President Salva Kiir Myardit pledged to hold the country's first elections since independence within the next year and said he would run for head of state for the Sudan People's Liberation Movement

South Sudan will set a new date for elections in June; announcement was made by Professor Akok at a meeting in Juba that the president on the progress made by the Commission as the country prepares for general elections scheduled for December 2026

At least 3.000 head of cattle and 80 donkeys were stolen by armed assailants during a night raid in a village on the outskirts of the Jonglei State capital, Bor; locals lament that there were no adequate police in the village

Upper Nile State authorities committed to rehabilitate the Malakal airstrip in collaboration with national government, a key infrastructure for the people in the state; maintenance work will also start soon at Wau Airstrip in Western Bahr

Government spokesperson and Minister of Information said South Sudan seized control of Heglig oilfield after fighting between the Sudan Armed Forces SAF and the Rapid Support Forces RSF, which forced SAF units to withdraw toward the border