22 April 2013 - A week of music, dance and drama brought together the population of Western Bahr El-Ghazal in an unprecedented way since the violent disturbances that rocked the state last December, a state government minister said today during the closing ceremony of a cultural festival in Wau.

22 April 2013 – An intensive training course in the English language for members of the Upper Nile State Legislative Assembly began at the UNMISS compound on the outskirts of Malakal today.

17 April 2013 – A total of 68 children associated with armed forces in Jonglei state have been demobilized and reunited with their families since 2010, according to Abraham Atem of the South Sudan Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Commission (SSDDRC).