{"id":4896,"date":"2025-06-07T07:14:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T07:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/?p=4896"},"modified":"2025-08-11T07:26:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T07:26:18","slug":"weekly-news-7-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/index.php\/2025\/06\/07\/weekly-news-7-june\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly News – 7 June"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Kiir fires Warrap governor<\/h3>

Date:<\/strong> June 5, 2025 | Source:<\/strong> Radio Tamazuj<\/p>

South Sudanese President Salva Kiir dismissed Warrap State Governor Lt. Gen. Magok Magok following a surge in communal violence that left scores dead, state media announced Wednesday. No official reason was given for Magok\u2019s removal, just three months after his appointment.<\/p>

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South Sudan celebrates International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers<\/h3>

Date:<\/strong> June 4, 2025 | Source:<\/strong> Africanews<\/p>

The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers kicked off in South Sudan\u2019s Western Equatoria State on Monday – opening with a friendly football match between peacekeepers and local women. The event was aimed at raising awareness of the need to de-escalate tensions and promote peace in the conflict-prone area.<\/p>

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Dozens of Civilians Killed in Clashes Between Militias and South Sudan\u2019s Army<\/h3>

Date:<\/strong> June 4, 2025 | Source:<\/strong> Democracy Now<\/p>

Aid groups fear South Sudan is on the brink of another war as dozens of civilians, including children, have been killed or severely injured in recent weeks in violent clashes between South Sudan\u2019s army and militia groups across the country. Survivors describe airstrikes and bombings on local communities, including while people are sleeping.<\/p>

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Community conversations on justice and accountability brings hope to women in Kuajiena<\/h3>

Date:<\/strong> June 4, 2025 | Source:<\/strong> UNMISS<\/p>

On a quiet sunny day in the village of Kuajiena Payam in Jur River, community members gather under the shade of a Morula tree to reflect on peace, security, justice, and the path ahead during an open dialogue focused on accountability through the military court system.<\/p>

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Two Killed in Explosion Near Munyonyo Martyrs Shrine<\/h3>

Date:<\/strong> June 3, 2025 | Source:<\/strong> The Tower Post<\/p>

At least two unidentified people have been killed in a suspected bomb explosion near Munyonyo Martyrs Shrine. According to preliminary reports, the pair was traveling on a boda boda when the explosion went off, killing them on the spot and completely destroying the motorcycle.<\/p>

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Kiir fires Warrap governor Date: June 5, 2025 | Source: Radio Tamazuj South Sudanese President Salva Kiir dismissed Warrap State Governor Lt. Gen. Magok Magok following a surge in communal violence that left scores dead, state media announced Wednesday. No official reason was given for Magok\u2019s removal, just three months after his appointment. Read more […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4901,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-4"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4896","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4896"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4896\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4904,"href":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4896\/revisions\/4904"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4896"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}