[CAJ News] Khartoum, Sudan — THE quashing of a death sentence earlier imposed on a teenager has prompted calls for South Sudan to abolish capital punishment.

[African Arguments] As an Arab-African, Muslim, female, solo traveller, identity is one of the first stumbling blocks to getting a visa to go anywhere.

[WHO] Juba — Over 50 health workers in Juba have been trained this past week with the aim to enhance standard infection prevention and control practices in laboratories and reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection and other infectious diseases.

[Nation] The East African Court of Justice has ordered South Sudanese President Salva Kiir to reinstate the appellate justices he sacked three years ago, saying the dismissal violated the country’s supreme law.

[SNA] Khartoum — The member of the Transitional Sovereign Council, Mohammed Hassan Al-Taayishi, discussed with the Deputy Head of the UNAMID progress of the peace process with the armed struggle movements in Juba, especially the Darfur track.

[WFP] Juba — Recurring violence in Jonglei and the Greater Pibor Administrative Area in the eastern part of South Sudan has already displaced more than 60,000 people and is crippling the food security and livelihoods of growing numbers of people, two United Nations agencies warned today.

[Nation] Juba — South Sudan’s civil society has reiterated calls for the African Union to help the country form a hybrid court that will address continual issues of injustice.

[UNHCR] UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, moved hundreds of refugees to safety between 16-17 July after deadly violence forced South Sudanese communities out of their homes in Uganda’s Palorinya settlement early this week.

[Radio Dabanga] Yida, South Sudan — Nuba refugees in the South Sudanese Yida camp deplore the increase in sexual assaults in the camp.

[East African] South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has appointed Mr Deng Alor the minister for East African affairs.