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Uze and Ngindo Farmers Gain Practical Knowledge Through Exposure Visit to Solidarity Rimenze Farm

By Eddy Waure Fifty farmers from the Uze and Ngindo farmer groups have completed an exposure visit to Solidarity Rimenze Farm, gaining practical insights into diverse farming techniques, seed cultivation methods, and land preparation strategies through direct observation and experience-based learning facilitated by the Catholic Organization for Development and Peace with support from Manos Unidas….

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Tindoka Community Declares End to Child Marriage and Sexual Gender-Based Violence Following AMREF Training Program

By Waure Eddy. The community of Tindoka has formally declared an end to child marriage and sexual and gender-based violence, marking a historic commitment to protecting children and women following comprehensive training conducted by AMREF Health Africa in collaboration with the State Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare, with support from UNFPA, Canada, Sweden,…

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Bishop Hiiboro Visits Diocese of Lodwar to Celebrate Community’s Golden Jubilee and Strengthen Ecumenical Partnerships

Sr. Laurencila Akinyi, FSSA. The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio, the Most Reverend Barani Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala, has arrived in the Diocese of Lodwar in Kenya’s Turkana region for a week-long pastoral visit centered on preaching at a spiritual retreat, celebrating the Golden Jubilee of the Community of Saint Paul the Apostle, and…

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Tindoka Community Declares End to Child Marriage and Sexual Gender-Based Violence Following AMREF Training

By Eddy Waure. The community of Tindoka has formally declared an end to child marriage and sexual and gender-based violence, marking a historic commitment to protecting children and women following intensive community training conducted by AMREF Health Africa in collaboration with the State Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare, with support from UNFPA, Canada,…

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Boda-Boda Association Launches County Tour Initiative to Strengthen Discipline, Safety, and Development Across Western Equatoria

By Waure Eddy. The newly appointed chairperson of the Boda-Boda Association in Western Equatoria State, Mr. Christopher Badumoyosa, officially launched his county tour initiative in Nzara on Tuesday, marking the beginning of an ambitious effort to visit all ten counties across the state to unite motorcycle taxi riders around a shared vision of discipline, safety,…

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Bishop Hiiboro Marks 18th Anniversary of Episcopal Consecration with Gratitude for Community Support and Prayer

By Sr. Laurencila Akinyi, FSSA. The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio, the Most Reverend Barani Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala, has expressed profound gratitude to all who remembered him in prayer and kindness during the commemoration of his 18th anniversary of Episcopal Consecration, reflecting on the meaning of episcopacy as service carried by the prayers…

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Bishop Hiiboro Calls Seminarians to Holiness and Character During Institution of Readers and Acolytes

By Sr. Laurencila Akinyi, FSSA. The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio, the Most Reverend Barani Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala, has challenged seminarians to allow themselves to be transformed by the love of Christ, using the examples of Saints Peter and Paul to illustrate how even those with profound failures can become pillars of the…

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Thirty Journalists Complete Conflict-Sensitive Reporting Training in Yambio, Strengthen Capacity for Election Coverage

By Waure Eddy. Thirty journalists representing major media outlets across Western Equatoria State have completed a three-day training on conflict-sensitive monitoring and human rights reporting conducted by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, equipping media professionals with technical skills to document abuses responsibly while avoiding speech that fuels division or hatred in communities. The…

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Bishop Hiiboro Returns from Historic Pastoral Visit to Western Deanery, Celebrates Multiple Milestones of Faith and Renewal

By Sr. Laurencila Akinyi, FSSA. The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio, the Most Reverend Barani Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala, has expressed profound gratitude following a pastoral visit to Our Lady of South Sudan Western Deanery, during which he presided over several historic events marking spiritual renewal, community rebuilding, and deepened commitment to peace in…

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Rii-Yubu Consecrated to The Sacred Heart of Jesus in Historic Act of Faith at South Sudan’s Frontier

By Sr. Laurencila Akinyi, FSSA. Thousands of Faithful Participated in a Historic Consecration Ceremony as Bishop Barani Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio Solemnly entrusted the Town of Rii-Yubu, its people, families, institutions, and future to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, marking a spiritual turning point for one of South Sudan’s most…

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