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News South Sudan » Eastern Equatoria: Veteran leader Joseph Lagu dies, Kiir declares national mourning

News channel or source: https://www.radiotamazuj.org/en/news/article/veteran-leader-joseph-lagu-dies-kiir-declares-national-mourning

Published on: Tuesday 27 October 2026

President Salva Kiir, who is in Russia to attend the third Russia-Africa summit, declared national mourning for Lagu, describing him as a nationalist and liberation hero who dedicated his life to ...

News South Sudan » Eastern Equatoria: Over 100 SPLM-IO members defect to SPLM Party in E. Equatoria

News channel or source: https://www.radiotamazuj.org/en/news/article/over-100-splm-io-members-defect-to-splm-party-in-e-equatoria

Published on: Wednesday 21 October 2026

More than 100 members of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) in Eastern Equatoria State have announced their defection to rejoin the ruling Sudan People’s Liberation ...

News South Sudan » Eastern Equatoria: Some 120,000 Sudanese refugees set to return to Eastern Equatoria

News channel or source: https://www.unhcr.org/africa/news/some-120-000-sudanese-refugees-set-return-eastern-equatoria

Published on: Tuesday 15 May 2007

KAMPALA, Uganda, May 16 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency has reached an agreement with Sudan and Uganda to begin the repatriation of some 120,000 refugees to south Sudan's Eastern Equatoria state. The ...

News South Sudan » Eastern Equatoria: South Sudan church leaders call for halt to hostilities, civilian protection

News channel or source: https://www.ewtnnews.com/world/africa/south-sudan-church-leaders-call-for-halt-to-hostilities-civilian-protection

Published on: Thursday 08 October 2026

To protect civilians amid worsening insecurity, killings, abductions, and displacement, members of South Sudan Council of Churches say “silence is no longer an option.” ...

News South Sudan » Eastern Equatoria: South Sudan stability report, April–June 2026

News channel or source: https://www.janes.com/defence-intelligence-insights/defence-and-national-security-analysis/south-sudan-stability-report-april-june-2026

Published on: Sunday 26 July 2026

Janes recorded eight non-state armed group (NSAG) attacks from April to June, reflecting a 69.2% decrease compared with 26 attacks recorded from January to March. This decrease in attacks likely ...

News South Sudan » Eastern Equatoria: UN Security Council concerned by escalating South Sudan violence

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/top-stories/un-security-council-concerned-by-escalating-south-sudan-violence/ar-AA1WnWiJ

Published on: Saturday 14 February 2026

What you need to know: Clashes are occurring at a scale not seen since 2017... The UN Security Council on Friday said it was gravely concerned by escalating violence in South Sudan's Jonglei and ...

News South Sudan » Eastern Equatoria: WHO Country Representative and Minister of Health visit Eastern Equatoria State to assess the cholera situation.

News channel or source: https://www.afro.who.int/countries/south-sudan/news/who-country-representative-and-minister-health-visit-eastern-equatoria-state-assess-cholera

Published on: Wednesday 02 July 2014

The WHO Country Representative Dr Abdi Aden Mohamed, the Minister of Health, Dr Riek Gai Kok together with a team from WHO and central Ministry of Health on Thursday 03 July 2014, visited State ...

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