The Ministry of Wildlife and Tourism has confirmed the arrest of eleven people in possession of 3000 kilograms of bush-meat in Central Equatoria State. Continue reading “Wildlife wardens arrest 11 people carrying tons of bush-meat”
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Asake, Burna Boy and Davido: Nigerian artists win big at Afrima
Nigerian stars such as Burna Boy, Davido and Wizkid have dominated the winners’ list at the eighth All Africa Music Awards (Afrima).
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War in Tigray killed 600,000 – AU mediator
The African Union mediator in Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict, Olusegun Obasanjo, has told the Financial Times (FT) that up to 600,000 people may have died in the two-year war. Continue reading “War in Tigray killed 600,000 – AU mediator”
Covid cases in China touch 900 million – study
Some 900 million people in China have been infected with the coronavirus as of 11 January, according to a study by Peking University.
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President Kiir relieves his office chief protocol
President Salva Kiir has relieved his Office Chief protocol, Sebit Bullen Kamonde.
This was through a decree read on the state-own television SSBC Thursday evening.
However, Kiir assigned the long-serving chief protocol to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International cooperation.
In a separate decree, Kiir appointed Ambassador Ajiing Deng Ajiing as the acting chief protocol in his office.
Politicians interested in money & power, not peace – Bishop Tombe
An ex-religious leader has called on South Sudanese communities to dialogue to resolve issues affecting them amicably saying that politicians are after power and money.
Bishop Enock Tombe of the Episcopal church diocese of Rajaf returned to Juba on Tuesday from Ibba County of Western Equatoria State after taking part in a five-day peace-building conference there.
During the conference, Bishop Enock emphasized the importance of restoring and consolidating peace in society.
He told the participants not to wait for politicians or the international communities to resolve their differences.
Speaking to Eye Radio Wednesday Tombe said embracing a bottom-up peace approach will help in holding the leaders accountable.
“Let us not wait for the leaders to agree, they will never agree because they have political interests,
“Some of them want to have more money, some of them want to have powerful positions. We are not saying they should not want these things, but they should do it peacefully,
“We should be the ones asking them [leaders] not IGAD, not Troika, not UN Security Council, we should be asking what our problem is. It was done in 1999 in Wunlit. So we can do it again.”
The retired clergy facilitated a discussion on security and rule of law, governance, socioeconomic recovery, human rights, and humanitarian assistance, among others.
South Sudan continues to experience devastating inter-communal violence, cattle raiding, child abductions, and land-related conflicts.
In October last year, Bishop Enock Tombe urged the citizens to find home-driven solutions to problems facing the country.
He said it was the responsibility of every citizen to identify issues that are affecting peaceful coexistence within the communities.
Sudan’s Sovereign Council leader Al Burhan visits Juba
The Chairman of Sudan’s Sovereign Council, Abdel Fattah al Burhan on Wednesday arrived in Juba. Continue reading “Sudan’s Sovereign Council leader Al Burhan visits Juba”
Gov’t approves SSP2B to rescue climate change-affected livestock
The economic cluster chaired by Vice President Wani Igga has approved more than two billion pounds meant to mitigate flood and drought impact on livestock in the country.
The Minister of Environment and Forestry Josephine Napwon revealed this to reporters following a meeting yesterday.
This came after the Minister of Livestock and Fisheries presented a report to the cluster yesterday.
Minister Napwon says the money will be used to buy necessary equipment and medicine to rescue flood-affected animals.
“According to the assessment most of the livestock in the country has been affected by drought and floods. this money can help the ministry to pay for necessary equipment and supply as medicine and the rest so that it helps to rescue the animals.”
In March last year UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, says nearly 800,000 livestock are thought to have perished.
This, it said, has decimated the subsistence farming that most communities depend upon to survive, and substantially worsened food insecurity across the country.
According to the UN agency, thirty-three out of 79 counties are badly affected by the flood waters, which have not significantly subsided since the last wet season.
The impacts it said, were especially harsh in Jonglei, Unity, and Upper Nile states.
Three die in Warrap tukul fire
Three people are reported to have died in a tukul fire in Twic County, Warrap State Wednesday morning.
The incident which occurred at Ajak Kuac area in the eastern part of Twic County has also left two others injured.
Warrap State Information Minister William Wol Mayom confirmed the incident to Eye Radio on Wednesday.
“It is a place called Panruel Boma in Ajak Kuac, eastern Twic County where three people were burnt inside the tukul and two were wounded. And the causes of their incident are unclear.”
He however, says the cause of the fire is unknown.
Minister Mayom said the police are investigating the matter.
Jonglei gov’t returns 65 abductees to Pibor
Authorities in Jonglei on Wednesday airlifted more than sixty abductees including women and children from the state to the greater Pibor area.
These were captives of the Christmas eve inter-communal violence between the neighboring communities.
Jonglei State Information Minister says 43 of the recovered 65 abductees are children and the rest are women.
John Samuel Manyuon says this was after the state government persuaded the armed youth to hand over the survivors.
“Today the government of Jonglei state handed over 65 abductees including women and children. About 24 women and 41 children recovered from the abduction,
“We had to negotiate and in fact, they listened to us and gave us the children. So we have handed over these children to the leadership of Greater Pibor,
“This was through negotiation with the [youth ] representatives who are their leaders…because this is a crime and that is not acceptable.”
When contacted, authorities in Pibor confirmed the handover of the abductees, adding that some of the victims have been reunited with their families.
But William Kelang Jiji said at the time of the interview they were expecting a few more others.
“So the last flight has returned back to bring the other remaining abductees.”
Last week, the government of Jonglei State negotiated the release of six children abducted from the Pibor Administrative Area by Jonglei armed youth in the area.
The unnamed children are four girls and two boys, aged between 2 to 13 years.
