El Niño warning for South Sudan: UNICEF says intensifying 2026/2027 El Niño could worsen drought, extreme heat and local flooding, threatening children’s nutrition, safe water, health and schooling across 13 countries including South Sudan, with risks already visible and humanitarian funding for anticipatory action still tiny. Ebola in the DRC: The DRC’s Ebola outbreak has reached a tipping point, with thousands of cases and deaths and insecurity and mobility complicating surveillance, treatment and safe burials—an urgent reminder for the region’s health systems. Water and sanitation funding gap: IOM warns nearly 187,000 people in Bentiu and Malakal could lose clean water, sanitation, drainage and flood protection from November due to a USD 8.35m shortfall, raising risks of cholera and diarrhoea. Mining pollution concerns: Eastern Equatoria Governor Lobong tells Ngauro mining firms to protect water sources, keep processing away from rivers, build boreholes, and restore pits to reduce environmental harm. Urban sanitation rules at Buluk Playground: Juba City Council and SSFA agree to limit football during school hours, stop big tournaments, and improve sanitation with soak pits and relocated washrooms. Conservation milestone: South Sudan plans official celebrations for the UNESCO-listed Boma-Badingilo Migratory Landscape, home to the Great Nile Migration of about six million antelope. Airstrip rehabilitation validation: IOM and government validate designs to rehabilitate airstrips in Jonglei and Greater Pibor to improve access for communities and humanitarian supplies. Tree planting for stewardship: Adut Kiir launches a tree-planting initiative at the President Salva Kiir Village of Legacy in Addis Ababa, linking environmental care with heritage. Health and education in Fashoda: IOM, with World Bank support, hands over new health facilities and a school in Fashoda County to expand basic services. Local trade push: An EABC roundtable urges South Sudan to speed up EAC commitments to become a regional trade and investment hub.