Humanitarian Crisis in Bazia Payam, Wau: Over 16,000 IDPs Arrive, Immediate Aid Needed

By. Gibson Kmilio Bakuyo WAU — More than 16,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Tombura, Maringidingo and Nagero counties arrived in Bazia Payam on 28 September 2025 — mostly women, children and the elderly — triggering a humanitarian emergency that demands urgent assistance. Aid workers from Caritas Tombura‑Yambio Diocese and Caritas Diocese of Wau, together…

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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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Diocese of Tombura-Yambio to Initiates Three-Year Education Revolution: ‘We Go to School’ Campaign Targets 1.5 million Children

By Sr. Henriette Anne, FSSA In the heart of Western Equatoria State, a transformative movement is set to be launched – the “We Go to School” Three Years Campaign, led by Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY). This ambitious initiative, spanning from 2024 to 2026 is set to be launched…

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Bishop Hiiboro Condemns Child Recruitment as “Inherently Wrong” on International Red Hand Day

By Emmanuel Mandela The Catholic Bishop of Tombura-Yambio Diocese, His Lordship Barani Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala, has issued a firm moral warning against the recruitment of children into armed forces, describing the practice as inherently wrong and a direct assault on the future of South Sudan. Bishop Hiiboro delivered his remarks during the commemoration of International…

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Bishop Hiiboro Kussala Receives Mahogany Seedlings as a Symbol of Environmental Stewardship

By Waure Emmanuel In a symbolic act that intertwines faith and environmental consciousness, His Lordship Barani Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala, the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Tambura-Yambio (CDTY), received 12 mahogany seedlings from Mr. Anthony Zetti Martin.   The gesture was welcomed with great appreciation and joy by the bishop, who regarded the seedlings as…

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Poor Dilapidated Road Network is Undermining Service Delivery in South Sudan, the Government Needs to Fix Road Infrastructure

By Sr. Henriette Anne, FSSA In December 2023, I spent 3 weeks in Mboko and Yambio, Western Equatoria State, South Sudan. The journey from Tombura airstrip to Ave Maria Parish in Mboko was unbearable. The roads had no Maram, dangerous potholes, and due to heavy rains, they were hardly navigable because of mudslides and it…

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