[The Exchange] The quickly evolving digital economy has made internet connectivity a necessity in today’s world.

[The Conversation Africa] A long-running state of insecurity has recently intensified in Unity State – one of South Sudan’s 10 states – resulting in many innocent lives being lost.

[UN News] Deeply disturbing violence is escalating “all over” South Sudan, top independent UN human rights experts have warned.

[UN News] UN Secretary-General António Guterres and African leaders have launched a high-level panel to assess the situation in the Sahel and make recommendations on ways to foster international engagement and map out responses to the region’s complex challenges.

[VOA] Juba — Officials in South Sudan confirmed this month they have bought land on the coast of Djibouti to build a port. South Sudan says the port will be key for exporting the country’s crude oil, which currently goes through Sudan, as well as for importing goods, most of which come through the Kenyan port of Mombasa.

[UN News] Warring parties in South Sudan are committed to implementing a peace deal that has improved security in the country, Vice-President Hussein Abdelbagi Akol Agany told the UN General Assembly on Thursday.

[The New Humanitarian] Malakal, South Sudan — ‘Sometimes, the mechanisms set up to control sexual exploitation are seen like attacks against local cultures.’

[The New Humanitarian] Malakal, South Sudan — ‘The people sexually exploiting and abusing women… are the very people meant to serve and protect them.’

[UN News] Since 2018, the Revitalized Agreement between the key players in South Sudan’s long-running civil war has provided a framework for peace, the Head of the UN mission there, UNMISS, told the Security Council on Friday – “despite continued outbreaks of intercommunal violence”.

[Capital FM] Nairobi — Rwanda President Paul Kagame and Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi have arrived in the country where they are expected to attend President-elect William Ruto’s inauguration slated for Tuesday at the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani.