By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Eyeradio
Kornelio Kon Ngu, a candidate in South Sudan’s presidential election and leader of the National Alliance of Political Parties, is calling on President Salva Kiir to lift restrictions imposed on former officials, who must obtain written permission to travel within the country. He says the measure hinders freedom of movement ahead of the December 2026 elections, Eye Radio reports.
Youth leaders from Bahr el Ghazal are asking South Sudanese President Salva Kiir to release former officials who are detained or under house arrest, or bring them before the courts. In a statement published in Juba, they called for cases to be reviewed ahead of the elections scheduled for 22 December 2026, Radio Tamazuj reports.
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South Sudanese officials are urging President Salva Kiir to speed up the adoption of four bills on gender-based violence, women’s empowerment, financing for their businesses and family law. Their statement, issued in Juba after a two-day workshop, calls for action ahead of elections scheduled for 22 December 2026, reports Radio Tamazuj.
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South Sudanese community leader Mawien Mathiang Gor accuses former Vice-President Benjamin Bol Mel of preparing to overthrow Salva Kiir and says nine members of the Awan community are detained. The accusations, made in Juba during a ceremony, could revive tensions ahead of December’s elections, according to Radio Tamazuj.
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Only two women are among the 13 ministers in South Sudan’s current interim government, according to activist Jackline Nasiwa. She accuses the authorities of reducing women’s representation despite the 35% quota, ahead of elections scheduled for December 2026, Radio Tamazuj reports.
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South Sudan delegation to Dakar Games pledges peaceThe six young South Sudanese representatives at the Dakar Youth Olympic Games promise to promote the peaceful resolution of conflicts during their stay in Senegal. Their delegation is due to leave on Monday for ten days, with support from Nonviolent Peaceforce and funding from the French embassy, Radio Tamazuj reports.
Tundu Lissu threatens hunger strike in prison in TanzaniaTanzanian opposition figure Tundu Lissu, detained for a year and a half, is threatening to begin a hunger strike to protest against his detention conditions. Aged 58 and facing charges for calling for electoral reform, he faces the death penalty, Le Monde reports.The week in Africa
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