Aru Junction News Today

South Sudanese farmers expect better crops with high-value seeds

Several people are feared dead after unknown gunmen ambushed a bus along the Juba-Nimule road on Tuesday, the police said.

Repeated civil wars in South Sudan have disproportionately impacted women and girls. Despite the signing of a peace deal in 2018 and a transitional government of national unity in place sexual and gender-based violence continues to be pervasive. At a recent workshop held by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in Aru Junction, Central Equatoria. Raising awareness about ending conflict-related sexual violence was a key focus. UNMISS

At least 19 people were killed, thousands displaced and a village burnt to ashes by armed cattle keepers in Lokiliri Payam of South Sudan's Central Equatoria State this week.

Ugandan driver arrested after knocking man dead on Juba-Nimule highway A 37-year-old Ugandan driver identified as Richard Wuzunza knocked and killed a man, Olony John Okech, along the Juba-Nimule highway on Wednesday last week. Authorities say the FUSO truck was travelling from Nimule to Juba but met with an accident between Oboma and Nyolo villages in the territory of Eastern Equatoria state. Speaking to Radio Tamazuj, Captain George, the director of traffic in Nimule said:” “This incident...