{"id":5198,"date":"2025-09-05T06:59:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T06:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/?p=5198"},"modified":"2025-09-11T07:11:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T07:11:42","slug":"weekly-news-5-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/index.php\/2025\/09\/05\/weekly-news-5-september\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly News \u2013 5 September"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5198\" class=\"elementor elementor-5198\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22edadda e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"22edadda\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3340cf56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3340cf56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Ayod : officials warn SPLA-IO and White Army moving to attack Upper Nile<\/h3><p><strong>3 September 2025 &#8211; Radio Tamazuj<\/strong><\/p><p>Local authorities in Ayod County, Jonglei State, warn that the White Army and SPLA-IO forces loyal to detained Vice President Riek Machar are preparing to attack Upper Nile. The groups, led by Nuer spiritual leader Makuach Tut Khor, are reportedly stationed in Mogog Village and parts of Pigi County.<\/p><p><a class=\"read-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotamazuj.org\/en\/news\/article\/ayod-officials-warn-that-spla-io-white-army-moving-to-attack-upper-nile\">Read more<\/a><\/p><hr \/><h3>Upper Nile : Maiwut commissioner suspended following forum<\/h3><p><strong>3 September 2025 &#8211; Radio Tamazuj<\/strong><\/p><p>Governor Lt. Gen. James Koang Chuol Ranley suspended Maiwut County Commissioner Ler Jock Thoan through Gubernatorial Order No. 20\/2025. The decision, based on Article 98 of the state constitution and a March presidential decree, took effect immediately.<\/p><p><a class=\"read-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotamazuj.org\/en\/news\/article\/maiwut-commissioner-suspended-following-commissioners-forum\">Read more<\/a><\/p><hr \/><h3>Greater Tambura : displaced civilians protected but call for reconciliation<\/h3><p><strong>3 September 2025 &#8211; UNMISS<\/strong><\/p><p>Since 2021, recurrent inter-communal violence in Greater Tambura has killed many and displaced thousands. Civilians remain in camps or hide in the bush, with many stressing that true reconciliation is essential for them to return home safely.<\/p><p><a class=\"read-button\" href=\"https:\/\/unmiss.unmissions.org\/displaced-civilians-greater-tambura-protected-say-reconciliation-needed-leave-camps\">Read more<\/a><\/p><hr \/><h3>South Sudan-Sudan : Salva Kiir\u2019s balancing act on the border<\/h3><p><strong>4 September 2025 &#8211; Africa Intelligence<\/strong><\/p><p>The Rapid Support Forces are reportedly using South Sudan as a logistics base, while Juba remains cautious to maintain ties with Port Sudan, vital for its oil exports. This delicate balance highlights South Sudan\u2019s geopolitical challenges.<\/p><p><a class=\"read-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africaintelligence.com\/eastern-africa-and-the-horn\/2025\/09\/04\/salva-kiir-s-difficult-balancing-act-on-the-sudanese-border,110517708-eve\">Read more<\/a><\/p><hr \/><h3>South Sudan : 14 killed in renewed northern clashes<\/h3><p><strong>2 September 2025 &#8211; Reuters<\/strong><\/p><p>At least four soldiers and 10 militia fighters were killed in northern South Sudan, in clashes linked to the March arrest of Vice President Riek Machar. The violence raises fears of a return to full-scale conflict between forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and Machar\u2019s supporters.<\/p><p><a class=\"read-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/africa\/south-sudan-clash-kills-14-renewed-violence-north-2025-09-02\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><hr \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ayod : officials warn SPLA-IO and White Army moving to attack Upper Nile 3 September 2025 &#8211; Radio Tamazuj Local authorities in Ayod County, Jonglei State, warn that the White Army and SPLA-IO forces loyal to detained Vice President Riek Machar are preparing to attack Upper Nile. The groups, led by Nuer spiritual leader Makuach [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5199,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5198","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\/5198","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=5198"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5198\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5203,"href":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5198\/revisions\/5203"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}