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Member of National Security sentenced to death for murder
By Achan Tonny on 03/03/2020
The National Security Court in Juba has sentenced its officer to death for murder. 2nd Lieutenant Ariik Chol Akon was found guilty of murdering his boss...
South Sudan now able to test for the coronavirus in the country after a testing facility and quarantine center was set up in Juba
By Achan Tonny on 03/03/2020
South Sudan is now able to test for the coronavirus in the country after a testing facility and quarantine center was set up at the...
The trouble with South Sudan’s transitional government
By Achan Tonny on 03/02/2020
On Feb. 21, South Sudan President Salva Kiir appointed his main rival, rebel leader Riek Machar, as his first vice president, hastily meeting a twice-missed deadline to form a...
Thousands switched off their their MTN line overnight to protest poor services
By Achan Tonny on 03/02/2020
Overnight, more than 30,000 MTN customers protested by switching off their MTN lines. Over the last 24 hours, MTN has been under mounting pressure on...
Hilarious South Sudanese come up with ‘EmmanuelJal’ challenge
By Achan Tonny on 02/27/2020
Recently BBC interviewed South Sudanese musician Emmanuel Jal. The snippet of the interview shared on social media covered Emmanuel Jal’s childhood when he was a...
Iran’s vice-president diagnosed with Coronavirus as outbreak spreads
By Achan Tonny on 02/27/2020
Iran’s vice-president has been diagnosed with coronavirus, state media have reported, as the country struggles to stop the spread of the disease. Masoumeh Ebtekar is among...
BREAKING: Kiir re-appoints Machar as First Deputy, Taban Deng, Want Igga, Nyandeng Garang as Vice Presidents
By Achan Tonny on 02/21/2020
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...
South Sudanese pound strengthens against U.S. dollar after return to 10 states
By Achan Tonny on 02/20/2020
The South Sudanese Pound is gaining strength against the United States Dollar (USD) currency. “The Dollar is losing momentum against the Pound. Since two months...
10 States and their 79 counties… Do you know yours?
By Achan Tonny on 02/18/2020
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
By Achan Tonny on 02/18/2020
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
By Achan Tonny on 02/18/2020
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...
South Sudanese murder suspect forcefully removed from a plane in Kenya
By Masura on 02/18/2020
Kenyan detectives based at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in collaboration with the Department of Immigration officials on Tuesday, February 18, stormed a plane...
Machar is on his way to Juba for talks with Kiir
By Achan Tonny on 02/17/2020
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
By Achan Tonny on 02/17/2020
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...
Kenyan Ambassador to South Sudan dies of heart attack
By Achan Tonny on 02/17/2020
Kenya’s ambassador to South Sudan, Chris Karumba Mburu has died of a heart attack. The ambassador’s family broke the news on Monday morning without disclosing...

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