Jonglei armed militia groups killed 1,058 in eight months – report
Juba, South Sudan, June 18, 2021 – Armed community militias in Jonglei have killed at least 1,058 people in the space of eight months in...
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Opinion: An Open Letter to President Salva Kiir Mayardit.
Remove Amb. Antipas Nyok from the position of Deputy Governor to deescalate the growing dispute in the SPLM party and Jonglei State government at large....
Devastating flood displaces 15,000 IDPs in Ayod County
Juba, South Sudan, June 11, 2021 – A devastating flood has left at least 15,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) homeless and with nothing to eat...
Gawaar Youth Association Condemns Former Governor Joshua Konyi for misleading the public on Pibor-Jonglei crises
June 4, 2021 — Responding to a recent interview by the former Chief Administrator of the Greater Pibor Administrative Area, the Gawaar Youth Association condemns...
Calm returns in Pibor after days of deadly attacks
Juba, South Sudan, 01 June 2021 – Calm has returned to Pibor Administrative Area after days of bloody and deadly clashes between armed youths from...
SSOA Appeals to President Kiir to remove Governor Denay citing corruption, nepotism and leadership vacuum
May 31, 2021 — The South Sudan Opposition Alliance(SSOA), the second largest opposition group in the country, is appealing to president Salva Kiir to remove...
Jonglei State Deputy Governor Antipas Nyok, a renowned tribal personality
By Mak Banguot Gok (Makjohnson), May 31, 2021 – Jonglei State Deputy Governor Antipas Nyok is a well-known tribal character and fierce political antagonist....
South Sudan rolls out free circumcision for male gender, officials and generals expected to queue up
Mar 31, 2021 — Jonglei State Minister of Health, Hon. Atong Kuol Manyang Juuc, in collaboration with the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) and...
SSUM leadership council calls on President Kiir to remove and replace “failed governor”, Denay Chagor
“the Leadership Council of South Sudan United Movement [SSUM] do hereby with consultation of our honorable membership request your kind office to replace Hon. Denay...
Local authority expresses concerns over worsening insecurity in Jonglei
Juba, South Sudan, 24 May 2021 – A local authority in Uror County in Jonglei State has expressed concerns over the worsening insecurity stemming from...
BREAKING: Jonglei State Arrests more than 38 politicians amid leadership crisis
May 18, 2021 — Latest reports from Jonglei State capital confirmed that at least 38 politicians have been arrested this evening in what seems to...
Jonglei State in leadership crisis
May 17, 2021 — Already facing multiple crises ranging from flood pandemic to intercommunal violence, many citizens would think the state of Jonglei has had...
Pibor residents flee amid renewed tension with Jonglei
Juba, South Sudan, May 15, 2021 — Barely four months after signing an agreement with Jonglei State to quell inter-communal tensions, residents in Pibor Administrative...
Akobo’s Inter Clanish Conflict: My Response to opinion by Mak Banguot Gok
By Simon Elhag Kulusika, May 13, 2021 — Akobo, Pibor, Paucala and Boma mount areas are occupied by many small ethnic sub – groups belonging...
Gawaar Community holds a fundraising in response to devastating floods in Ayod county.
Juba, South Sudan, May 2, 2021 —The Gawaar Youth Association in collaboration with the Gawaar Community in Juba held a first-of-its-kind fundraising event on May...
A fresh attack on Lou-Nuer shortly after a peace deal left one person dead and thousands of cattle raided
April 5, 2021(Nyamilepedia) — A fresh attack on Lou-Nuer in what could be a violation of the new peace initiative that ended between the Lou-Nuer...
President Kiir warns of more floods in Bor town
April 2, 2021(Nyamilepedia) — President Salva Kiir on Thursday visited Bor town, Jonglei state where he told residents to be cautious of the floods in...
South Sudan Supreme Airlines crashed killing all on board
March 2, 2021(Nyamilepedia) — An old aircraft operated by the South Sudan Supreme Airlines flight HK-4274 crashed shortly after taking off from Jonglei State’s Peiri...
Repairing dykes prevented further damage in Bor
Jan 05, 2021(Nyamilepedia) — The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in coordination with other humanitarian partners helped in repairing and maintaining dykes in bor which...
More than 30,000 people displaced by floods in dire need of food and shelter in Twice East
Nov 24, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — More than 30,000 displaced by the ongoing floods in Twic East County of Jonglei state are in dire need of food,...
Jonglei State needs USD 150,000- USD 300,000 and army to repair dykes
Nov 23, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — The director-general for the Jonglei state physical infrastructure ministry, Hon. Elijah Mabior Buol, said that Jonglei State is unable to build...