Unidentified gunmen attacked Nyirol County of South Sudan’s Jonglei State Thursday killing at least seven fishermen; The head of South Sudan’s Elections Commission says the country needs at least six months after the transitional period expires in December to prepare for and hold a free and fair election; The Norwegian Refugee Council says it has suspended operations in parts of South Sudan’s Unity State after armed groups attacked and looted food aid from its warehouses at least four times over the past two weeks
Unidentified gunmen attacked Nyirol County of South Sudan’s Jonglei State Thursday killing at least seven fishermen; The head of South Sudan’s Elections Commission says the country needs at least six months after the transitional period expires in December to prepare for and hold a free and fair election; The Norwegian Refugee Council says it has suspended operations in parts of South Sudan’s Unity State after armed groups attacked and looted food aid from its warehouses at least four times over the past two weeks
The World Food Programme (WFP) has said it is committed to providing food and nutritional assistance to vulnerable people across South Sudan, despite a significant lack of resources and other operational challenges it’s grappling with.
Authorities in the Jonglei State’s Nyirol County says at least two bodies have been found days after four boys went missing in Uror County; Juba residents are expressing mixed views following the execution of Emmanuel Babu Lokiri, who murdered three children in 2020; South Sudan’s chief negotiator in peace talks between the Sudanese transitional government and armed groups has expressed concern over the implementation of the Juba Peace Agreement.
The Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO) in Nyirol County, Jonglei State earlier this week announced the release of three senior military officers who were arrested for attempting to defect to the government side on 24 November.