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CEPO-funded Transportation of South Sudan Blind Football
South Sudan’s Blind Football Team is making its international debut at the IBSA African Division Two Championship in Uganda, facing Uganda, Senegal, and Zimbabwe from October 25–30, 2025. The South

Soon for action: South Sudan Women Mediators
Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), through its Status of Women Initiative program, has launched a campaign titled Women Action for Peace and Dialogue (WAPD) in response to South Sudan’s

South Sudan’s Fragile Peace at Breaking Point, CEPO Warns
JUBA, South Sudan — October 15, 2025: South Sudan’s leading humanitarian and governance watchdog, the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), is sounding the alarm over South Sudan’s rapidly deteriorating political

South Sudan to Host Eastern African Civil Society Network (ECONet)
The Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) is proud to announce that South Sudan has been officially selected as the host country for the Eastern African Civil Society Network (ECONet).

21Women Mediators Initiative
Juba (19 Sept 2025)-Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), in partnership with UN Women, will be implementing an initiative titled “Women Action for Peace Dialogue (WAPD)” from September to December

Yakani to young people – Avoid gangs, protect your future
Edmund Yakani, the Executive Director of Community Empowerment for Progress Organization(CEPO), says the growing gang groups in some parts of the country, including Juba, should beaddressed by both government and

Three-day Civil-Military Dialogue to Rebuild Trust in Yei River County
Yei-The Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) organized a three-day civil-military dialogue in Yei River County, Central Equatoria State, in collaboration with the RSRTF coalition and local government authorities. The

Kirr Urged to order reopening of State Parliaments avert mismanagement revenue
Juba (28 August 2025) The Executive Director of the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), Edmond Yakani, raised serious concerns about what he described as a “paralysis of checks and

Two-Day Workshop on Dissemination and Implementation of the UNCRPD for Parliamentarians
The Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare (MGCSW) in collaboration with the South Sudan Union of Persons with Disabilities (SSUPD), with support from #WeAreAblepartners, #VNGInternational #Community Empowerment for Progress

Civil Society launches homegrown peace dialogue amid stalled processes
The Executive Director of the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), Edmond Yakani, speaking on behalf of 13 citizen stakeholders who signed the 2018 Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of

Activist’s Call for Strong Digital Laws to Protect Women and Girls
Edmund Yakani, the Executive Director of Community Empowerment for Progress Organization, said online abuse targeting women has continued in silence for too long. Yakani urged the National Media Authority to

Yakani welcomes denial, urges transparency on resettlement
A civil society activist has welcomed the government’s denial of media reports alleging a plan to resettle Palestinians from Gaza in South Sudan. Speaking to Eye Radio on Wednesday, August