Tuesday, September 29, 2026
• The UN Security Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) for an additional year until April 30, 2027, under Resolution 2820, which won the support of 13 members with China and Russia abstaining, and the resolution reduces the military force ceiling from 17,000 to 12,500 troops while keeping the police ceiling at 2,101 — and Beijing and Moscow announced their support for extending the mandate while objecting to the force reduction and to what they described as pressures on the Government of South Sudan (Source: The Eastleigh Voice)
• National consultations began in South Sudan on the draft constitution of the East African Community Political Confederation, launched in Juba on September 24 and continuing until October 7 to include Rumbek, Wau and Bor; the Community's Secretary General said the process aims to gather citizens' views on the region's constitutional structures, while the Minister of Community Affairs in Juba, Michael Makuei Lueth, affirmed his country's commitment to regional integration (Source: East African Community via APO Group — September 25)
• The United Nations Mission in South Sudan sponsored a community dialogue in Greater Pibor that brought together political leaders, tribal chiefs, women and youth from the Anyuak community to discuss reconciliation with the Murle and ending the cycle of attacks, cattle theft and child abduction, and local leaders demanded more protection for their communities and the restoration of peace (Source: United Nations Mission in South Sudan via APO Group — September 29)
• The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned that the El Niño phenomenon threatens to bring seasonal rainfall 30 to 40% below the average in Sudan, exacerbating food insecurity for farmers, herders and fishing communities; the agency said it needs 193 million dollars to support its initiatives this year and is only 23% funded (Source: UN News — FAO alert, September 25)
— Editorial Team