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Nineteen '19' year old woman committed suicide in Lakes State, Rumbek East County

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  The local police of Lakes State confirmed that a 19 year old woman committed suicide in the County of Rumbek East in the village of Meen-Wal and the police withheld the deceased name for unknown reason.  This is not the first time for the young girls to commit suicide in the State, the first case was reported to the authorities  two days ago after a young girl committed suicide in Wulu County.  While speaking to the Media, Police Spokesperson Maj. Elijah Mabor Makwach said that, the police are conducting thorough investigation on why there is a rampant rise of suicide amongst girls in Lakes State.  “We have recorded several cases of suicide with the most recent being a 19-year-old girl who committed a suicide in Meen-wal village in Rumbek East County and the investigation is still ongoing to identify the cause of the suicide because the cases are rising. Last week alone, two suicide cases were reported,” Maj. Mabor said.  Lakes State Police Spokesperson further said that, they have b
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THE GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN APPLAUDED PRESIDENT SALVA EFFORTS TOWARDS PEACE IN SUDAN

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  The government of  has conveyed support to the IGAD peace process in Sudan headed by President Salva Kiir Mayardit. This comes as Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Shumizu Shinsuke, met President Kiir in Juba on Friday.  Speaking in a joint media briefing Ambassador Shinsuke says he consulted with President Kiir on the conflict in Sudan, where Japan called for strict observance of ceasefire and allowing humanitarian assistance to reach the civilians trapped by conflict. The Envoy said the Japanese government has confidence on President Kiir’s mediation efforts in Sudan and pledged to coordinate humanitarian aid to the affected population. South Sudan’s Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Deng Dau Deng said President Kiir has assured the Japanese Envoy of his commitment towards restoration of peace in the Sudan. Minister Deng said President Kiir has been on constant talks with the two warring Generals in Khartoum to cease f
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PRESIDENT KIIR LAUNCHES TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE MECHANISMS CONFERENCE IN JUBA

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  President Kiir on Monday launched a conference on transitional Justice Mechanisms, aimed at establishing the Commission for Truth Reconciliation and Healing. In his keynote address, President Kiir said "we want to establish the truth as the basis for reconciliation and healing, after the violence and destruction imposed upon our people by the two unjustified internal conflicts of 2013 and 2016".  " I consider Chapter Five of the Peace Agreement as very important, because it gives people the opportunity to see the truth, reconcile and heal the wounds of being a victim on the basis of the truth,"President Kiir said. The President reiterated his commitment not to take the country and its people back to war, calling on the citizens to join hands and develop the homeland. The Head of State said the establishment of the Commission of Truth, Reconciliation and Healing is vital in consolidating peace and pave way for the conduct of free, fair and credible elections at the
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AZANDE KING BRIEFS PRESIDENT KIIR ON THE SITUATION IN WESTERN EQUATORIA

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PRESIDENT KIIR and Azande King Top Trending News Today: Members Of The Parliament Demands Action Against The Cabinet Ministers Who Failed To Show For Questioning To Regarding Their Dockets The Government Of South Sudan Contributes $15 Million Dollars To World Food Program 'WFP' PRESIDENT KIIR AND SPLM TOP BRASS HELD A CRUCIAL MEETING TO DISCUSS THE VOLATILE SECURITY SITUATION IN SOUTH SUDAN AND SUDAN GOVERNMENT TO TAKE UP JONGLEI STATE GOVERNORSHIP, IN A NEW ARRANGEMENT WITH SOUTH SUDAN OPPOSITION ALLIANCE 'SSOA'   The Azande Kingdom King, His Majesty Atoroba Peni Rikito yesterday visited president Kiir and updated the president on the situation in Western Equatoria.  The King of Azande Kingdom his Majesty Atoroba Peni Rikito has told President Kiir that the security situation in Western Equatoria State is deplorable. While briefing the President on the situation in the Kingdom's territory on Wednesday, the King says many people are displaced in the areas around Tom
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Members Of The Parliament Demands Action Against The Cabinet Ministers Who Failed To Show For Questioning To Regarding Their Dockets

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Transitional National Assembly  Cabinet Ministers and Members of the Transitional National Assembly are at logger heads after various Cabinet Minister fail to turn up for questioning whenever they were summoned for questioning at the National Parliament.   On Wednesday this week over 12 Cabinet Ministers refused to turn up for questioning before the Transitional National Legislative Assembly, the Cabinet Ministers were needed to answer crucial questions to matters regarding their dockets.   Here are the names of the Cabinet Ministers who refused to appear before the Legislatures or commonly known ‘lawmakers’. Cabinet Affairs Minister Hon. Martin Elia Lomuro, Federal Affairs Minister Lasuba Wango, East African Affairs Minister Deng Alor Kuol, Peacebuilding Minister Stephen Parl Kuo, Justice Minister Ruben Madol Arol, National Security Minister Obote Mamur Mete, and Information Minister Michael Makuei.   The other Cabinet Ministers who failed to show up for question are; Publ
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The Government Of South Sudan Contributes $15 Million Dollars To World Food Program 'WFP'

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Finance Minister Hon. Dier Tong Ngor And WFP Country Director Mary Ellen McGroarty The government of South Sudan contributed a total of $15 Million Dollars ‘fifteen million dollars’ to the World Food Program ‘WFP’. The money was to be used to tackle and respond to emergency situations that might or is currently occurring in South Sudan.   The director of World Food Program, Mrs. Mary Ellen McGroarty made the announcement shortly after a signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the government of South Sudan in Juba on Wednesday.   Hon. Dier Tong Ngor, National Minister of Finance while addressing the media said that, part of the money allocated to the World Food Program was to help the South Sudanese who are fleeing the current violence in Sudan.   “Instead of us contributing $10 million, we agreed that 15 million will be implemented through the World Food Program. So out of the $114 million that we received from the IMF under the Food Shock Window Facility, we allocated 1
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PRESIDENT KIIR AND SPLM TOP BRASS HELD A CRUCIAL MEETING TO DISCUSS THE VOLATILE SECURITY SITUATION IN SOUTH SUDAN AND SUDAN

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PRESIDENT KIIR and SPLM Top Brass  Top Trending News Today: GOVERNMENT TO TAKE UP JONGLEI STATE GOVERNORSHIP, IN A NEW ARRANGEMENT WITH SOUTH SUDAN OPPOSITION ALLIANCE 'SSOA' Sudan’s Envoy: We have full confidence on President Kiir to mediate the Sudanese conflict. SOUTH SUDAN RECORDS FIRST TIME HIGHEST NON-OIL REVENUE COLLECTION IN APRIL 2023 PRESIDENT KIIR AND UNITED NATIONS 'UN' PLEDGES FULL SUPPORT TO THE RETURNEES AND REFUGEES FROM SUDAN President Kiir and 'SPLM' leaders held a closed door meeting to discuss the security situation in the country and also the situation in Sudan.  In a closed door meeting chaired by President Kiir in Juba on Tuesday, the agenda of the meeting was to discuss the security situation in the two countries and the economic repercussions of the security situation in Sudan and South Sudan.  President Kiir, and his deputies Dr. James Wani Igga, Daniel Awet Akot and Kuol Manyang Juuk also discussed the current security and political de
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GOVERNMENT TO TAKE UP JONGLEI STATE GOVERNORSHIP, IN A NEW ARRANGEMENT WITH SOUTH SUDAN OPPOSITION ALLIANCE 'SSOA'

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  PRESIDENT KIIR and members of SSOA Top Trending News Today: Sudan’s Envoy: We have full confidence on President Kiir to mediate the Sudanese conflict. SOUTH SUDAN RECORDS FIRST TIME HIGHEST NON-OIL REVENUE COLLECTION IN APRIL 2023 PRESIDENT KIIR AND UNITED NATIONS 'UN' PLEDGES FULL SUPPORT TO THE RETURNEES AND REFUGEES FROM SUDAN JONGLEI STATE GOVERNOR HON. DENAY JOCK CHAGOR, MET AND BRIEFED PRESIDENT KIIR OF THE CHALLENGES FACING THE STATE OF JONGLEI Prominent members of South Sudan Opposition Alliance agreed to hand over the Governorship of Jonglei State to the Government in a new arrangements.  South Sudan Opposition Alliance 'SSOA' has agreed to swap Jonglei State Governorship with SPLM and agreed to take the position of the Deputy Governor. The reason for the swapping of the position was to address the never ending crisis in Jonglei State.  While addressing the media, Hon. Gabriel Changson Chan a senior member of 'SSOA' and also the current Minister of Hi
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Sudan’s Envoy: We have full confidence on President Kiir to mediate the Sudanese conflict.

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Top Trending News Today:   SOUTH SUDAN RECORDS FIRST TIME HIGHEST NON-OIL REVENUE COLLECTION IN APRIL 2023 PRESIDENT KIIR AND UNITED NATIONS 'UN' PLEDGES FULL SUPPORT TO THE RETURNEES AND REFUGEES FROM SUDAN JONGLEI STATE GOVERNOR HON. DENAY JOCK CHAGOR, MET AND BRIEFED PRESIDENT KIIR OF THE CHALLENGES FACING THE STATE OF JONGLEI PRESIDENT KIIR, GOVERNMENT TO PAY SALARY ARREARS TO ALL PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES Sudan envoy to South Sudan said that they have full confidence on President to peacefully resolve the Sudanese conflict.    Juba, (8th May 2023)- Sudan’s Special Envoy Dafallah al Haj has said the Sudanese people have full confidence on President Kiir to mediate the Sudanese conflict.  Ambassador Dafallah was speaking to journalists in Juba on Monday after briefing President Salva Kiir Mayardit on the current situation in the Sudan. The Envoy who was dispatched by General Abdel Fattah al Burhan also said Juba remains a prime place for the Sudanese peace talks, due to its closen
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SOUTH SUDAN RECORDS FIRST TIME HIGHEST NON-OIL REVENUE COLLECTION IN APRIL 2023

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  Dr. Patrick Mugaya, NRA Commissioner  Top Trending News Today: PRESIDENT KIIR AND UNITED NATIONS 'UN' PLEDGES FULL SUPPORT TO THE RETURNEES AND REFUGEES FROM SUDAN JONGLEI STATE GOVERNOR HON. DENAY JOCK CHAGOR, MET AND BRIEFED PRESIDENT KIIR OF THE CHALLENGES FACING THE STATE OF JONGLEI PRESIDENT KIIR, GOVERNMENT TO PAY SALARY ARREARS TO ALL PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES BREAKING NEWS: South Sudan under 17 Football Team disqualified From AFCON U17 Due To Non Eligibility Of 5 Five Players After MRI Test For the first since the independence of South Sudan, National revenue officials announce the highest revenue collection in April 2023.  The highest number of revenue collection was achieved because of the willingness of citizens to pay their taxes.  National revenue authority officials said that the total non oil revenue collections for April 2023 totals to SSP 19.8 billion, highest ever monthly non oil revenue collection to date. Dr. Patrick Mugoya, Commissioner General of the South Sud
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PRESIDENT KIIR AND UNITED NATIONS 'UN' PLEDGES FULL SUPPORT TO THE RETURNEES AND REFUGEES FROM SUDAN

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President Kiir and the Humanitarians team  Top Trending News Today: JONGLEI STATE GOVERNOR HON. DENAY JOCK CHAGOR, MET AND BRIEFED PRESIDENT KIIR OF THE CHALLENGES FACING THE STATE OF JONGLEI PRESIDENT KIIR, GOVERNMENT TO PAY SALARY ARREARS TO ALL PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES BREAKING NEWS: South Sudan under 17 Football Team disqualified From AFCON U17 Due To Non Eligibility Of 5 Five Players After MRI Test plane carrying over 300 passengers has overran the runway at JIA and crashed this afternoon. President Kiir pledges his full support to the victims of the violence in Sudan, returnees and refugees too.  South Sudan Government and the United Nations 'UN' agreed to work hand in hand in solving the looming humanitarian crisis in Sudan, as huge number of people are continuing to flee the violence in Sudan.  Humanitarian Minister and UN Chief in South Sudan on Wednesday briefed President Kiir on the influx of returnees and refugees into South Sudan and their living conditions at the bord
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JONGLEI STATE GOVERNOR HON. DENAY JOCK CHAGOR, MET AND BRIEFED PRESIDENT KIIR OF THE CHALLENGES FACING THE STATE OF JONGLEI

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  President Kiir being debriefed by Hon. Denay Jock Chagor, Jonglei State Governor  Top Trending News Today: PRESIDENT KIIR, GOVERNMENT TO PAY SALARY ARREARS TO ALL PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES BREAKING NEWS: South Sudan under 17 Football Team disqualified From AFCON U17 Due To Non Eligibility Of 5 Five Players After MRI Test Cargo plane carrying over 300 passengers has overran the runway at JIA and crashed this afternoon. STATEMENT FROM MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTRY ON THE INCEPTION WORKSHOP OF THE PROJECT STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITY OF GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITIES TO ADAPT TO THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE President Kiir today met and with Jonglei State Governor Hon. Denay Jock Chagor and the president was briefed on current issues in Jonglei State.  President Kiir has expressed commitment to support the Government of Jonglei in addressing the challenges facing the State after Jonglei Governor Denay Jok Chagor briefed the President on the general situation in the region. Denay says the sec
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