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In environments where unverified information spreads faster than facts can be established. How responsibly information is passed and stories are told is central to the health of a country's democratic space. This is the premise behind Digitalise Youth, a regional initiative under the Digital Democracy Initiative, implemented in South Sudan by Digital Rights Frontlines (DRF) to empower young civic actors to participate safely, credibly, and meaningfully online. One of its distinct expressions...

Op ed by Abiro Mercy For three days in June, the most capable artificial intelligence model ever made available to the public was Claude Fable 5. On the fourth day, it vanished. This wasn’t because of a technical failure, nor because its makers had discovered a flaw.On the evening of 12 June 2026, Anthropic received an export control directive ordering it to suspend access to Fable 5, and its restricted sibling Mythos 5, for any foreign national, anywhere in the world. Unable to screen its...

In October 2016, rumors about President Salva Kiir’s alleged ill health and death swept across social media, spilling into neighboring Uganda long before any official confirmation. The Sentinel Project’s account of this episode, documented in "Managing Misinformation to Build Peace in South Sudan," underscores a profound challenge at the heart of the country’s peace and security landscape. This incident highlights a critical truth: in South Sudan, information is not neutral. In a context...