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22/08/2025

Central Bank unveils modern payment system to ease financial transactions
The South Sudan Interbank Payment and Settlement System will enhance financial stability, reduce transaction costs, and support economic growth by enabling faster and more transparent payments.

22/08/2025

Governor Lobong Jets to Juba for Official Engagement
Torit, August 22, 2025 — The Governor of Eastern Equatoria State, H.E. Louis Lobong Lojore, this morning departed Torit for Juba on an official mission. His Excellency is expected to hold high-level engagements with national government authorities and development partners on matters of strategic importance to the State.
While in the capital, Governor Lobong will also pursue follow-up discussions on security, infrastructure, and service delivery programs aimed at improving the welfare of the people of Eastern Equatoria State.
The Governor is scheduled to return to Torit upon the conclusion of his official duties.
credit; EES secretariat

21/08/2025

President Salva Kiir has made extensive changes in government through decrees announced this evening. The following government officials have been dismissed:
1. Dr. Marial Dongrin- Minister for Finance and Economic Planning
2. Dhieu Matok- Minister for Investment
3. Anop Nuoi- Undersecretary in the Ministry of Finance
The President then appointed the following individuals as their replacement
1. Athian Diing Athian- Minister of Finance
2. Garang Majak Bol- undersecretary in the Ministry of Finance
3. Mum Majak- Minister for Investments

21/08/2025

21/08/2025

Governor Lobong directs the SPLM secretariat to intensify grassroots mobilization ahead of the 2026 elections.
Sisto Ohide Gideon Germano
The Eastern Equatoria State governor, who doubles as the SPLM State Chairperson, has directed the SPLM state secretary to intensify massive grassroots mobilization ahead of the anticipated general election slated for 2026.
The governor was speaking at the SPLM Secretariat during an official oath-taking event of Owar Mark Ugude as the new SPLM State Assistant Secretary for Culture, Information, and Communication, attended by senior party officials and supporters.
Governor Louis Lobong Lojore, who presided over the event, urged the new official to channel his energy, skills, and dedication toward advancing the SPLM's vision.
The SPLM State Chairman commended the outgoing Assistant Secretary for his service and encouraged Ugude to emulate his dedication while introducing innovative approaches to communication.
Governor Lobong directed the State Secretariat to intensify outreach by visiting blocks within Torit Municipal Council and neighboring Payams to engage citizens and community leaders directly.
He underscored that grassroots mobilization remains the backbone of consolidating the party's support base, particularly as South Sudan prepares for the 2026 elections.
He further instructed the State Secretary to ensure that all assistant secretaries, including those in the Women and Youth Leagues, develop clear work plans for effective monitoring and mobilization.
While the party deputy chairperson, Maragret Itoo Leonardo, urged the new assistant secretary to intensify effective communication for clear feedback, expressing readiness for collaboration.
SPLM state secretary German Charles Ojok says the party is empowering young leaders for effective service delivery. Charles urges youth to be productive in their assignment as the party prepares for election.
The newly sworn-in Assistant Secretary for Culture, Information, and Communication expresses commitment to advance the vision, mission, and principles of the SPLM political party by enhancing effective communication.
Uwar Mark Ugude pledged to work with the members of the party secretariat to bring about peace, development, and prosperity to advance the principles of the SPLM party.
Mark was appointed on the 13th of August, 2025, via SPLM Eastern Equatoria State Chairman order number 6 as Assistant Secretary of Culture, Information, and Communication, replacing the long-serving former Assistant Secretary Siro Silvio Lewak.
The occasion highlighted the party's renewed commitment to strengthening grassroots mobilization and enhancing communication across Eastern Equatoria State.

21/08/2025

Magwi communities urged to return home
by Gibson Ulaba
Eastern Equatoria State Governor Louis Lobong Lojore calls on Magwi communities to leave refugee camps and return home and occupy the vacated land.
Nearly all Madi and Acholi communities' land has been abandoned following the 2016 country crisis and further exacerbated by the presence of the cattle in the area.
The state governor renewed his appeal while speaking to hundreds of Catholic worshippers at Loa parish on Friday, following the ordination ceremony of seven individuals—four ordained as deacons and three as priests.
Governor Lojore urged the Acholi and Madi communities to return to their ancestral homeland, emphasizing that their presence would help prevent the illegal occupation of abandoned land and property.
He also praised the beauty of Magwi land during his address at the graduation ceremony of Magwi College of Agribusiness and Management Science.
Governor Lojore encouraged Magwi communities to populate the area along the Nimule highway, which connects Eastern Equatoria to the Central Equatoria border, and to engage in agricultural activities rather than allowing their land to fall into the hands of illegal occupants.
The head of the state advised the Acholi and Madi people to reclaim their own land, warning that prolonged absence would result in others seizing it. He specifically called on their people living in Uganda to return home.
Lobong also highlighted their good fortune in having the first tarmac road pass through their territory, further urging them to utilize it for agribusiness

21/08/2025

A Ugandan court in Kampala has sentenced South Sudanese national Abuk Boules Manyiel to six months in Luzira Prison for lacking a valid visa.
Friends say Abuk was arrested for overstaying after her visa expired 3 months ago. She faced the court without legal representation, and her child has now been left in the care of friends.

19/08/2025

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19/08/2025

Governor Lobong Urges Graduates to Drive Food Production Through Cooperatives

Magwi County, Eastern Equatoria State — Governor Louis Lobong Lojore on Saturday conferred diploma certificates to 37 graduates of Magwi College of Agribusiness and Management Sciences, comprising 11 females and 26 males.

In his keynote address, the Governor challenged the graduates to translate their academic knowledge into practical solutions by engaging in large-scale food production. He encouraged them to form agricultural cooperative groups, stressing that such structures would enable them to access government support more effectively.

Governor Lobong revealed that discussions are already underway for Eastern Equatoria State to receive tractors from the national government, which will soon be deployed to boost farming activities. He further pledged direct state support in ploughing the farms of graduates who will organize themselves into groups.

The ceremony was graced by senior state government officials and a delegation of professors from the University of Juba, to which the college is affiliated.

19/08/2025

Governor Lobong Hosts Dinner in Honor of Catholic Apostolic Nuncio

Torit, Eastern Equatoria State – August 19, 2025 – His Excellency Governor Louis Lobong Lojore on Tuesday evening hosted a state dinner at the State House in Torit in honor of the Catholic Apostolic Nuncio to the Republic of South Sudan, who also serves as the official representative of the Vatican.

In his remarks, Governor Lobong expressed gratitude to the Apostolic Nuncio for visiting Eastern Equatoria upon his first appointment to represent the Holy See in South Sudan. The Governor acknowledged the role of the Catholic Church in the spiritual and social life of the people and pledged support to the newly ordained priests with mobility assistance, while newly ordained deacons received envelopes in recognition of their service. Both groups were ordained recently at Our Lady of Assumption Parish in Loa.

The Governor further highlighted the vastness of Eastern Equatoria and called upon the Catholic Church to establish additional dioceses to better reach the faithful. He noted that while other Christian denominations have more than four bishops, the universal Catholic Church should expand its diocesan presence in the State.

Speaking at the event, the Apostolic Nuncio, representing Pope Francis, thanked the Governor for organizing the dinner, saying such gatherings strengthen collaboration between the Church and the State, both of which serve the same people. He emphasized that when the two institutions work together, service delivery becomes more effective. The Nuncio also expressed admiration for the mountainous landscape of Eastern Equatoria and affirmed his commitment to visiting communities across the State to be close to the faithful.

His Lordship, Bishop Emmanuel Lowi of the Catholic Diocese of Torit, reintroduced the Apostolic Nuncio to church leadership and revealed that the Nuncio had promised to tour Eastern Equatoria to affirm the presence of the Catholic flock in all corners of the Sta

15/08/2025

Over 250 returnees voluntarily arrived Torit from Kakuma refugee camp of Kenya following aid cut
Otwari Thomaz Marino
At least 280 returnees have arrived Torit on Tuesday and Wednesday following cut of food in Kakuma refugee camp of Kenya
According to the returnees, they voluntarily came on foot since they cannot afford transporting themselves and their belongings due to alarming situation in the camp
WFP last month cut aid by 60 percent for the most vulnerable groups, including pregnant women and disabled people, and by 80 percent for refugees with some kind of income.
Khadija Clement Kong State Deputy Chairperson for Relief and rehabilitation Commission confirmed the arrival saying most have join their families with the rest awaiting their families for reunion
He said Relief and rehabilitation Commission will soon convene emergency meeting to devise ways to helping the returning population
Jimmy Kilang Civil Society interim Chairperson expresses happiness for the voluntarily returned of refugees calling on Government to provide security to allow safe return
He appealed to Government and humanitarian agencies to join hands in supporting the returning population

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15/08/2025

Prioritize permanent constitution making process, activist tells government
By Theophilous Ochang
Wodcan Saviour Lazarus, a civil society activist who served as the Executive Director of support peace initiative organization (SPIDO) has called on the unity government to fund the national constitutional review commission (NCRC) for the quick implementation of the drafted constitution making process Act 2022.
He made the statement during the launching of a five months project on the constitutional making process Act 2022 in Torit by the Support peace initiative development organization (SPIDO) with the funding from the United Nations Development program (UNDP) worth 60,000USD.
Speaking during the launch of the project in Torit on Tuesday, Savior called on the government of the National unity to do allots in terms releasing funds to the National constitution review commission (NCRC) to enable them work diligently within the time.
He called on the government to prioritize the constitution making process of which he said has been dragged down due to the excuse of no funding citing such excused will not improve the country.
He acknowledged the important of constitution as the key road to realized permanent peace of which he expressed worry that it will be difficult for the country to move ahead without a constitution.
South Sudan as the youngest nation in the world still struggle to attain her own permanent constitution to replacing the transitional constitution of 2011 which came after the 2005 interim constitution during then Sudan.
After the 2018 peace agreement, the chapter 6 of the Revitalized peace agreement on the resolution of the conflict in the Republic of South Sudan provides for the permanent constitutional making process.
Since then, the country’s drafted constitution making process Act 2022 remained stagnant due to the lack of funds to the National constitutional Review commission decries lack of funding from the government to enable them work diligently.

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