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The Minister of Petroleum warned companies conducting environmental audit in the oilfields against against accepting bribes that may compromise the facts in their assessments.

A plan to drain the Sudd Wetland has caused problems in South Sudan’s government and highlighted geopolitical fault lines with Egypt

It is essential to create appropriate conditions to the implementation of the roadmap.

The Ministries of Petroleum and Environment are set to commence an environmental audit of the oilfields in the country tomorrow.

The government has allocated 16.7 million US dollars for emergency flood response and contracted 25 national companies to supply food and non-food items to floods affect populations across the country.

The government has declared flood-affected parts of the country as national disaster areas, and appeals to humanitarian organizations and well-wishers to render assistance.

President Salva Kiir has ordered investigations into extrajudicial killings, rape and destruction of civilian property in Mayom County and southern Unity State.

John Maliah Bakiam is a 59 year-old man with two wives and ninve children. He lives in South Sudan in an Internal Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in POC 3, Zone G, Block 3. He talks about his experience living in the camp during COVID-19.

Jal Gai, one of the six young men abducted last week in Unity State, says he is unable to walk or urinate after being tortured by men in uniform for demanding removal of Governor Joseph Nguen Monytuil.

Human rights violations committed with impunity, says UN chief representative.