Akuot Goor

The Minister of Information in the Abyei Administrative Area, Yohana Akol On Tuesday, called on the Abyei and Misseriya peace committees to address the ongoing conflict that resulted in the closure of Amiet Market on Sunday.

The embassies of Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States, along with the European Union (EU), on Monday condemned the bombing of the MSF hospital and other civilian sites in Fangak County, Jonglei State.

The Governor of Unity State, Riek Bim Top, officially launched a state-wide agricultural campaign as South Sudan enters the rainy season on Sunday in Rotriah town, Rubkona County.

President Salva Kiir Mayardit on Monday directed Madut Dut Yel, the new appointed Presidential Advisor on National Security Affairs, and Gen. Thoi Chany Reat, the Director General of the General Intelligence Bureau of the National Security Service, to tackle the country's security challenges.

The Sudanese Deputy Head of Mission to South Sudan, Ambassador Mubarak Mahgoub Musa, said that the resumption of South Sudan’s oil exports to the international market through Port Sudan—following a year-long shutdown due to a pipeline rupture—will enhance the bilateral relationship between the two countries.

The office of First Lady Mary Ayen Mayardit has donated 11,000 cartons of cholera vaccines to Warrap State to help combat the ongoing cholera outbreak.

The spokesperson for the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) Major General Lul Ruai Koang, has accused the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-In Opposition (SPLA-IO) of carrying out two separate ambushes on trucks traveling in opposite directions along the Juba-Terekeka highway leaving one death and multiple hostage.

At least seven people have died and 20 others have been injured following a bombing at a hospital and market in Old Fangak, according to the medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF). Concerns are rising about a potential return to civil war.

The former Deputy Minister of Defense and Veterans Affairs, Gen. Malek Ruben Riak, is urging the Rumbek Youth Union (RUMYU) to shun tribalism, hatred, and violence, and instead focus on fostering peaceful coexistence. This approach is essential for achieving unity and development within the communities.

The Election Watch Initiative of the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) has reported that plans for the 2026 elections are becoming increasingly uncertain due to ongoing conflicts throughout the country.