Category Archives: South Sudan

South Sudan has arrested two state broadcast journalists for failing to ensure coverage of a crucial speech by President Salva Kiir, a government official said on Sunday, prompting an outcry from an international media watchdog. Journalists often complain of persecution by the security services of the African republic that seceded from Sudan in 2011. That year, Juba authorities closed a newspaper after it criticized Kiir for allowing his daughter to marry a foreigner. The government of South Sudan’s Western Bahr El Ghazal state said it had detained two senior staff at its broadcaster for “administrative issues” after the station failed to cover Kiir’s visit to the town of Wau last … Continue reading →

At least 24 soldiers were killed when rebels ambushed a South Sudanese army convoy in Jonglei State. A group led by rebel leader David Yau Yau, one of several militias fighting the government, attacked the convoy of 200 soldiers near Pibor, a remote corner of the eastern state on Jonglei, army spokesman Philip Aguer said. During the attack which took place last Wednesday, twelve soldiers were wounded in the attack on Wednesday and 17 are missing, he said.  The troops had been sent to investigate reports that Yau Yau had been sighted in the area, Aguer said. He added that he suspected the rebels were joined by youth from the … Continue reading →