[Nile Post] A South Sudan minister has set out to eliminate ‘ghost workers’ from public payroll and vowed not to pay out a mountain of claims worth millions of dollars until the invoices are verified.

[HRW] As elections loom, extend vital Human Rights Commission mandate

[MSF] – A humanitarian crisis is escalating in Bulukat and Renk, two of the busiest transit sites in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state, warns MSF. Thousands of people who escaped the conflict in Sudan are desperately short of essentials including clean water, food, shelter and healthcare. Overcrowded and unhygienic living conditions in the transit sites further increase the risk of disease outbreaks.

[The Conversation Africa] South Sudan is expected to hold its first general election in December 2024. It became an independent state in 2011.

[African Arguments] A movement of dozens of African civil society groups call on the AU to take actions in pursuit of climate justice, peace, and equality.

[Dabanga] Gorom Camp, Juba — Sudanese refugees in the Gorom camp, west of Juba, capital of South Sudan, complain about deteriorating conditions and difficulties facing them in the camp. An activist told Dabanga on Friday that the camp lacks even the most basic services. The activist, who asked Dabanga not to publish her name, says that the people in the camp are struggling to obtain food. “Aid organisations spend $8 per month per person, but as everything is very expensive here, this it is only enough for one meal a day. There are

[UN News] Zero energy light bulbs and sturdy bricks for schools and homes. Some innovative communities in South Sudan are reusing waste in new ways as the world rallies to ban plastic pollution by the year’s end, with help from a small team of experts led by climate and environmental scientist Shazneen Cyrus Gazdar at theUN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).

[ENA] Addis Ababa, — Ethiopia and South Sudan have enjoyed cordial relationships in multifaceted spheres that “will never change”, South Sudan’s Foreign Affairs Minister, James Pitia Morgan said.

[ISS] The protocol provides the means to tackle cattle rustling and related crimes, but no countries have ratified it.

[ICRC] O Present Were Hon. Huda Laila — Juba, South Sudan (ICRC) – On Wednesday, 7 February, a reconstructed solar-powered water supply system was inaugurated at Lainya Town, Central Equatoria State, by Honourable Latiyu Paul Abbas – State Minister for Housing, water and physical infrastructure and Florence Gilette the head of delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).