Equatoria State News Today

Around 683 Unified Forces from the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) have recently arrived in Torit, the capital of South Sudan’s Eastern Equatoria State, gearing up for deployment to various border posts. The move is part of the national border security initiative to safeguard the borders that Eastern Equatoria State shares with Uganda, Kenya, and Ethiopia.

South Sudan’s Minister of Agriculture, Josephine Lagu, emphasized the potential of Eastern Equatoria State and South Sudan to become a significant food producer for the entire East African region. She highlighted the nation’s current reliance on neighbouring countries for food.

The United Nations World Food Program (UN-WFP) has revealed plans on Wednesday to shut down its field office in the capital of Eastern Equatoria State, Torit, citing donor constraints as the primary reason for the decision.

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A number of opposition politicians and some in the civil society are demanding a proper census”.

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The World Bank has announced plans to rehabilitate the electricity power plants in Juba City and Yei town in Central Equatoria State to enable the population to access reliable and affordable electricity and to spur economic growth.

The Catholic Church is committed to fostering “peace and stability” in South Sudan’s Equatoria State, Bishop Alex Lodiong Sakor Eyobo of the country’s Catholic Diocese of Yei has said.

The health authorities in Eastern Equatoria State say medical experts investigating the reports of a monkeypox have found no prevalence of the viral disease in Kapoeta areas.

Wildlife officers in South Sudan's Western Equatoria State have arrested six suspected poachers and seven firearms in three different game reserves.