Cattle, crops and wildlife
Dismayed at the herds of cattle invading his county, village headman Kenyui Danga said he feared his crops would become animal fodder. Like many residents of Kajokeji County in Central Equatoria State, Mr. Danga was even more…
An orphan’s plea for peace in Jonglei
A teenage boy who lost his mother in an attack on the payam of Duk Padiet earlier this year called on all residents of Jonglei State to surrender their arms to government forces. Agang Mathau's mother Nyandom Dau was among…
Setting the ball rolling
In a nation where cultural practices strongly discourage women from entering male-dominated spheres of life, a female football team is rare. But a recent upsurge of female football teams in the international arena, like the…
Mama Zahra: Whetting Juba appetites
When Rose Pita began cooking in the backyard of her home in the South Sudanese capital of Juba 19 years ago, she never imagined becoming a role model for aspiring restaurateurs. Popularly known as Mama Zahra, the 44-year-old…
UNMISS increasing concern over violence in Jonglei State
31 August - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is increasingly concerned by recent violence in Jonglei state that threatens the important gains made this year in restoring peace and security. UNMISS is…
A long road for women
"Twenty-five per cent, oyee!" blasted apopular tune by South Sudanese singer Gordon Kong at recent independence anniversary celebrations in Aweil. The women singing and dancing in theNorthern Bahr El-Ghazal state capital's…
SPLA striving to work with communities
3 September 2012 - The Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) had assisted Western Bahr El-Ghazal (WBEG) with education, medical care and mine clearing, an SPLA officer said today in Wau. "In WBEG, the SPLA provide teachers…
Senior UNMISS official visits Jonglei State
4 September 2012 - Toby Lanzer, UNMISS Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, meeting with Jonglei State Governor Kuol Manyang Juuk in Pibor. The governor said the state was generally stable, although poor…
Prisoners need rehabilitation, officials say
5 September 2012 - Prisons were moving away from punishment to rehabilitation of detainees, a top official in South Sudan's prison service said today in Juba. Speaking at a one-day workshop, Abel Makoi Wol, director general…
UNMISS trains SSNPS in force tactics
7 September 2012 - UN Police holding a five-day course on the use of force for 25 South Sudan National Police Service officers in Malakal, Upper Nile State, which ended today.
UNMISS supports tree-planting project in Warrap
11 September 2012 – Fergus Boyle, UNMISS Warrap State Coordinator, planting a tree in Kuajok at the launch of the state government's campaign to plant one million trees in the state by December 2014.