[WASHINGTON - VOA by Ayen Bior] He was once called a Lost Boy but today, his official title is Councilor-Elect.

Chol Majok won the 3rd District Common Council seat in Syracuse, New York, this week, becoming the first former refugee in city history to do so, according to Onondaga County’s Board of Elections.

Majok arrived in Syracuse 18 years ago with other Lost Boys of Sudan -- a group of 20,000 boys who were displaced or orphaned during the second Sudanese civil war in which about 2 million were killed. He was 16 years old and anxious to begin building his life.

He lived in foster homes until he turned 18, and although he was there for just two years, he says the conditions he experienced in the system changed his life. Read more on VOA

[Mwaakilishi, Nairobi Kenya, John Wanjohi] US technology conglomerate, Cisco has appointed Kenyan Sally Kimeu as Country Leader and Regional Manager for its East Africa operations.

[Chevenning] Dr Chuor de Garang Alier (MD, MMed-OBGY), an MSc student in Clinical Embryology at the Nuffield Department of Women’s and Reproductive Health, was given the top prize in awards which celebrate the academic achievements of African and Caribbean students in the UK.

[New York, USA, TCT] President of the United States Donald Trump wants nations of the world to bring to an end religious persecution.

“Today, with one clear voice, the United States of America calls upon the nations of the world to end religious persecution,” said the President during the Global Call to Protect Religious Freedom event at the United Nations, an article originally published in www.Caffeinatedthoughts.com.  

[Juba, South Sudan, ST] South Sudan and neighbouring Kenya have signed an agreement granting citizens from the two countries free visas.

The agreement, an official said, was inked last week.

[Juba, South Sudan, TCT, by Francis Mading]Former NBA basketball player Luol Deng was elected as the new president of the South Sudan Basketball Federation (SSBF) after winning 24 votes out of 25, last Sunday during , the first elections since the body was formed more than eleven years ago.

[Yei,South Sudan, TCT] Yei - Rainbow FC girls’ football beat their City Stars FC counterpart to win the football trophy in Yei River State. The colorful game was played at Yei freedom square attended by thousands of fans including officials from state government and nongovernmental organizations in the town.

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At farewell Mass for Most Rev. Paulino Lukudu Loro on Monday, April 12, the Archbishop-emeritus of Juba Archdiocese who died Monday, April 5, has been remembered as a prelate who dedicated his service to God and His people of God and untiringly worked for peace and reconciliation in South Sudan.

Reading the eulogy of the late Archbishop, the Auxiliary Bishop of Juba Rt. Rev. Santo Loku Pio highlighted that the late emeritus participated in various occasion to promote peace in the society.

The Metropolitan Archbishop “worked tirelessly for peace and reconciliation, justice, equality and human development,” Rt. Rev. Santo read the eulogy to mourners and continued, “In 1986, he led an ecumenical delegation to meet the then Prime Minister of Khartoum and later in Addis Ababa and his efforts resulted into a declaration which called for a Sudan free from racism, tribalism and all causes of discrimination and disparity.”

He further emphasized the late Archbishop’s effort in promotion of peace adding that during his leadership as the President of Sudan and South Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SSCBC) Archbishop Lukudu together with members of South Sudan Council of Churches (SSCC) intensified peace negotiations with the government of Sudan. Read more here 

[Juba, South Sudan, TCT] South Sudan opposition leader Riek Machar, is expected to arrive in the capital, Juba today, after his visit was postponed on Monday, the opposition announced.

[Juba, South Sudan, TCT, by Francis Mading] The Speaker of the National Parliament of South Sudan, Anthony Lino Makana, has offered his resignation from his post after mounted pressure by members of his party’s Parliament bloc. He was asked to resign or be dismissed for reasons related to corruption and mismanagement of resources. 

[Juba, South Sudan, TCT, by Francis Mading ] A Sudanese high-level government delegation led by Lt. Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Doglo, the Vice-President of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council arrived in the capital Juba on Monday November 25, to follow up on the implementation of the revitalized peace agreement in South Sudan.

[Juba, South Sudan, TCT, By Philip Buda] The long awaited electrification of South Sudan's capital Juba is finally a reality as Ezra Power Plant Juba launched its first 33 Mega Watts electric power on Thursday the 21st November 2019. President Salva Kiir Mayardit together with First Lady Mary Ayen Mayardit presided over the launch.

[Juba, South Sudan, TCT, by Philp Buda] Jubilant residents of Juba’s Gudele Block 7 neighborhood  on November 7, witnessed the laying of a foundation stone  for the construction of Gudele General Modern Hospital by South Sudan vice president James Wani Igga.