The commissioner of Akobo County in South Sudan’s Jonglei State has rejected his suspension by Governor Dr. Riek Gai Kok, calling the move unsubstantiated. Commissioner Puok Nyang Tutjiek, a member of Riek Machar’s SPLM-IO party, was suspended over the weekend. The decision comes amid heightened tensions following the house arrest of Machar, the first vice […]
Month: April 2025
Pope Francis dies at the age of 88
Pope Francis died Monday at his Vatican residence. He was 88. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the camerlengo of the Apostolic Chamber, announced the pope’s death from the Casa Santa Marta. Francis died at 7:35 a.m., Farrell said. “With deep sorrow, I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis,” Farrell said. “His entire life was […]
Episcopal Church accuses Central Equatoria government of land grabbing
The Rev. Paul Samuel Paul, parish priest of St. Stephen Episcopal Church in Munuki, accused Central Equatoria State on Sunday of demolishing church buildings in an attempt to seize the land. Speaking to congregants, Paul condemned the state government’s recent demarcation of the property as unlawful. He said the church, established in 1965, was granted […]