Upper Nile State’s minister for finance has presented a budget in the state’s parliament for the first time in 11 years. Authorities say this budget will cushion humanitarian shocks across the state exacerbated by floods and the influx of returnees and refugees from Sudan. Mamer Abraham Kuot reports for VOA from Malakal.
Maban county residents are threatening to drag the former county commissioner to court if he does not return county vehicles. The former county commissioner defected to the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement, or SPLM, loyal to President Salva Kiir Monday after the Upper Nile state governor fired him. Mamer Abraham Kuot spoke to Maban residents and reports from Malakal.
The South Sudan Pilots Association is calling on the national government to enact aviation laws. Upper Nile state has witnessed four plane crashes this year, prompting an investigation into the causes of repeated accidents. Mamer Abraham Kuot has more from Malakal.
Some residents of the Upper Nile State say President Salva Kiir and his five deputies made the right decision to postpone elections scheduled for December 22, 2024. However, they are concerned the two years could end without progress. For VOA news Mamer Abraham Kuot reports from Malakal.
Some patients in the Jonglei state capital Bor say they are stranded at the town’s hospital because its staff is on strike to protest the delayed payment of their July incentives. The state ministry of health promised to pay the incentives but that did not happen. Mamer Abraham Kuot has more from the Upper Nile state capital Malakal.
An official with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan has praised the late General Bior Ajang Duot, former rebel commander of the Sudan People Liberation Army and the former undersecretary in the Ministry of Defense for having no international sanctions while he served serving the people of South Sudan in various capacities. Mamer Abraham Kuot has more from Malakal.
Four people were killed, and two others injured during a fresh clashes between the White Army and the South Sudan Defense Force in Nasir town. Mamer Abraham Kuot files from Malakal about the fighting.
Some South Sudanese who fled Sudan’s conflict say hunger is forcing some of them to return to Sudan in search of better living conditions. The UN refugee agency says it is aware of the move but cannot interfere with people’s choices. Mamer Abraham Kuot reports for VOA from Malakal
Clashes between a local vigilante group known as the White Army and members of the South Sudan Peoples Defense Force at a fishing site in Nasir County have resulted in the death of one person and left three others wounded. Authorities and civil society groups have called for speedy integration of the various armed groups across the country into the national army to prevent more killings. Mamer Abraham Kuot has more Malakal.
BUNJ - Sudanese refugees in South Sudan's Maban County are unhappy about conditions in Kaya camp, prompting some to seek alternative solutions.
JUBA, MALAKAL — As the world commemorated World Radio Day on Monday, South Sudanese say the medium is a platform that is important to them because it promotes peace and is crucial for the dissemination of information.
Medical officers in South Sudan's Nasir County, Upper Nile State, warn of a health crisis as measles, malaria, and trachoma endanger children's lives amid floods.
