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Executive Director of FODAG: Mr. Jame David Kolok talking to Juba Monitor   By Sworo Charles Elisha The government should move faster to facilitatedeployment of the Regional Protection Force in the country, the Executive Director of Foundation for Democracy and Accountable Governance (FODAG), Jame David Kolok says. Speaking to Juba...

By Alfred Taban The United States Ambassador to South Sudan has called on the South Sudanese leaders to stop violence and return to the path of development. Ambassador Mary Catherine Molly Phee told Journalists in Juba yesterday that since the collapse of the ceasefire in July,the United States has worked...

By Sworo Charles Elisha The Civil Society Organizations in the country are appealing to the leadership of South Sudan to get away from what they describe as“blanket amnesty,” as a means of expressing mercy and restoring justice for those who have taken up arms against the government. Presenting her paper...

Disabled people playing basketball at the Manut Bol memorial tournament last year(file photo). Jale Richard South Sudan’s government has launched a national disability and inclusion policy that aims to protect and promote people with disabilities in the country. The policy will address challengesbeing faced by persons with disabilities and  protect...

One of the groups that was sent to the final   By Mandela Nelson Denis As the “Alabu Dance”competition draws to a close, three dance groups namely:White Moon Dancers, South Sudan Dance Group and Soul Dancers have qualified for the finals. The three groups who performed thebest, proved to the...

Youths during the debate By Jale Richard A group of peace activistshave held a peace debate on Wednesday highlighting the role of religion in bringing peace in South Sudan. The debate organized by Humanity South Sudan, a local non-governmental organization in its campaign to restore the image of South Sudan...

By Jale Richard Pupils of CMS primary school When NaomiNyamthiec lost her dad in 2004 and her mum got paralyzed in 2010, she had lost hope of continuing with education. But now, Nyamthiecis in her final year of primary education, thanks partly to an annual cash transfer that supported her...

By Morris Dogga The operations manager of Eco Bus Mr. Kiir Atem Tong says the company will commence operations after receiving security assurance from the government to restart business. Tong said after series of consultations with the security personnel, the company has decided to resume its normal operation from Juba...

                         Archbishop Daniel Deng Bul Yak   By Kidega Livingstone The Episcopalian Archbishop of South Sudan and Sudan, Daniel Deng Bul Yak   called on South Sudanese to start telling the truth and avoid talking about others in their absentia. The Archbishop was speaking during the funeral prayer of Bishop Michael Lugor...

High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein addresses the 31st regular session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré The United Nations human rights chief today expressed alarm at reports that up to 14 people face imminent execution in Indonesia, most of them for drug-related...