last year and has since spread to more...

President Kiir statement on the number of states

TEXT: South Sudan agrees to return the country to 10 states plus 3 administrative areas

President Salva Kiir has agreed to return the country to the former ten states, and create three administrative areas in order to agree with opposition...