Viola Elias reports for VOA from South Sudan.
JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN — South Sudanese have turned to social media calling for the release of Kalisto Ladu, the former Mayor of Juba, who was seized by armed men over the weekend, according to his wife Ann Grace Juan, and eyewitnesses.
JUBA — The governor of Central Equatoria State, Emmanuel Adil, has removed Emmanuel Khamis Richard from his positions as the acting mayor of Juba city, following a public outcry and demands for his dismissal.
JUBA — The Commissioner of Renk County in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state said thousands of South Sudanese and other foreign nationals have arrived in the county fleeing the continued fighting in neighboring Sudan.
JUBA — Some church leaders in South Sudan are calling on the signatories of the revitalized peace agreement to implement the deal, adding the country’s economic crisis has affected the majority of South Sudanese who are yearning for peace and better opportunities.
JUBA — Some South Sudanese women gathered at the South Sudan Council of Churches compound in Juba Thursday to pray for peace, one day ahead of a meeting between President Salva Kiir and his longtime rival, First Vice President Riek Machar.
As South Sudan prepares to welcome Pope Francis later this week, many are hopeful his visit will promote peace in the country while others doubt the two-day visit will bring lasting change.
The Central Equatoria state government in South Sudan has deployed security forces to a Juba County village to ensure pastoralists from a neighboring state vacate the area after five people were killed late last week, the county commissioner said.
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said this week that the majority of journalists' killers in the last decade have faced no punishment. CPJ’s latest report earmarked Somalia, Syria, South Sudan, Afghanistan and Iraq as the five countries with the highest records of impunity.
South Sudan authorities released VOA freelance reporter Diing Magot on Monday after detaining her for more than a week.
A South Sudanese freelance journalist and contributor to Voice of America's South Sudan in Focus program remains detained in Juba after covering a peaceful protest.
Eastern Equatoria officials in South Sudan are concerned by looming hunger in the state. Last season's poor harvest caused mainly by drought is making it difficult for many people to feed their families.
South Sudanese criticized their government Monday for not organizing a celebration of the country’s 11th independence anniversary this week.
Radio Jonglei was back on the air Tuesday after the head of South Sudan’s Media Authority ordered Jonglei State officials to lift their suspension of the VOA affiliate station imposed a week ago for not leading its May 16 news with the SPLA Day Celebration. But four staffers have been suspended.
The editor-in-chief of the Juba Monitor was arrested for not shutting down operations
Riya William Yuyada honored for commitment to women’s safety, equality and empowerment
South Sudanese social media influencer was fined $87,000 for insulting a former state information minister through online videos
Government TV anchor Alfred Angasi Dominic was detained for allegedly refusing to read presidential decrees on air
NGOs, civilians and activists plead with authorities to take action after 10 people were killed in ambushes this week
Officials say government will send COVID-19 committees to various schools to assess whether teachers have been adhering to health ministry’s preventative guidelines
A string of deadly road attacks rocked parts of the country this week, including one on a convoy carrying a governor who had just visited a grieving community where 17 people had been killed
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