Author: THEJUBAMIRROR

Six inmates at the Wau Main Prison in Western Bahr el Ghazal State have been diagnosed with chickenpox, a senior prisons officer said. Chickenpox is a highly contagious viral infection causing an itchy, blister-like rash on the skin. It is highly contagious to those who haven’t had the disease or been vaccinated against it. “We have six cases of chickenpox, including one case at the Juvenile Center,” Major General George Gabriel Gilo, Director of Wau Main Prison, told Radio Tamazuj on Wednesday. Gilo attributed the problem to a lack of sanitation due to the overcrowding of prisoners in Wau Central…

JUBA – The main armed opposition Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) led by First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar Teny has condemned what it says is a proxy war waged by the ruling SPLM faction led by President Salva Kiir Mayardit which it also accused of manipulating security systems. This comes after security forces in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State’s capital Aweil arrested and detained – for three days – the anti-corruption commission boss, Arok Anei Akuei, who is also a senior member of the Machar party, for three days. In a statement obtained by Thejubamirror news Desk,…

JUBA – South Sudan’s minister of cabinet affairs and close ally of President Salva Kiir Mayardit Martin Elia Lomuro has urged SPLM-IO deputy chairman and first deputy speaker of the transitional parliament Nathaniel Oyet to apologize for ‘supporting’ arms embargo against the country. This comes after senior government officials clashed at the 6th Governors Forum, largely along party lines, over sanctions and arms embargo imposed by the United Nations against the world’s youngest country in 2018. The information minister and government spokesman Michael Makuei Lueth had yesterday called on the international community to lift the sanctions and the arms…

JUBA – South Sudan government has suspended the peace talks with opposition groups in Italy, saying that the holdout rebels are not serious and are using the initiative to buy time in order to prepare for a deadly conflict. The opposition groups are united under the South Sudan Opposition Movements Alliance (SSOMA) and includes General Thomas Cirilo Swaka, General Pagan Amum, General Paul Malong, as well as others such as Emmanuel Ajawin. “This letter informs the Community of Sant’Egidio that the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity has suspended its participation in the Rome Peace talks till further notice. This…

JUBA – South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit has been invited by his United States counterpart Joe Biden to attend the second US-Africa summit taking place virtually from December 13 to December 15, according to the US state department. The summit, which is a follow-up to the first summit conducted during the time of President Barrack Obama will discuss peace and security, climate change as well as food security in the volatile continent, according to a top US diplomat. “We expect some of the outcomes to be deepening and expanding reflection of our long- term US-Africa partnership while we advance…

JUBA – President Salva Kiir Mayardit on Tuesday hailed efforts in the implementation of the revitalized peace agreement by the parties, but said lack of partnership among the peace partners derails efforts to move the 2018 pact forward. The head of state made the remarks during the opening session of the 6th South Sudan Governors’ Forum which is being held in Juba under the theme ‘Accelerating the Implementation of the Revitalized Peace Agreement in Accordance with the Roadmap 2022’. Kiir said the parties have tried their best since the signing of the agreement in Addis Ababa in 2018 and that…

By Kuokbongjak Nhial  The minutes of the Aliiny community meeting in Juba took place on November 18th, 2022. Aliinyy community attendance at the meeting was over 1500 people, and they all agreed to keep the old committees led by Achut Mijak Akiir. Indeed, Aliiny agreed to keep the old committees, but Hon Mary Ayen Mijok refused. The court in South Sudan endorsed the old CDC, appointed by the community, and the Hon. Mary Ayen disagrees with the court’s decisions to endorse the old committees led by Achut Mijak to oversight the community development funds. Furthermore, the Alliin…

JUBA, 22nd November 2022- His Excellency President Salva Kiir Mayardit on Tuesday presided over the opening ceremony of the 6th Governor’s Forum that brought all the levels of Government and Peace Stakeholders together for a Four day presentations. The forum will focus on discussions and draw out resolutions on the matters of national concern. The forum is organised by the Office of the President in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme under the theme, “Accelerating the Implementation of the Revitalized Peace Agreement in Accordance with the Roadmap 2022.” In his keynote address, President Kiir stated that positive steps…

November 22, 2022 (KHARTOUM) – The express or tacit support of the October 25, 2021coup by the armed groups based on the Juba Peace Agreement (JPA) changed the regard of the Sudanese in the war-affected areas to the armed groups and negatively affected their legitimacy. Nowadays, the political process based on the constitutional proposals drafted by the Sudanese Bar Association Steering Committee includes the review of the contested peace agreement. Detractors say how a peace agreement can be superior to the constitutional declaration, and point to another point, which is the DDR process as the armed groups would keep…

JUBA – An armed opposition group led by the former army chief turned rebel leader Gen. Paul Malong Awan refutes accusations from SSPDF of reorganizing forces to launch an offensive on government troops stationed in Tambura county. Maj. Gen. Lul Ruai Koang on his interview with The Juba Echo yesterday stated that, “Suspected militias forces belonging to SSUF/A of Gen. Paul Malong have been intercepted by an SSPDF Intelligent on a huge military exercise drilled to attack our base in Tambura county of Western Equatoria State. “Peace partners should take a look on that because Malong is a part…