[UNHCR] Today, China Aid has donated more than 1.3 million items of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, to support ongoing efforts in curbing the spread of COVID-19 and other contagious diseases in South Sudan.

[Nile Post] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said government would use the first ever Uganda- South Sudan business expo to help create awareness for its citizens to tap into business opportunities as well as investments in neighbouring South Sudan.

[Dabanga] El Fasher — The Sovereignty Council announced that a ceremony will be held next week for the inauguration of a new batch of security forces concerned with the protection of civilians in Darfur as part of the implementation of the security arrangements stipulated in the Juba Peace Agreement. The presence of armed forces in Darfur has been subject to much controversy and negotiation over the past years.

[UN News] With eight months remaining, the window of opportunity is closing for South Sudan to meet critical benchmarks required to complete its transition away from long-running civil conflict, the Special Representative for the country told the Security Council on Monday, pressing parties to the November 2018 peace deal, to implement their commitments in letter and spirit.

[New Times] Rwanda will face South Sudan at the upcoming FIBA World Cup qualifiers due in Kigali.

[Shabait] Asmara — Mr. Yohannes Teklemicael, Eritrean Ambassador to South Sudan, met and held talks with various South Sudan officials focusing on strengthening bilateral ties as well as on regional issues of interest to the two countries.

[UN News] Food assistance to 1.7 million people in South Sudan has been suspended, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday, citing a funding crunch and rising needs.

[Capital FM] Canterbury — A South Sudanese bishop who was forced with his family into exile before he was one year old, the Right Reverend Anthony Poggo, has been named as the next Secretary General of the Anglican Communion.

[Capital FM] Nairobi — Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Raychelle Omamo has urged parties in the South Sudan, Ethiopia and Democratic Republic of Congo conflicts to emulate the handshake between President Kenyatta and Raila Odinga.

[UN News] Rose Mary Tiep, fled domestic abuse and the conflict in South Sudan five years ago. Today she is helping others through their trauma in an Ugandan refugee camp, as part of a UN-backed support programme.