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South Sudan president returns from lengthy UAE trip: state media

South Sudan president returns from lengthy UAE trip: state media

South Sudan President Salva Kiir returned to Juba on Wednesday after an extended visit to the United Arab Emirates, state media said, a trip that had fuelled rumours about his health. Members of his entourage, speaking on condition of anonymity,...

Sudan: Sharp Rise In Attacks On Healthcare After Two Years Of Conflict With 1,000 People Killed This Year

Sudan: Sharp Rise In Attacks On Healthcare After Two Years Of Conflict With 1,000 People Killed This Year

Nearly 1,000 people have been killed so far this year in Sudan while seeking health care or visiting loved ones in hospital, with attacks on hospitals nearly tripling after two years of conflict [1] and exacerbating a cholera outbreak, Save the...

Violence Against Civilians Surges Amidst Escalating Conflict In South Sudan (January - March 2025)

Violence Against Civilians Surges Amidst Escalating Conflict In South Sudan (January - March 2025)

(MENAFN- African Press Organization) Download logo Violence against civilians in South Sudan is escalating to record levels, according to a new report by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, which documents 1,607 victims in the first quarter...

Minister Bolsters South Sudan’s Presence at African Mining Conference

Minister Bolsters South Sudan’s Presence at African Mining Conference

By Kei Emmanuel Duku South Sudan’s Minister of Mining, Hon. Eng. Martin Gama Abucha, is currently in Cape Town, South Africa, participating in the prestigious African Mining Week. The event runs alongside African Energy Week: Invest in African...

South Africa's colonial name to be changed?

South Africa's colonial name to be changed?

The African Transformation Movement (ATM) and other political parties plan to approach parliament and the Constitutional Review Committee to change South Africa's name to the Republic of Azania, among other things. The political party is arguing...

'As civilians languish in misery, political elites grow fat with impunity': Pope slams use of hunger as weapon of war

'As civilians languish in misery, political elites grow fat with impunity': Pope slams use of hunger as weapon of war

2 July 2025, 20:03 | Updated: 2 July 2025, 20:07 Pope Leo XIV has condemned the use of hunger as weapon of war. Picture: Getty Pope Leo has condemned the use of hunger as a weapon of war in a damning message. Listen to this article On Wednesday,...

SSRA launches Juba tax plan

SSRA launches Juba tax plan

Author: Obaj Okuj | Published: 8 hours ago Aerial view of Juba. (Photo: /Eye Radio). The South Sudan Revenue Authority has begun zoning Juba City into ten areas for a new taxpayer registration campaign aimed at boosting revenue collection and...

Reflections from SPIEF 2025: What South Sudan can learn from Russia’s economic strategies

Reflections from SPIEF 2025: What South Sudan can learn from Russia’s economic strategies

Ms. Lurit Yugusuk is a public policy analyst and seasoned writer on economic and social justice issues in Africa - courtesy The 28th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF 2025), organized by the Roscongress Foundation and its partners...

Listeners Across South Sudan Celebrate Radio Miraya Entering Last Year As Teenager

Listeners Across South Sudan Celebrate Radio Miraya Entering Last Year As Teenager

(MENAFN- APO Group) Radio Miraya, a stalwart among South Sudanese broadcasters, is slowly becoming a young adult. What better way to celebrate its 19th anniversary than doing so together with its avid listeners? In Juba, the station did a live...

Start-up kits donation puts “Smiles” on local businesses in Juba

Start-up kits donation puts “Smiles” on local businesses in Juba

By Yiep Joseph In an effort to boost small-scale businesses and foster economic independence, Active Citizen South Sudan (ACSS) has distributed start-up kits to local entrepreneurs and traders in Mangateen IDP and the Protection of Civilians (PoC)...

15 Kenyan Banks Move Billions in Physical Cash to UK, US - CBK Report

15 Kenyan Banks Move Billions in Physical Cash to UK, US - CBK Report

The United Kingdom, the United States of America, and South Sudan have been listed as some of the main countries where Kenyan banks are transporting physical cash to. According to the Survey on Cross-Border Movement of Cash, 15 commercial banks...

Former Somali Prime Minister appointed new AU envoy to South Sudan

Former Somali Prime Minister appointed new AU envoy to South Sudan

By Emmanuel Mandella The African Union Commission has named former Somali Prime Minister, Dr. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Gaas, as the Special Representative to South Sudan and Head of the African Union Liaison Office in Juba. The appointment was...

IMF ranks South Sudan poorest country in 2025

IMF ranks South Sudan poorest country in 2025

By James Chatim South Sudan has been ranked as the world’s poorest country in 2025, according to new data released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), estimating the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita at $251. In the list, the...

Coming Home to Rebuild: How Returnees Are Shaping the Future of South Sudan

Coming Home to Rebuild: How Returnees Are Shaping the Future of South Sudan

By Suzan Peter Mabuong For years, war and hardship pushed many South Sudanese men and women to leave their homeland in search of safety, education, and opportunity. Some ended up in refugee camps, others built new lives in places like the United...

How civil wars in Sudan and South Sudan jeopardise Africa’s security

How civil wars in Sudan and South Sudan jeopardise Africa’s security

The ongoing civil wars in Sudan and South Sudan are among the most complex and interconnected conflicts in the world today. Though distinct in their origins and dynamics, they are increasingly intertwined. This convergence is not merely a matter...

Youth Participation In Inclusive Governance Critical For South Sudan's Future

Youth Participation In Inclusive Governance Critical For South Sudan's Future

(MENAFN- APO Group) “Any citizen of sound mind, who is 18 and above, has the right to register and vote in this country's elections,” stated George Lemi Yata. Mr. Yata is the Spokesperson of South Sudan's National Elections Commission (NEC), the...

Opinion | The path to regime change in South Sudan: A citizen’s perspective

Opinion | The path to regime change in South Sudan: A citizen’s perspective

South Sudan’s instability is a ticking time bomb, fueling growing discontent among citizens with the Juba regime. The 2018 peace agreement is defunct, and violence rages across the nation. South Sudanese citizens, weary of the severe economic...

On Liquidity Crisis and Cashless Economy in South Sudan

On Liquidity Crisis and Cashless Economy in South Sudan

By Ajith Ajith Pioth, Juba, South Sudan Monday, 30 June 2025 (PW) — Since its independence on 9th July, 2011, South Sudan’s economic trajectory has been characterized by a series of senseless violent conflicts, one after the other, that have...

From Wounds to Peace: Why Healing Must Lead Disarmament in South Sudan’s Greater Upper Nile

From Wounds to Peace: Why Healing Must Lead Disarmament in South Sudan’s Greater Upper Nile

By William Sunday D Tor, Malakal, South Sudan Tuesday, 01 July 2025 (PW) — When the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS) was signed in 2018, hope blossomed among the war-weary people of South Sudan,...

Russia, Iran or Pakistan, why China backs those needling neighbours into conflicts: It’s arms business

Russia, Iran or Pakistan, why China backs those needling neighbours into conflicts: It’s arms business

China has emerged as the primary profiteer of conflicts in recent years as its military exports are increasingly making their way to conflict zones. In recent years, Chinese weapons have been used in conflict by Pakistan, Russia, Yemen-based...

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