NEW YORK -
27 Jun
Kiir, Machar meetings are needed to bolster peace: UNMISS chief
David Shearer, the head of the UN mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), said the lack of face-to-face meetings between President Salva Kiir and opposition leader Riek Machar remains a fundamental challenge to the peace process.
JUBA/NEW YORK -
26 Jun
South Sudan peace 'frustratingly slow'– UN
The implementation of South Sudan’s peace deal is frustratingly slow and many benchmarks are still to be met, a senior UN official said.
KAJO-KEJI -
26 Jun
Officials, citizens frustrated by lack of aid despite assessments in Kajo-Keji
Authorities in South Sudan’s Kajo-Keji county of Yei River State say returnees are suffering due to lack of humanitarian aid despite several assessments conducted in the county.
JUBA -
26 Jun
Kiir orders probe into crude oil pre-sale deals
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has set up a committee to investigate mechanisms used in pre-sales of the country’s crude oil, barely two weeks after he sacked oil minister...
POCHALLA -
26 Jun
Humanitarian situation dire in greater Pochalla: Officials
Officials in South Sudan’s Boma State say the humanitarian situation is dire in greater Pochalla areas as locals lack food following low harvests in 2018.
TORIT -
26 Jun
Three men arrested for killing friend in Torit West County
Police have arrested three men for allegedly killing one of their friends in Torit West County of Torit state.
