Dubious Oil Agreement Signed between South Sudan Govt and Duba-based HBK DOP, 28 December 2023Download Bloomberg News: A Dubai Firm Pledged $13 Billion for 20 Years of South Sudan Oil Natasha White and Augusta Saraiva, Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — A little-known company run by a distant relative of the Abu Dhabi royal family agreed to lend 12 billion euros ($12.9 billion) to South Sudan in exchange for repayment in oil, making it one of the largest ever oil-for-cash deals and the latest such intervention in a struggling African country. According to an unpublished report by a United Nations Se ..read more

By Bol Dau Kuol, Juba, South Sudan Thursday, 25 April 2024 (PW) — As youth with unified voice from Ruweng Administrative Area and Unity State, we demand the immediate cessation of operations by the Greater Pioneer Operating Company (GPOC) in our vast expanse. In light of mounting evidence of environmental devastation, health hazards, and governmental inaction, we are issuing an ultimatum: GPOC must stop its activities within 72 hours or face direct intervention from us. The previously fertile territories of Ruweng and Unity State have seen the relentless exploitation of natural resources by th ..read more

By Malek Arol Dhieu, Juba, South Sudan Wednesday, 24 April 2024 (PW) — After military training, soldiers would never be graduated if they are not armed with guns. However long it may take, they wait until the guns are brought. In the history of South Sudan, it was last year the soldiers were graduated with sticks because the government had its hands tied on the back by the renewal of arms embargo. A soldier graduated without a gun is like a cow without a tail. Flies could find it a very good opportunity to feed on it. If South Sudan were not at peace with her neighboring countries, enemies wou ..read more

Sarah Awel James Ajith Awuol: A Tribute By Atem Yaak Atem, Sydney, Australia Tuesday, 23 April 2024 (PW) — Members of the South Sudanese diaspora community and at home have been hit hard by a tragedy in the death of Sarah Awel James Ajith Awuol, who was the wife of Dengtiel Ayuen Kuur, an advocate and Member of National Legislative Assembly representing the Central Bor constituency. The late Awel was daughter of Asunta Ajula, who is from Luo of Bahr el Ghazal and of the late James Ajith Awuol, formerly one of South Sudan’s senior and distinguished career civil servants, once director of the Re ..read more

By Noble Leek Goi, Bor, Jonglei State Sunday, 21 April 2024 (PW) — Historically, Twic East especially the former Lith and Nyarweng have been hosting themselves peaceful during run ke Pawɛɛr and 1991 without land wrangle. Up todate, some areas deeply in Nyarweng land still bear the names of Twic East citizens who settled there. The famous examples being “Paan Kuir Kuol in Nyarweng Ageer and Arïu Twic in Nyarweng Athɔɔn. Those days when Twic East want to settle in Nyarweng land, the Chiefs and community leaders discussed it amongst themselves. When Adhiok and Abek were given Wernyol and Pabarchi ..read more

By Malek Arol Dhieu, Juba, South Sudan Monday, 22 April 2024 (PW) — Among the very few countries blessed with oil, South Sudan is one. There is a plethora of oil in South Sudan in that despite its constant refinery, it explodes in certain areas just to alert people that I’m also here! There is oil almost everywhere! Oil has no nickname, meaning oil in South Sudan is just like oil in Uganda, DRC, Dubai or any other oil-producing country. The same way oil is utilized in those countries should be the same way it’s utilized in South Sudan. The only difference is that, oil in those countries is uti ..read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, 17 April 2024 (PW) — A local community in Makuach village, Warrap State, South Sudan is appealing for funding and partnership support to expand educational opportunities and improve food security in the region. The Makuach Secondary School has been operating since 2019, providing classes for 180 primary students and 35 secondary students taught by 12 volunteer teachers. However, the school lacks proper infrastructure, teaching materials, and cannot pay the dedicated teachers. “Education is the backbone of our society and giving children the opportunity to learn ..read more

By Malek Arol Dhieu, Juba, South Sudan Sunday, 21 April 2024 (PW) — When will that leader, that very leader who pays the civil servants and soldiers on monthly basis, come? What is wrong with leaders who are tasked with the payment of the civil servants’ salary? They work to the best of the people’s expectations in other parameters of the government. But when they are appointed to lead economy-boosting ministries and departments, they work as if they are possessed. They come as transparent as glass, but when they assume offices, they immediately become as opaque as wood.  If the gods of t ..read more

South Sudan to upgrade Bentiu oil refinery as South Africa’s state-owned petroleum company the Strategic Fuel Fund (SFF) began its oil and gas exploration in Jonglei state, South Sudan Sunday, 21 April 2024 (PW) — South Sudan is taking major steps to increase its oil refining capacity and attract foreign investment into its petroleum and mining sectors, moves aimed at boosting economic development in the world’s youngest nation. The government has committed to upgrading the Bentiu refinery’s capacity to 10,000 barrels per day (bpd), a significant increase from its current modest output levels ..read more

By Hon. Eng. Charles Barnaba Kisanga, Juba, South Sudan Saturday, 20 April 2024 (PW) — In the heart of Yambio, where the sun sets behind the rolling hills and the cool breeze whispers tales of the past, a remarkable man once walked among us. Ustaz Ezekiah Wayo, a pillar of education and a true son of the Azande people, has left an indelible mark on the lives of countless individuals. As we mourn his passing, it is with great honor that we pay tribute to his life and legacy. A Reunion and a Rekindled Friendship It was in 1985, after years of absence from my beloved Yambio, that I returned, taki ..read more