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  Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Col Chris Magezi, the Military Assistant for Public Relations to the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), has explained the presence of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) in South Sudan without parliament’s knowledge. Col Magezi was reacting to reports that Defence Minister Oboth …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has deployed in South Sudan to help prop up the government of President Salva Kiir Mayardit, the Chief of Défense Forces-CDF Muhoozi Kainerugaba has revealed. “UPDF Commandos arriving in Juba to support South Sudan People’s Defence Forces …

Juba tense after arrest of opposition politicians, army generals COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES | The political situation in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, is tense following the arrest of politicians and to army generals aligned with First Vice President Riek Machar. The unrest comes amid growing concerns over instability …

JUBA | Xinhua | Diplomats from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), an East African bloc, on Wednesday expressed deep concern about the ongoing armed violence in Nasir County in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State. The IGAD envoys from Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan and Uganda, who are based …

The case comes at a trying time for South Sudan, one of the world’s most impoverished countries, which is heavily reliant on oil exports for government spending South Sudan | Felix Thompson | The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is suing the Republic of South Sudan for allegedly failing to repay US$657mn in …

The objective is to integrate South Sudan into the East African Power Pool network to address electricity shortages and problems associated with reliability and affordability of electricity supply in South Sudan. Abidjan, Ivory Coast | THE INDEPENDENT | The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved several …

JUBA, South Sudan | Xinhua | At least 20 people have been confirmed dead and one remains in critical condition following a plane crash in South Sudan. The flight was transporting passengers from Unity State to Juba, the capital of South Sudan, with 21 people on board, Unity State Minister of …

KINSASHA, SOUTH SUDAN | THE INDEPENDENT | All major social media apps operating in South Sudan have been blocked, as the government tries to protect its citizens in Sudan from attacks. The action by the internet service providers, MTN and Zain is in response to the Wednesday directive by Juba …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security personnel in South Sudan on Friday handed back to their Ugandan counterpart 11 herds of cattle stolen by a yet-to-be-identified group of armed men. The animals are part of 24 cattle stolen from a kraal belonging to a cattle keeper in Okidi Parish, …

  Juba, South Sudan | THE INDEPENDENT | South Sudanese citizens took to Juba streets today, destroying shops owned by Sudanese nationals in apparent retaliation for the recent brutal killings of South Sudanese citizens in Wad Medani, Sudan. Tensions have escalated with clashes reported between protestors and security forces. Reports …