Waakhe Simon Wudu

South Sudan economic analyst welcomes the central bank's move to lower interest rates but says it won't make much difference until the government restores peace and stability 

Under the provisions of the 2018 revitalized peace agreement in South Sudan, 35 percent of posts in the new, unity government are to be allocated to women

Violence in Greater Jonglei will spiral further unless the national government establishes law and order in the region and addresses the root causes of the fighting, according to one analyst in Juba 

The South Sudan Army said it killed Kerbino Wol at a village in Lakes State

South Sudan Minister of East African Affairs John Luk Jok died Tuesday in Juba

Health ministry official described victim as a 51-year old 'high-profile South Sudanese' 

The virus has spread from the capital, Juba, to the cities of Yei and Rubkona and the disputed Abyei region along the Sudan-South Sudan border 

Regional flights will resume and restaurants and bars will be allowed to reopen in South Sudan despite a rising number of coronavirus cases in the country

The number of confirmed cases in the country jumped from 6 to 49

South Sudan's task force on COVID-19 says the increase is a sign the virus is being transmitted locally