The UN Security council has condemned an attack on a UN base in Leer and warned that individuals who engage in attacks on humanitarian personnel may be designated to sanctions. Continue reading UN condemns the attack on peacekeepers in Leer
Day: May 6, 2017
Report says Juba has been calm for the last 4 months
A report released by a South Sudanese civil society group indicates that Juba has been relatively calm in the last four months. Continue reading Report says Juba has been calm for the last 4 months
23 killed, 15 injured and 7 abducted on the Juba – Bor road’s ambushes
At least 23 people have been killed in two separate attacks on the Juba-Bor Road, the Minister of Information in Jonglei State has said. Continue reading 23 killed, 15 injured and 7 abducted on the Juba – Bor road’s ambushes
Committee set to address communial violence in Jonglei and Buma – Makuei
The Council of Ministers has formed a high-level committee chaired by the 1st Vice President to resolve communal conflicts between Jonglei and Buma states. Continue reading Committee set to address communial violence in Jonglei and Buma – Makuei
Church says thousands of South Sudanese are crossing into Sudan daily
Church leaders in Western Sudan who spoke to Eye Radio, in El-Obeid say the influx of South Sudanese refugees into Sudan continue to increase on daily basis especially to Nuhut and Dehein. The church says there are over 62,000 South Sudanese refugees in both areas. They say most of the refugees go from the former Northern Bahr El-Ghazal and from Raja town. Continue reading Church says thousands of South Sudanese are crossing into Sudan daily
Why South Sudanese women in Khartoum are working as housemaids?
Over 2,500 South Sudanese refugee are living at Takamul camp in Eastern Nile Locality in Khartoum-North.
The camp leader says they have not received food from humanitarian any agencies this year. Chief Khamis Dimo, the camp leader of Takamul Two told Eye Radio’s Nichola Mandil in Khartoum that for them to survive, their wives have resorted to working as housemaids. Continue reading Why South Sudanese women in Khartoum are working as housemaids?
Cardinal Zubeir Wako talks about South Sudanese music in local churches
This week, the retired Catholic Archbishop of Khartoum and the former President of Sudan and South Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Gabriel Cardinal Zubeir Wako spoke in an exclusive interview with Eye Radio’s Nichola Mandil UKeil in El-Obeid, the capital of Sudanese State of Northern Kordofan, giving the history of how he started and what motivated him to introduce African-South Sudanese music in the local church. Continue reading Cardinal Zubeir Wako talks about South Sudanese music in local churches