South Sudan withdrew all its peacekeeping forces sent to the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo; they had been sent as part of the East African Community Regional Force

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

A devastating fire in Custom Market destroyed businesses; women, who are the most of the market’s workforce and primary income earners in many households, are left with nothing: among them widows and single mothers who rely exclusively on their earnings