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UNBS to halt trading in uncertified grain in Ugandan market
Independent (Uganda)
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June 27, 2025
Patricia Ejalu, UNBS Deputy ED for Standards Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has revealed that no grain will be traded in and out of Uganda unless it bears the quality mark (Q-mark) starting next...
Adim Victor: Why companies in South Sudan should invest in sports
The City Review
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June 14, 2025
Himself an established player, Adim witnessed first-hand the deterioration in talent in the country due to lack of consistent support from the corporate industry in South Sudan, and swore to change his narrative By Liam Josh South Sudanese...
Museveni calls for economic integration to curb youth uprisings
Independent (Uganda)
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June 27, 2025
Riots by youth in Kenya this week Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Museveni has attributed the growing wave of youth uprisings to the absence of a wealth creation strategy. Museveni made the remarks while delivering a Lecture to senior...
Northern Bahr el Ghazal inaugurates community feeder road to facilitate trade
Sudans Post
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June 26, 2025
Officials walk toward a ribbon during the inauguration of the 14-kilometre road in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State. [Photo: Courtesy]JUBA – Authorities in South Sudan’s Northern Bahr el Ghazal State on Thursday inaugurated a 14-kilometre road...
EAC, IGAD unite to break barriers in cross-border digital payments
Daily News Tanzania
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July 9, 2025
ADDIS ABABA: THE East African Community (EAC) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have joined forces to accelerate regional financial integration through a five-day workshop focused on payment systems interoperability. The...
EES governor to launch Torit University of Science and Technology
Eye Radio
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July 8, 2025
Author: Lasuba Memo | Published: 17 minutes ago Photo|Courtesy of Juba Times Eastern Equatoria Governor Louis Lobong Lojoro has announced plans to operationalize the Torit University of Science and Technology, following a meeting with the head of...
Juba secures over $300k to host regional health conference
Sudans Post
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June 20, 2025
A digital banner of the 7th East Africa Health Scientific Conference held in Tanzania. [Photo: Courtesy]JUBA – South Sudan has announced that it has secured US$385,000 to fund the 10th East Africa Health Scientific Conference scheduled for...
Opinion| The twin crises of 2025: A legacy of failed states (1956–2025)
Radio Tamazuj
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July 8, 2025
The premise of this paper is that the current governance structures in both the Republic of Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan have not merely failed but have become the primary drivers of human suffering and regional instability. The crises...
Two European countries in ‘red zone’ of climate finance vulnerability
Euronews
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By Euronews Green Published on 26/06/2025 - 15:41 GMT+2 A new index has identified the countries most vulnerable to climate shocks. More than two billion people live in ‘red zone’ nations, where the risk of a major hazard or disaster is high...
Citizens blame doctors for “unnecessary deaths” at Juba Teaching Hospital
The City Review
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June 26, 2025
Patients recount harrowing experiences at the heart of the country’s largest public facility, revealing loss of lives and suffering due to negligence, at a place that should provide homage and comfort By Chuol Chanyong Several patients at Juba...
Beyond Politics: Could South Sudan Thrive with a Technocratic Government?
PaanLuel Wël Media Ltd
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June 14, 2025
By Tito Tong John, Nairobi, Kenya Saturday, 14 June 2025 (PW) – It all started back at Saint Josephine Bakhita Minor Seminary of Catholic diocese of Rumbek, under the lulu trees of St Comboni’s Secondary School in Mapuordit, Yirol West County,...
How UN-backed initiative is changing narratives for GBV victims in S. Sudan
The City Review
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June 14, 2025
UN Action is running an initiative that is pumping life back to the lives of victims of Gender Based Violence, creating hope by opening gates of opportunities for them By Ajah Jennifer So uth Sudan continues to face significant challenges in...
Abrao Group, Rushabh Sealink launch A&R Africa to boost trade ties
Logistics Update Africa
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June 26, 2025
In a move to reshape regional trade dynamics, Abrao Group and Rushabh Sealink and Logistics have entered into a 50:50 joint venture to launch A&R Africa, a company focused on building more resilient and efficient supply chain corridors connecting...
From Gaza to South Sudan, private firms deliver aid and face questions
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Aaron Ross JUBA (Reuters) -Fifty-kilo sacks of food hurtled out the open hatch of the cargo plane, scattering in the wind on their 1,000-foot descent to the northeastern flatlands of South Sudan. For the past three weeks, an American company...
BoSS set to review national currency structure
Eye Radio
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June 24, 2025
Author: Emmansuel J. Akile | Published: 3 hours ago Bank of South Sudan headquarters in Jebel, Juba. (Photo: Eye Radio). The Governor of the Bank of South Sudan has formed a currency management committee tasked to review the structure of the South...
UN agencies say a violence-hit part of South Sudan is on the brink of famine
Winnipeg Free Press
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June 12, 2025
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Three United Nations agencies warned on Thursday of looming famine in a conflict-stricken part of South Sudan. People in 11 of 13 counties in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state now face emergency levels of hunger, the World...
Global Climate Risk Index Ranks 188 Countries by Vulnerability and Access to Finance
State of the Planet
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June 25, 2025
The Climate Finance Vulnerability Index ranks 188 countries according to both their vulnerability to hazards and their financial resilience. Researchers at the Columbia Climate School, with support from the Rockefeller Foundation, have unveiled a...
Meet Dr. Othow, South Sudan’s new Central Bank Governor
Eye Radio
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June 10, 2025
Author: James Atem Kuir | Published: 8 hours ago Dr Addis Ababa Othow the newly appointed Governor of the Bank of South Sudan - courtesy Meet Dr. Addis Ababa Othow, the seasoned economist and financial expert hand-picked to lead South Sudan’s...
American tycoon claims deception by Biar in alleged plot to topple Juba regime
Sudans Post
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June 25, 2025
Civil society activist Dr. Peter Biar Ajak. [Photo: Courtesy]JUBA – A wealthy American businessman, Robert Granieri, claims he was tricked by Peter Biar Ajak into funding an alleged plot to overthrow the South Sudanese government. According to a...
Over 83,000 people on brink of starvation in South Sudan: report
Radio Tamazuj
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June 12, 2025
At least 83,000 people in South Sudan are on the brink of starvation, while 7.7 million — half the population — will face acute food shortages this year, according to a joint report released Thursday by the government and U.N. agencies. Three...