Author: The South Sudan Herald

A Milestone for Western Equatoria Youth On a bright Yambio morning, the steady clang of hammers mixed with church hymns as St. John Catholic University was officially launched, marking the first institution of its kind in Western Equatoria State and promising to reshape the province’s educational landscape. The ceremony gathered Bishop Barani Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala, acting governor Daniel Badagbu Rimbasa, senior officials, and curious residents who filled plastic chairs under canvas tents, illustrating a rare alignment of ecclesiastical vision and public authority in pursuit of a single goal: equipping young people with future-proof skills. Bishop Hiiboro, his white cassock catching…

A Kidnapping Near the Ugandan Border Richard Matiangi thought the dusty border road from Morobo to Uganda held only potholes, not death. On 30 July the Kenyan civil engineer saw his colleague James Kariuki cut down by gunfire, their pickup torched, and his own life placed in the hands of unknown gunmen. He would spend three tense days marching through tangled undergrowth, guarded by rebels who offered few answers. The nightmare ended just as abruptly: a lone captor murmured a whispered instruction to flee, and the five hostages slipped into the night toward the steeple of Holy Trinity. Hostages’ Grueling…

Tumaini, the Common Thread of a Regional Mediation Launched in Nairobi in 2023, the Tumaini process aims to bring together movements excluded from the 2018 revitalized agreement and to strengthen South Sudan’s transition. The Swahili word “tumaini” – hope – reflects the ambition to fill the gaps left by previous negotiations. A Pause that Raises Questions for Negotiators Since February 7, talks have been adjourned for the third time. Officially, Juba says it wants to finalize two roadmaps intended to clarify the end of the transitional period. In the absence of a resumption date, concern is growing among civil society…