June 24, 2021 (JUBA) - The international aid agency, Save the Children, said it is «shocked and deeply saddened» by the killing of a security guard from a school in South Sudan's Eastern Equatoria State on January 20. The guard, the aid agency said in a statement issued on Thursday, was shot and killed instantly by an unknown number of gunmen while protecting a school compound after-hours. The gunmen went on to steal property from the school including learning kits, it noted. This (...) - News / South Sudan, Humanitarian

June 24, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - The visiting South Sudanese Vice President Hussein Abdelbagi on Thursday discussed with the Sudanese officials issues related to the border trade and peaceful coexistence at the border strip. Abdelbagi and South Sudan's Education Minister, Awut Deng Acuil held series of meetings with the head of Sudan's Sovereign Council, his deputy and Prime Minister, Abdallah Hamdok in Khartoum. Speaking to reporters following a meeting with Sudan's Prime Minister, Acuil said (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY, Sudan, South Sudan, Diplomacy - International Relations

June 23, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) obtained enough pledges from its members to provide comprehensive debt relief to Sudan, said the financial institution on Tuesday. Last May, the IMF Executive Board approved a financing plan to mobilize needed resources to cover its share of debt relief to Sudan. This plan relies on IMF member countries, including cash grants and contributions derived from IMF internal resources. "101 IMF member countries have pledged to (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY

June 23, 2021 (JUBA) - Production in South Sudan's Block 5A – operated by Sudd Petroleum Operating Company (SPOC) – has resumed from the Tharjiath Central Processing Facility into the Tharjiath - WNPOC Heglic Control Centre pipeline after seven years of production shutdown due to civil war. According to a statement extended to Sudan Tribune, SPOC will unpack its production resumption journey at the upcoming South Sudan Oil & Power 2021 conference, organized by Energy Capital & Power, (...) - News / South Sudan, FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY, Oil - Petroleum

June 23, 2021 (KAMPALA) – Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has urged members of his new cabinet to focus on service delivery and champion fight the against corruption. He was speaking at the swearing on ceremony of the newly-appointed ministers at ceremony held in Kampala on Monday. “This government must be one of service delivery. I don't want to hear any more outcries from the people. People are crying because of evictions,” said the Ugandan leader. “This cabinet must look into that,” he (...) - News

June 23, 2021 (KHARTOUM) Sudan called on the United Nations Security Council to request Ethiopia halt its plan to fill the reservoir of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) unilaterally. According to the official SUNA, the Sudanese Foreign Minister called on the Security Council to meet as early as possible to discuss the planned filling of the giant dam and its impact on the safety and security of millions of people living in the downstream countries. In a letter on Tuesday, Mariam (...) - News

June 22, 2012 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudanese Prime Minister proposed to agree on a common vision to accomplish the transitional agenda, including the reform of military institutions and integration of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) into the unified national army. Abdallah Hamdouk launched on Tuesday an initiative aiming to agree on a national platform to achieve the democratic transition in Sudan. He said that the country is currently experiencing a deep political crisis exacerbated by the (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_DISPLAY

June 22, 2021 (JUBA) - South Sudan has officially launched its first oil licensing auction with five blocks on offer, the country's Petroleum ministry announced on Wednesday. «The oil licensing round aims to attract interest from a diverse group of foreign investors to a region that is already home to oil and gas majors from China and Malaysia,» partly reads the ministry's statement. Currently, China National Petroleum Corporation and Malaysia's Petronas are operating in the young nation. (...) - News / South Sudan, FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY, Oil - Petroleum

June 22, 2021 (JUBA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of €5.7 million ($6.68 million) from Germany to provide life-saving food assistance to thousands of people in South Sudan this year. The donation, WFP said in a statement, comes at a critical time when funding is scarce, and the country faces alarmingly high rates of food insecurity due to conflict, floods and rising poverty. According to aid agencies, South Sudan is experiencing its worst (...) - News / South Sudan, Germany, Humanitarian, WFP - World Food Program

June 21, 2021 (NEW YORK) – The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is firmly committed to supporting elections in the East African nation, a top UN official in the country said Monday. Briefing the members of the Security Council in New York, Nicholas Hayson, the head of UNMISS, however, said the concerted efforts of the UN should be supported by all stakeholders in South Sudan. “Equally important, as we move forward, is our partnership with the international community, (...) - News / South Sudan, FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY

June 21, 2021 (NEWYORK) - Vietam will continue to make positive contributions to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and increase the engagement of female officers in the mission, its envoy said. Speaking at a UN Security Council's discussion on the situation in South Sudan and the operations of the UNMISS on Monday, Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy lauded the positive developments in South Sudan as the country prepares to celebrate10 years of its independence. He appealed to the (...) - News / South Sudan, Vietnam, UNSC - United Nations Security Council

June 20, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - The Chairman of the Sovereign Council in Sudan, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, on Sunday issued a constitutional decree granting self-government powers for the Two Areas of the Blue Nile and South Kordofan. The decision is in line with the terms of the Juba Peace Agreement signed between the government and the Sudanese Revolutionary Front (SRF) on October 3, 2020. "The President of the Sovereign Council issued a “constitutional decree establishing an administrative (...) - News / Democratic Transition in Sudan

June 21, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudanese Revolutionary Front (SRF) led by Hadi Idris Monday rejected calls by some groups of the Sudan Call alliance to reform the ruling Force for Freedom and Change (FFC) pointing that it hampers efforts to consolidate the coalition. On Sunday, some groups of the Sudan Call, the National Umma Party (NUP) and the Sudan Liberation Movement-Minni Minnawi held a meeting to discuss ways to reform the FFC. NUP Secretary-General Wathiq Albrair stated that they (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_DISPLAY

June 20, 2021 (JUBA/ADDIS ABABA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) regional director for the East and Horn of Africa, Mohammed Abdiker is in Juba, South Sudan on a six-day visit. During his trip, Abdiker is scheduled to meet with government officials, international donors and the United Nations country team. “Mr. Abdiker will also visit Wau in Western Bahr el Ghazal to assess IOM's humanitarian response in Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps, including the (...) - News

June 20, 2021 (JUBA) – South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has vowed to ensure recruitment into the country's public sector is based on merit. The president, also chancellor of Juba University, made the remarks while officiating at the 23rd graduation of at least 1,850 students who graduated in various disciplines from the institution on Saturday. “This policy will target young graduates from universities for employment in the public sector,” he said, vowing to work with concerned ministries to (...) - News / South Sudan, FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY, Education

June 20, 2021 (NAIROBI) - South Sudanese leaders should not sacrifice justice for a reconciliation likely to be short-term and inadequate in the absence of accountability, Agnes Callamard, Amnesty International's Secretary General warned Monday In a letter to President Salva Kiir and First Vice President Riek Machar, she urged both leaders to ensure that “survivors and victims of atrocities committed in South Sudan's conflict that broke out in December 2013 are given a comprehensive and (...) - News / South Sudan, Human Rights, Amnesty International (AI)

June 20, 2021 (GADAREF) - Sudan and Ethiopia agreed to reduce tensions along their contested border, following a meeting of military officials from both sides on Sunday. Military delegations from Sudan and Ethiopia met in the Galabat town of Gedaref State in eastern Sudan. The Sudanese side was headed by Brigadier General Babikir Ibrahim al-Haj, commander of the intelligence of the eastern military region, while the Ethiopian delegation was chaired, the head of North Gondar in the Amhara (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_DISPLAY, Ethiopia

June 19, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - The General Coordination of Displaced Persons and Refugees in Darfur condemned the continued detention of 11 displaced persons by the police in Central Darfur State after opposing the opening of an office in their camp by a former rebel group. A spokesman of coordination, which supports the holdout SLM/A led by Abdel Wahid al-Nur, said that 11 displaced people from Mukjar camp were detained by the police in Wadi Saleh on Thursday afternoon and still under arrest. (...) - News / Central Darfur State

June 19, 2021 (JUBA) - South Sudan Council of Churches (SSCC) has urged all parties and stakeholders to observe International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. “Acts such as rape, sexual slavery and forced marriage are crimes under South Sudanese laws and are inconsistent with teachings and principles of Christian faiths,” SSCC said in statement extended to Sudan Tribune. “Parties to the conflict in South Sudan made commitments to protect civilians, especially to (...) - News / South Sudan, Women & Girls, FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY

By Mareng Chuor Deng “It is my strong conviction that organizing our sports sector effectively, and anchoring it on a strong base of visionary management, sound fiscal discipline, transparency and innovation will not only please our passionate football community, but it will also be a net positive to our quest for national unity, reconciliation and equitable development.” Mr Augustino Maduot Parek (CAMPAIGN MANISFESTO, 2021) Pg.1 There are rare things as a society we may applause like (...) - Comment & Analysis

June 18, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - The fate of the Sudanese government militia group is among the contentious issues that led to adjourn the peace talks between the transitional government and the SPLM-N al-Hilu, according to Sky News Arabia on Friday. On 15 June, the chief mediator announced a pause in the negotiations between the two Sudanese parties for more consultations. He added that only 4 of 19 issues remain unresolved. However, a Sudanese official told the Dubai based media that, in (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_DISPLAY

June 17, 2021 (JUBA) - Sweden has released approximately $ 4.8 million to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to support its sexual and reproductive health programme in South Sudan. The new fund release, according to a statement extended to Sudan Tribune, is part of Sweden's commitment to the UNFPA Country Programme which aims to achieve zero preventable maternal deaths, zero unmet need for family planning, and zero gender-based violence (GBV) and harmful practices by 2030. (...) - News / South Sudan, Sweden, Maternal Health

June 17, 2021 (NEW YORK) – At least 444 people killed have been killed and 178 injured in violence-related incidences in South Sudan between February 1 and May 31 2021, the United Nations said. These latest figures are contained in a report compiled by the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on the humanitarian and human rights situation and progress towards implementation its mandate. Among this killed, according to the report to the Secretary General, were at least 54 women and 41 (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY, South Sudan

June 17, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - The head of the Sudan Sovereign Council urged Sudan and South Sudan Joint Border Committee (JBC) to quickly reach an agreement that would make the borders flexible and allow for social and economic interaction. The JBC members Thursday briefed Abdel Fattah al-Burhan about the outcome of a series of meetings on the border disputed areas held in Khartoum from Monday to Thursday. The Head of the Sudanese side, Muaz Tango, said that the two sides made great progress (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY, Border Disputes

June 16, 2021 (JUBA) – The Secretary General of Sant'Egidio community in-charge of the Rome initiative, Paolo Impagliazzo has appealed to the hold-out groups and South Sudan government to cease hostilities ahead of the next round of talks. In an interview with Sudan Tribune on Wednesday, the official said he remains optimistic the mediation, which begin on a date yet to be agreed on, will reduce the violence in the country. “With the clashes ongoing in South Sudan, especially in Central (...) - News / South Sudan, South Sudan peace process, FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY

June 16, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - Darfur joint force for the protection of civilians would be established in the coming days, announced the head of UN Integrated Transitional Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) after a meeting with the deputy chairman of the Sovereign Council. Volker Perthes met with Mohamed Hamdan Daglo «Hemetti» on Wednesday after a press briefing the day before where he expressed concern about the slow pace of the implementation of the Juba Peace Agreement (JPA) particularly the (...) - News / Democratic Transition in Sudan, FRONT_PAGE_DISPLAY

June 16, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - The General Intelligence Service (GIS) confirmed the authenticity of a confidential letter circulated on social media directed to the Public Prosecution requesting to issue arrest warrants against four people who allegedly planning to carry out terrorist attacks. The letter dated April 19, requested the Attorney General to authorize the arrest of four al Qaeda militants saying they have intelligence reports they intend to carry out terrorist attacks on embassies (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY

June 16, 2021 (JUBA) – An aspirant for South Sudan Football Association (SSFA) presidency has vowed to transform and use sports as one of the national institutions to reconcile and unite people. Augustino Maduot Parek, a former general in South Sudan army (SSPDF) and police service unveiled his manifesto prior to calls for aspirants to submit their candidatures to the electoral committee. He previously served as the head of the country's immigration department. In a statement, Parek, who (...) - News / South Sudan, Sport

June 15, 2021 (JUBA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday signed an agreement with South Sudan to provide meals to more than 530,000 children in schools across the country. The WFP deputy country director for South Sudan, Adeyinka Badejo said the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with the Ministry of General Education and Instruction is aimed at increasing enrollment, in addition to encouraging parents to keep children in school. "We will be focusing on schools which are (...) - News / South Sudan, Education

June 15, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - The Arab League on Tuesday voiced «grave concern» about the Ethiopian government's plans to fill unilaterally the giant dam and called on the Security Council to broker a solution for the dispute. In an extraordinary meeting held in Doha, the Arab foreign ministers showed their support for Cairo and Khartoum in their dispute with Addis Ababa over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). For its part, Addis Ababa blatantly rejected the call and blamed the Arab (...) - News / Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY

June 15, 2021 (JUBA) - Construction of the road linking the South Sudan capital, Juba to Bor is nearing completion, an official said. This was disclosed by the Road and Bridges minister, Simon Mijok Mijak while briefing President Salva Kiir on the road construction progress on Tuesday. The 151km (94 miles) road is being constructed by the Africa Resource Cooperation Company, an indigenous construction company in South Sudan. Official say the Juba-Bor road will be one of the longest (...) - News

June 15, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok pledged on Tuesday to address the obstacles that prevented the implementation of measures necessary to reduce the severe effects of economic reforms. In response to popular protests rejecting tough reforms and calling for his resignation, Hamdok spoke to the Sudanese people to defend the cancellation of commodities and fuel subsidies and the liberalization of the Sudanese pound. He stressed that the government has put in (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_DISPLAY

June 15, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - Peace talks between the Sudanese government and the SPLM-N al-Hilu have been adjourned sine die for more consultations, said the South Sudanese mediation and the two parties on Tuesday. Divergences over to what extent is the separation between the state and religion in Sudan prevented the two parties from signing a framework agreement more than three weeks after the start of direct meetings. The adjournment of the talks was decided in agreement with the two (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY, Peace talks with SPLM-N, Darfur groups

June 14, 2021 (CAIRO) – The Egyptian government has so far established 13 ground water plants in South Sudan, a senior official disclosed on Monday. Speaking to reporters in Cairo, the Egyptian Irrigation minister, Mohamed Abdel Aati said seven of the water plants are within the South Sudanese capital, Juba. He described as “successful” the cooperation projects with the East African nation, saying it could serve as a role model in the continent. According to the minister, a number of (...) - News / Egypt, South Sudan, Water

June 14, 2021 (JUBA) - The South Sudanese mediation hinted they could suspend negotiations between the Sudanese government and the SPLM-N al-Hilu if the two parties did not reach a framework agreement on Tuesday. The parties were supposed to sign a framework agreement two weeks after the start of the talks on May 26, but the differences over the extent of the separation between religion and state prevented that. Chief Mediator Tut Gatluak Monday held consultative meetings with small (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY