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South Sudan is walking toward something it has never done before. On 22 December 2026, the country is scheduled to hold its first general elections since independence in 2011, closing a transitional period defined by conflict, a fragile peace agreement and one postponement after another. The National Elections Commission has launched a nationwide Civic and Voter Education Campaign, rolling out activities across the states and urging citizens to register, participate and keep the peace. The...

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...