SPLM-IO Faction Reaffirms Machar’s Leadership, Warns of Strain on Peace Deal ‎

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FVP Dr. Riek Machar  ‎ A faction within the Sudan People's Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) has strongly reaffirmed its allegiance to First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar Teny, despite his current house arrest and rising internal divisions.  ‎ ‎This comes in response to recent claims by Stephen Par Kuol, a senior SPLM-IO official, who two months ago declared himself interim leader of the party. ‎ ‎In a public statement, members of the SPLM-IO Political Bureau declared Par Kuol's assertion “null and void,” reiterating that Machar remains the legitimate leader of the movement.  ‎ ‎The group emphasized that although the implementation of the 2018 Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS) is under immense pressure, it has not collapsed. ‎ ‎Analysis: A Party in Turmoil, a Peace Deal in Peril ‎This development highlights the growing cracks within the SPLM-IO, a key signatory to the peace agreement that ended South Sudan’s brutal...

SSBC News Director Distance Himself From The Disappearance Of Journalist Garang John




South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation commonly known as SSBC, the director of SSBC News Mr. James Magok has distance himself and any link to the disappearance of journalist GaranyJohn's disappearance. 

South Sudan Prominent Journalist Tearz Ayuen was pointing fingers at SSBC News Director for being behind journalist GaranyJohn's disappearance. 

Attached below is a statement made on Facebook in response to Tearz Ayuen allegations. 



Mr. James Magok said that he has no information that journalist Garang John is under detention and he has never had any issue with Garang John. 

According to DW.com Six people working with South Sudan's national broadcaster have been arrested in connection with a viral video that showed President Salva Kiir wetting himself during an official event, the Union of Journalists of South Sudan (UJOSS) said in a statement on Friday.

Local news site Sudans Post reported that other journalists in the country had been concerned by harassment from the NSS as it looked for possible culprits.






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