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A leading civil society outfit, the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), has pressed for exigent funding for independent media in South Sudan ahead of elections slated for December 2024.

The regional bloc IGAD has announced the appointment of Lawrence Korbandy as the blac's special envoy for war-torn Sudan.

Fighting between local groups in western South Sudan has killed at least 26 people, officials said on Tuesday, as the countrys president and vice president called for an end to rising inter-communal violence.More than 150 people have been killed since last week in separate conflicts that have pitte

The Union of Journalists of South Sudan (UJOSS) branch office in Western Bahr el Ghazal State on Tuesday carried out a one-day training of journalists drawn from different media houses in the state on the National Elections Act (Amendment) 2023 ahead of the upcoming 2024 general elections.

WESTERN BAHR EL GHAZAL - With the world’s youngest nation gearing to usher in its long delayed democratic transition through its first post-independence elections in December next year, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) continues to steer conversations which promote meaningful youth participation in democratic and constitutional governance.One such example: An

Inter-university Debate Winners Win More Than a Seat at the National Level, Get Fully Sponsored Education

WESTERN BAHR EL GHAZAL – The ongoing peace process in South Sudan has been marred by repeated delays. Last year, signatories to the 2018 Revitalized Peace Agreement agreed to a Roadmap intended to progress outstanding peace targets, including the country’s first ever elections, which were originally scheduled for February 2023.

Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin said Thursday in the largely Christian nation, which has been marred by violence since gaining independence in 2011, that forgiveness is “the key that unlocks the door to peace and justice.”

LAKES – One of numerous benefits of a peaceful environment is that it allows for time and effort to be dedicated to cultural endeavours. Thanks to funding from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, UNMISS, creatively inclined souls in Rumbek now have a proper venue to showcase their work to the public, namely the Akon Buoi Cultural Centre.

Boost for Rumbek artists as United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) hands over renovated cultural centre