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By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei South Sudan People’sDefenseForces (SSPDF) and Sudan People’s Liberation Movement Army in Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) has traded an accusation over the recent fight in Maban County of Upper Nile State. However, the SSPDF accused SPLA-IO of intentionally attacking their headquarters in Maban County of Upper Nile State on...

By John Agok His Excellency Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of the Republic yesterday left for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for a three-day working visit, in a bid to boost bilateral talks between the two countries. The President is being accompanied by a high-level delegation comprising the Presidential Advisor on...

By William Madouk Garang  South Sudan is among the countries designed to benefit from USDollar 100 million which has been released by the United Nations to help respond to hunger that devastated the six African countries and Yemen. Last Thursday, the UN released the US dollar 100 million for hunger...

By Jacob Bol Mayar The authorities in Jonglei State confirmed that four people have been killed and another one injured in Thol Payam of Nyirol county by attackers suspected to be from GPAA.  James Bol Makuei, the Commissioner of Nyirol County said that the incident occurred at 2 pm in...

By Bida Elly David Ministry of General Education days ago reversed decisions made earlier to reduce the number of examination Centres in Eastern Equatoria State. In March, the National Examination Council decided to disband 24 examination centres in Eastern Equatoria State, leaving only one Centre but the decision made was...

Anna Nimiriano Editor in Chief Juba Monitor Dear readers of Juba Monitor, I hope you had good celebrations of Easter in your respective churches. Many church leaders and government officials had issued Easter messages to the entire people of South Sudan, I wish the messages helped us to improve our...

By Yiep Joseph The South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) on Saturday detained SPLM/A-IO appointed Minister of Mining Martin Gama Abuchain Loaalong the Juba-Nimule highway in what has been described as a breach of the 2018 peace agreement. Puok Both Baluang, press secretary of the First Vice President and leader...

By Bida Elly David A joint operation by Juba City Council and the police criminal Investigative Department (CID) arrested 43membersof youth gangs in different parts of the city during the Easter festivities. Juba City Mayor Michael Wani Allah-jabu told Juba Monitor yesterday that the gangs are commonly known as ‘niggers’...

By Mabor Riak Authorities in Yirol West county in Lakes State confirmed that one person has been arrested in Maburzeet prison for killing a Police officer in Yirol West county. The incident occurred in Abang Payam on Friday over the weekend when people were celebrating Good Friday.  Rin Maker Mading,...

By William Madouk Garang A local non-governmental organization, Greening South Sudan (GSS)on Sunday launched a nationwide campaign to plant ten million trees in the next ten years to mitigate climate change, protect natural resources and support the sustainability of the environment across the country. According to experts, the impacts of...