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Deepak Miglani appointed as next Ambassador of India to South Sudan
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): Deepak Miglani, who is presently serving as the Ambassador to Sao Tome and Principe, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to South Sudan, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in an...
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South Sudanese Trust Foreigners More Than Themselves
In South Sudan today, there is a very painful truth that many people do not want to face. We, the citizens, are the owners of this land, but we have allowed foreigners to take almost everything. When you move around the towns and cities, you see...
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World News | Deepak Miglani Appointed as Next Ambassador of India to South Sudan
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): Deepak Miglani, who is presently serving as the Ambassador to Sao Tome and Principe, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to South Sudan, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in an...
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South Sudan: UNMISS facilitates forum for conflict resolution among leaders
As South Sudan’s political and security crisis deepens, communities in Upper Nile State are grappling with a devastating convergence of ongoing violence, severe economic hardship, and relentless climate-related disasters, forcing tens of thousands...
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South Sudan begins review of agriculture and livestock extension policy
A farmer at his farms harvesting his crops (Photo by Courtesy) JUBA – South Sudan’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, in partnership with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), launched a review of the National Agriculture and...
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Uganda to borrow $358m for power line to South Sudan, other projects
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Uganda plans to borrow $358m (R6.23bn) from regional and private lenders to finance various projects, including a power grid interconnection with neighbouring South Sudan, according to a finance ministry official. While presenting the plan in...
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Confirmed Gaza death toll exceeds 65,000, Israel bombs children’s hospital, Israeli forces demolish 40 homes in West Bank village
Israeli attacks across Gaza today kill at least 51 Palestinians, including 38 in Gaza City amid an intensifying air and ground assault. The confirmed death toll in Gaza rises above 65,000. The Palestinian Telecommunications Regulatory Commission...
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South Sudan, Sudan Face Severe Food Crises as IGAD Region Grapples with Hunger
By Kei Emmanuel Duku A recent report reveals that Sudan and South Sudan are at the epicenter of the most severe food crises within the IGAD region, with a combined 42 million people facing acute food insecurity. The data, released by IGAD...
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Plundered nation: Billions stolen while South Sudan faces crisis
Billions of dollars in public funds in South Sudan have been stolen over the past decade in massive government corruption, while the vast majority of the country suffers from a lack of food, a U.N. commission said on Tuesday. The report by the...
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Israeli finance minister says in talks with US on dividing Gaza for real estate
TEL AVIV, September 17. /TASS/. Israeli Finance Minister and leader of the far-right Religious Zionist Party, Bezalel Smotrich, has suggested that the Gaza Strip could become a "real estate bonanza." He said he is already in talks with US...
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Uganda to borrow $358 million for power line to South Sudan
Uganda plans to borrow $358 million from regional and private lenders to finance various projects, including a power grid interconnection with neighbouring South Sudan, according to a finance ministry official. The credit will be sourced from the...
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South Sudan gov’t officials stole billions of dollars in 14 years – UN report
South Sudan government officials have stolen billions of dollars in oil money since the country gained independence in 2011, a United Nations report said on Tuesday. The government saw oil inflows worth $25.2 billion in that time and yet “hardly...
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Government corruption fuels human rights crisis in South Sudan, independent panel finds
Based on two years of independent investigations and analysis, the report reveals how oil and non-oil revenues are siphoned off through opaque schemes and politically connected contracts. Meanwhile, millions of South Sudanese are denied basic...
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South Sudan and Rampant Political Corruption (Mass Poverty)
South Sudan and Rampant Political Corruption (Mass Poverty) Kanako Mita, Michiyo Tanabe, and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times A damning investigation by the United Nations has confirmed what many in South Sudan have long suspected: over the past...
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UN commission says citizens lack food access after South Sudan leaders diverted billions in public funds
The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan said Monday that systemic corruption among the country’s political leaders is directly responsible for an escalating human rights crisis. The commission’s findings detail how programs such as “Oil...
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UN: South Sudan leaders looted as citizens faced hunger
Since 2011, South Sudan has endured repeated bouts of armed conflict, including a 2013-2018 civil war in which an estimated 400,000 people died [GETTY] UN investigators on Tuesday accused South Sudanese authorities of plundering their country's...
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Predatory elite has plundered South Sudan’s oil revenue, pushing the country to brink of war, UN says
Open this photo in gallery:South Sudan's Vice President Benjamin Bol Mel attends the burial of the slain commander of the South Sudan People’s Defense Force (SSPDF), Lt. Gen. David Majur Dak, in Juba, on March 19.Samir Bol/Reuters A corrupt elite...
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Juba County introduces new taxes on rentals, signposts, and slaughtering fees
Author: Emmanuel J. Akile | Published: 2 hours ago Juba Commissioner Emmanuel Tete Ezbon speaks during a market inspection. Tuesday, December 3, 2024. (Photo: Courtesy). The Commissioner of Juba County has issued a directive imposing new taxes on...
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Billions stolen in South Sudan corruption: UN report
South Sudan government officials have stolen billions of dollars in oil money since the country gained independence in 2011, a United Nations report said on Tuesday. The government saw oil inflows worth $25.2 billion in that time and yet "hardly...
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South Sudan VP Bol Mel vows to serve ‘with loyalty’
South Sudan Vice President for Economic Cluster, Dr. Benjamin Bol Mel (Photo by GPU) JUBA – South’s Sudan Vice President for Economic Cluster, Dr. Benjamin Bol Mel, praised President Salva Kiir Mayardit for his promotion to the rank of general,...
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