AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoElections: President Salva Kiir has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to December polls, while a civil society activist urged voters to choose leaders focused on basic services and called for women, youth and people with disabilities to take part. Security: At least 71 people, including four soldiers, were killed in clashes in Rumbek. Separately, rival communities in Jonglei’s Twic East and Duk counties agreed to end hostilities over disputed fishing islands. Trade and Jobs: South Sudan has broken ground on a cargo hub in Kenya’s Mai Mahiu Special Economic Zone, intended to speed imports and exports and ease pressure on Mombasa port. UNDP also handed ICT equipment to the Youth Ministry; its youth-enterprise project has provided interest-free loans to 1,247 youth- and women-led businesses. Environment: A new national committee will guide financing for biodiversity conservation and help prepare the country’s first Biodiversity Finance Plan.
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